Unsurprisingly, once she rips the room to shreds, she still feels the core emotion she felt before: shame (Senior 315). If anything, she now feels worse for her deeds because she has destroyed the memory of Larissa and the women who preceded her. Senior shows her thought process when she says, “I thought I was taking possession, but the room had already been condemned” (Senior 315). Lorraine believed that she could control the effect these women have on the young girls’ lives, but this is already set in stone from the beginning. At some point, there will be permanent separation between the girl and the woman who raised her. The last moment between the two will inevitably be impactful and devastating and the effect of this moment will always exist and be at some point be felt by both parties. But it is up to the individual (Larissa) when the effect will be recognized and for her, it isn’t until she destroys the room and can finally come to
Unsurprisingly, once she rips the room to shreds, she still feels the core emotion she felt before: shame (Senior 315). If anything, she now feels worse for her deeds because she has destroyed the memory of Larissa and the women who preceded her. Senior shows her thought process when she says, “I thought I was taking possession, but the room had already been condemned” (Senior 315). Lorraine believed that she could control the effect these women have on the young girls’ lives, but this is already set in stone from the beginning. At some point, there will be permanent separation between the girl and the woman who raised her. The last moment between the two will inevitably be impactful and devastating and the effect of this moment will always exist and be at some point be felt by both parties. But it is up to the individual (Larissa) when the effect will be recognized and for her, it isn’t until she destroys the room and can finally come to