Where the Wild Ladies Are
What is a short summary of the story, Smartening Up, from the collection, Where the Wild Ladies Are?
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In "Smartening Up," after the first person narrator's boyfriend breaks up with her, she becomes obsessed with removing all of her body hair. She becomes so devoted to her new depilation routine, she is barely able to recognize her own unhappiness. When her aunt's ghost appears at her door one night, the narrator is jarred out of her fog. Her aunt insists her hair is her power, and she should let it grow. In the days following, the narrator confronts her buried distress, and embraces her body hair.
Where the Wild Ladies Are, BookRags