Alyssa Roelli asked this question about We Were Liars:
I know that the descriptions of her getting shot by her dad and the explanations of her migraines (the witches and other stuff) weren't real, but were her wrists actually bleeding? A couple of times it mentioned her bleeding from her wrists all over Gat and he would bandage her up. Was it suicide attempts?
caitlin E. Lockhart uses this "bleeding" metaphor throughout the book. The bleeding is supposed to represent the pain she felt. So no, she wasn't actually sho…moreE. Lockhart uses this "bleeding" metaphor throughout the book. The bleeding is supposed to represent the pain she felt. So no, she wasn't actually shot by her dad and she wasn't actually cut on her wrists, she felt irreparably sad and the bleeding's supposed to delineate that. (less)
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