Wintergirls Character Analysis

To get it out of the way, Wintergirls, is one of the most depressing book to be written; most, if not all, of its scenes revolve around a detrimental health, both physically and psychologically. Throughout this whole book, it’s extremely depressing and it’s horrible; not that the book is horrible, but it’s effects upon reading it are horrible to realize. Lia is the main character in Wintergirls and she is extremely toxic to herself; Lia is also anorexic, which is why she’s extremely toxic. Although there are so many scenes are psychologically detrimental, there is one that stands out the most and that would be the last scene before Lia realizes she wants to live. To give a small background, not a plot summary, Lia’s ex-best friend killed herself. Lia believes it’s her fault and is “haunted” – she is most likely not haunted, but her guilt must have manifested itself into a type of “ghostly figure” of her friend – for letting her die. This is more towards the end in which Lis travels to the motel where her friend, Cassie, had killed herself. Lia had been having said “hauntings” from her friend and it progressively worsened with time. She wanted to get some rest, which is referring to ending her life, because her visions are hurting her more and more each day. …show more content…
He anorexic conditions only make it worse on herself as for she could’ve died. After falling “asleep,” Lia experiences a type of vision, which is very common when it comes to death. In accordance to psychology and psychoanalysis, when a person comes close to death and sees the “light,” the person they usually see waiting for them depends on their religious views. In Lia’s case, she saw her friend Cassie waiting for and explaining that it was about time for her to finally leave her body and join her in the heavens. It is during that moment that Lia experiences an epiphany; she wants to continue