Meaning of Swimsuit

Although she loves to swim and relax in her pool, wearing swimsuits causes anxiety for Eliana because she has been teased and ridiculed before for the way her body looks. Eliana never wears two-piece swimsuits or feels like she can compare to the other, skinnier, girls at school. As she begins to “starfish” in the pool, Eliana’s self-criticism and fixation with swimsuits recede.