Wintergirls - Laurie Halse Anderson 03/19/18 Wintergirls , by Laurie Halse Anderson, is written in a very personal way. It almost seems like a journal, but not entirely. The different chapters are not written in a journal entry format, but the personal thoughts of the character, Lia, come through. There are parts of sentences that are crossed out and replaced by a different name. For example; “ My throat wants it my brain wants it my blood wants it my hand does not want this my mouth does not want this” (p. 20). I think these moments in the story where important thoughts are crossed out add more to the characterization of Lia than the rest of the story. We learn early on that she is a calorie counter, and that she has anorexia. Her best friend Cassie died before the story starts, and she continuously mentions that Cassie called her thirty times before she died. The theme of this story that stood out to me was struggle. We see the main character spiraling from the first chap...
Englis 325 - Young Adult Literature. Ashley Boyd's class. WSU Pullman.