kim ౨ৎ [semi-ia] answers “so why did her brother and mother hate...”

Lynette asked this question about Normal People:

so why did her brother and mother hate marianne so much? i felt it was never explained.

kim ౨ৎ [semi-ia] I assumed it was just because of how different Marianne was, with having no friends and being hated by a lot of people, but I also think its because o…moreI assumed it was just because of how different Marianne was, with having no friends and being hated by a lot of people, but I also think its because of how Marianne's mother and father had a bad relationship, so I think it left both Alan and her mother scarred. I think this is just one of the things Sally Rooney wanted the readers to try and read between the lines about.(less)

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