Girl, Interrupted
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20  Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapte 33 Chapter 34
Themes
All Themes Isolation and Seclusion Perception vs. Reality Women and Medicine Sanity vs. Insanity Manipulation, Restriction, and Control
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Susanna Kaysen Lisa Polly Wade Barker Daisy Lisa Cody Torrey Alice Calais The Therapist Susanna’s Husband
Terms
All Terms Borderline Personality Disorder Checks Sharps DSM
Symbols
All Symbols The Tunnels Girl Interrupted at Her Music (painting by Vermeer)
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allegory Allusions Foil Genre Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Paradox Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone Unreliable Narrator
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by Susanna Kaysen
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