Hanna O'Sullivan’s Reviews > We Were the Universe > Status Update

Kit is describing more childhood memories or memories from when her sister was still alive. The way she is narrating and storytelling seems like a fever dream, almost. I think this is driven by the fact that most of there time spent together was under the influence, so it's very drug-influenced storytelling. She is becoming more impulsive with those around her, like the store theft incident, maybe caused by stress.

She is talking about how most people connect with nature and how sometimes it can change people's lives, but for her, psychedelics are what change her life. Having an acid trip is a surreal experience for her, and she talks about how when she was a teen, she had her first trip. I think it was really important for the author to bring in this part of her life to describe how her life has changed and to what extent.

A new section has started after the first ending, with a funny interaction between the mom and Jad. The reader gets to see a raw human experience between married couples and how things change between fights and keeping the love. In the new section, she has started her vacation, and I think it's going to be a great beginning to a big change in her life for once.

We finally get to see a more real interaction with Jad, Gilda's father, and her mother, incorporated into their daily routine and life. He seems like he's more laid back and chill, because he's rarely there and mostly always at work. I think this seems like a very stereotypical interaction with a father who is always at work and a stay-at-home mother.

She explains that although her child is angry, she is still calm, and the reason she doesn't stop her from having these tantrums is that later on in life, it will grow into a lifelong skill of standing up for herself when she is an adult. She also talks about how much her life has changed, and also talks about her use of physocodelics and I think it's very interesting to see that change in her life.

The author is starting to add more background and context on how the main character is and how her brain works. She used to be a wild child, and now she is faced with boring motherhood. Another character is also introduced, who is both a parallel to how the main character is and also a contradictory piece when it comes to lifestyle.

I think the way the mom is talking about how motherhood changes your life completely is extremely impactful. She describes her childhood and her teenage years, and in comparison to her present-day life, it is much different. I also like the way the author is setting up the scene as an average mom surrounded by more average moms in an average town, because it sets the story up for more room for more to happen.