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Character Analysis Of Lia In The Book 'Wintergirls'

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In the book ‘Wintergirls” the main character Lia is forced to deal with hate throughout the entire book. These hateful words use to insult Lia are said by her peers, family, friends and even by herself. The insult she is called begin to shape who she is. For my project I drew Lia as the words she has been called to show how she metaphorically is the hate she is faced with. A lesson that can be learned by this book is that everything you say has a consequences. Even things that don’t seem to be such a big deal to you like calling someone “fat” can lead to greater conscious that you may never know. Lia takes all the hate other people feel about her and starts to hate herself. Lia was a healthy “normal girl” then with the pressures of society

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