what the hell about the bathroom scene?? (spoilers!!!)
what was she doing alone sitting at the edge of the bathtub?was she cutting herself?and if yes, oh my god why???
shareWhy is she cutting herself?
I'd say it's because she is trapped in an emotionally abusive co-dependent relationship with her mom and she's a very unhappy person.
I believe she cut herself in order to fool her mother (and maybe herself) into thinking that she is still menstruating even though she's past her menopause by now. It's something she's been doing regularly obviously in the last few years. Why she did it? This has clearly to do with the psychological dynamics betweeen her and her mother. Maybe it indicates a denial to acknowledge the grown up woman inside her, as this should lead her to break up with the suffocating ties with her mother.
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You know, this is something I find interesting. If she simply wanted to cut herself, I doubt she would go about it as surgically as she did. She was aiming for a very specific spot, she had something very particular in mind, that's what I get from the execution of the scene.
Of course this theory has as much problems as any other, I don't think she was supposed to be past her menopause.
I will now end this debate with you.
greganto, she's engaging in self-mutilation, not trying to simulate menstruation.
Also, she probably isn't past menopause; the average age of menopause for white women in industrialized nations is 51, and the "movie" Erika is in her 40s (Erika in the novel is in her 30s).
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