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There's a stark contrast between the legions of scouts who see Lou's body/look and approach her versus Ivy, Lou's friend who sees her. Lou says this too, about wanting Ivy "looking at her for other things", not for the reasons the scouts look at her.
Lou also hides - her body, behind a camera; she also likes overcast days because "the sky became a physical boundary, containing her" (Ch1).
— Oct 01, 2022 11:06AM
Lou also hides - her body, behind a camera; she also likes overcast days because "the sky became a physical boundary, containing her" (Ch1).
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"Watching Harrison pose on the wet fire escape was the first time Lou ever saw anyone so aware of their body [...] This was a whole new body grammar" (Ch5)
"It was a relief to be given straightforward directions by an adult [...] She felt exposed and too angular, but not as self-conscious as she would have expected" (Ch5) - Lou's never known what to do with her body, seems to be a relief to be told what to do.
— Oct 02, 2022 11:06AM
"It was a relief to be given straightforward directions by an adult [...] She felt exposed and too angular, but not as self-conscious as she would have expected" (Ch5) - Lou's never known what to do with her body, seems to be a relief to be told what to do.
Erin
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Lou is very careful about crossing limits and invading others' privacy because she's had her personal space/life/boundaries crossed by other people all her life.
— Oct 02, 2022 10:56AM
Erin
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Ongoing themes: body vs self, hiding, change
"Her body was so vague to her sometimes. She often forgot she was there" (ch2).
— Oct 02, 2022 10:31AM
"Her body was so vague to her sometimes. She often forgot she was there" (ch2).
Erin
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Morgan asks Lou to try it on "'Just so I know what it looks like on a body'", and "here she was, being scouted even by people she knew" (Ch2).
"Lou looked in the mirror one last time, then closed her eyes against the image of herself" (Ch2) - Lou's idea of her "self" and her idea of her "body" are not aligned.
— Oct 02, 2022 10:18AM
"Lou looked in the mirror one last time, then closed her eyes against the image of herself" (Ch2) - Lou's idea of her "self" and her idea of her "body" are not aligned.
Erin
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Long description of Ellis sister's faces + looks - Lou pays very close attention to the way people look, not in a judgmental way, but just in a very discerning way that modeling scouts must look at her.
— Oct 01, 2022 11:26AM
