And mind you, none of them were crying over a man, they were crying because they wanted the freedom to live their lives the way they chose, and I think that’s what makes their stories even more beautiful.
delainey: “claudia's dysmorphia really holds her back […] there's one scene where claudia's putting on lipstick and her hand shakes when louis is talking. if you look at the scene again, you'll see she's putting on lipstick terribly because she's never been taught this.”
She is everything to me. Adult mind trapped in a body that gives her no social standing (=children as an oppressed group), with parents who give her demands for autonomy no legitimacy but rather treat them as childish tantrums that are an inconvenience only to THEM as parents
Claudia spent almost 80 years in purgatory unable to find Madeline while Louis was sharing a bed with the man responsible for her and Madeline’s deaths of course she’s angry.
Carrie can’t be fat because the book is sympathetic to her and Hollywood can’t fathom being sympathetic to a fat girl. Tommy develops a fondness for her that can be read as a romantic or platonic and they can’t have the conventionally attractive guy liking the fat weird girl.
why isn't claudia allowed to be angry why isn't claudia allowed her anger why must her voice be smooth why is her death prolonged and when will it stop