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But she's not "shouldering responsibilities" she is running from them. It's hard to bear the weight when you cast it off of you at every turn. Perhaps it is a heavy burden, I accept that. But I do not accept that her shoulders fully bear it up. She didn't ask for this, I know. Still, her self preservation could be sacrificing the lives and survival of many others in her stead. She is avoiding the cost to feel better.

I am enormously impressed with the main character's ability to willfully deny the glaringly obvious despite the fact that she has had many encounters which prove otherwise. I understand that she has no desire to be where and who she is. I also understand how easy denial slips into our minds when we would rather be elsewhere doing other things. But this recent event seems to have made her more dense than usual...