When you’re a chubby kidwho grows up to be a fat tweenand no one will ever let you live it down.
-- Eliana (Pages 1 - 50)

Importance: Eliana has struggled with weight since childhood and has had issues with bullies since then. In her flashback memories throughout the narrative, Eliana outlines the disappoint she feels as a teenager who did not grow out of her awkward, overweight phase. Despite the differences between then and now, she is considered to be the same, one-dimensional person she was to the bullies. They care only for her outward appearance and nothing for her interests and dynamic personality.

You don’t deserveto be seen or heard,to take up room,to be noticed.Make yourself small.
-- Eliana (Pages 1 - 50)

Importance: Eliana learned early in her life that her weight would be the most important part of who she is. She was often ridiculed and pushed to the side, and she internalized the hurtful...