Significance of eyes

In the beginning of the story, Audrey describes eyes as scary and as soul-sucking vortexes. She hides her eyes with sunglasses through most of the book because she cannot stand the idea of facing strangers or people who might suck out her soul if her eyes are not protected. At the end of the story, however, she knows that eyes offer a reflection of the soul. She says her mom looked into her eyes when she was born. Her eyes identified her. She closes the story by playfully blinking and winking at the camera, symbolizing her new-found love of her own eyes.This is also symbolic of her new outlook on life.