The Quiet Room: A Journey Out of the Torment of Madness
Describe symbolism in The Quiet Room: A Journey Out of the Torment of Madness by Lori Schiller
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The Voices heard by Lori are symbolic because they are entities entirely separate from her identity. They threaten Lori's life by portraying themselves as her enemy. At other times, she uses them as allies to protect her from people and features of the outside world that anger or frighten her.
The Quiet Room: A Journey Out of the Torment of Madness