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Importance of Journalism
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Eliana struggles to appreciate her mother’s career as a journalist because it symbolizes the feelings of judgment and scrutiny that plague their relationship. Eliana feels as though her mother is determined to expose everything that is wrong and shine a spotlight on people’s flaws, namely her weight, not caring if she damages her self-esteem. Eliana sees a fundamental distinction between her mother’s aims for writing and her own.