How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Well, like oil and water, I can't quite adapt or fit. Every so often I even seem to be on the outside just looking in on my own family. How can I possibly be such a dud when I come from this gregarious, friendly, elastic background? (24.1)
See, this is what we're talking about with the low self-esteem: Alice doesn't identify with her family, and sees herself as this awful outcast—but is her sense of self true to reality?
Quote #5
I feel grown-up. I am no longer in the category with the children, I am one of the adults! And I love it! They have accepted me as an individual, as a personality, as an entity. I belong! I am important! I am somebody! (119.1)
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Quote #6
I'm glad I'm a girl. I even like having my periods. I guess I never wanted to be a boy. A lot of girls do wish they were boys, but not me. It's hard to believe that at one point I was so screwed up I didn't know what I was. Oh, I wish I could wipe away all that rotten past. (182.1)
We don't know many women who like having their periods, so good for you, Alice. This is also one of the only times Alice admits to even a smidgen of confidence and satisfaction with herself. It's also interesting that our rare glimpse of her contentment with who she is connects to her gender identity, seeing as we spend a lot of the time reading about her insecurity about sexuality.