Loukia Borrell answers “I don't understand Vanessa's mother...”

Kasia Żukowska asked this question about My Dark Vanessa:

I don't understand Vanessa's mother approach. She knew what happened but pretended there was no problem. Why didn't she send her to a therapist?

Loukia Borrell I think Vanessa's mother was more concerned with her own life (work, her schedule) and didn't want to get too involved with what Vanessa was doing at …moreI think Vanessa's mother was more concerned with her own life (work, her schedule) and didn't want to get too involved with what Vanessa was doing at Browick. I felt like she lost confidence in her daughter and was so disappointed in her, that she left Vanessa to figure out what happened on her own. I never got the impression there was a close mother/daughter relationship, even before Vanessa began her relationship with Strane, so it wasn't going to be there later. Also, there may be a bit too much similarity between mother and daughter for them to be closer. We learn the mother keeps expired food in the kitchen, finishes a college degree later in life, and lets the house get messy after her husband (Vanessa's dad) dies. These are all points the author makes, I think, to let us know Vanessa's behavior is a little more like mom's than the mother wants to admit. (less)

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