Of course I was always myself with Jordi; she knew I meant be myself at home. All the time.
-- Narrator (chapter 2)

Importance: The narrator disguises her true self from everyone, with the exception of her best friend. Her home life with Harris and Sam feels stifling and claustrophobic. Even in this familiar sphere, she feels incapable of expressing and inhabiting her real identity. Jordi is her proverbial safe space, because with Jordi she does not feel ashamed of herself. Jordi's character is thus a device used to convey the narrator's more vulnerable character traits on the page. This moment also establishes the narrator's conflict with her home environment.

Everyone thinks they're so securely bound into their lives. Really I had done almost nothing to end up here.
-- Narrator (chapter 6)

Importance: The narrator's character is largely motivated by impulse and whim. She loves to embrace her random and unexpected desires because doing so grants her a sense...