How we cite our quotes:
Quote #4
What's the point of having a twin sister if you won't let her look out for you? If you won't let her fight at your back? (11.115)
Wren feels the need to separate herself from Cath before Cath is ready to separate from Wren. She doesn't want Cath fighting for or with her anymore—she wants to do battle by herself.
Quote #5
"I know," Cath said, "it's lame, but I think Simon wants so badly for the Mage to be his dad that he won't let himself accept the overwhelming evidence. If it were wrong, it would ruin him." (12.106)
Professor Piper encourages Cath to write what she knows, which Cath thinks is impossible. She's been doing it all along, however—just in Simon's voice.
Quote #6
They'd even gone to therapy together after their mom left. Which seemed weird, now that Cath thought about it. Especially considering how differently they'd reacted—Wren acting out, Cath acting in. (13.13)
There's a lot of bipolarity in Fangirl, and we're not just talking about Dad's mental illness. Cath and Wren prove that sometimes being identical means being exact opposites.