Transformation Quotes in She's Come Undone

Ma's grief over her miscarriage manifests itself physically. This must be something she passes on to Dolores, who also gains weight when she goes through trauma of her own.

Okay, so as we see from the previous quote, the twitch isn't new, but the eyebrows and the smile are. Ma has changed in a way that is similar to, but less dramatic than, the way Dolores will change after her own stint in a mental hospital later on.

Here is the moment where we first realize just how much Dolores has transformed physically: She more than doubles in size after her rape as a result of binge eating to cope with the trauma.