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Chapter 5
Explanation and Analysis:
Because the novel is narrated via Lauren's first-person diary entires, the reader is only privy to information Lauren chooses to write about. This makes Lauren an unreliable narrator—the reader cannot trust that what Lauren chooses to write is equivalent to her reality. This following passage from Chapter 10 makes explicit Lauren's own hesitation about her writing:
I haven't been able to write a word since Wednesday. I don't know what to write [...] I don't want to write about this, but I need to.
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Chapter 10
Explanation and Analysis:
Because the novel is narrated via Lauren's first-person diary entires, the reader is only privy to information Lauren chooses to write about. This makes Lauren an unreliable narrator—the reader cannot trust that what Lauren chooses to write is equivalent to her reality. This following passage from Chapter 10 makes explicit Lauren's own hesitation about her writing:
Unlock with LitCharts A+I haven't been able to write a word since Wednesday. I don't know what to write [...] I don't want to write about this, but I need to.
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Chapter 11
Explanation and Analysis:
Because the novel is narrated via Lauren's first-person diary entires, the reader is only privy to information Lauren chooses to write about. This makes Lauren an unreliable narrator—the reader cannot trust that what Lauren chooses to write is equivalent to her reality. This following passage from Chapter 10 makes explicit Lauren's own hesitation about her writing:
Unlock with LitCharts A+I haven't been able to write a word since Wednesday. I don't know what to write [...] I don't want to write about this, but I need to.
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