In society, we are taught to want what is best for us. But
what if we don’t? What is we don’t care what is hurting us because we are
already so far broken? Mary Rose’s philosophy revolved around these same ideas.
Dear Nobody: The True Diary of Mary Rose
is a non-edited version of the thoughts of a teenage girl growing up in the
late 90s, put together by journalists, Gillian McCain & Legs McNeil. In the
second half of the novel, Mary Rose continues to struggle with substance abuse,
and moreover, relationships. Proving so, she is in and out of hospitals coping
with a serious illness, and carries on loving those who refuse to love her
back. In the novel, Rose, the original writer, presents an extended metaphor
and anaphora in order to show how the love we feel for other people can be
stronger than any other force. For example, while describing her closest
friends from treatment, Rose uses an extended metaphor by saying, “And all the
other angels taken […] you are rarely absent from my mind, and if you ever are
absent […] my mind drains into a pit of loneliness and torture” (McCain &
McNeil). Rose is comparing those she cares deeply about, to angels. To her,
these people are angels because she needs them in her life; they are some sort
of light in her life as angels usually are. Without this light, Rose is broken,
and unable to move forward. Furthermore, her feelings are synonymous when
referring to her ex-boyfriend (at the time), Geoff. While confronting these needy
emotions, Rose uses anaphora by saying, “If I ever see him again […] If I ever
hear his beautiful voice again […] If I ever touch him again” (McCain &
McNeil). Rose proves that there is no need for any other description than her repetition
of (some of) the five senses because her passion for Geoff is so strong, the
love is all that is needed. Unfortunately, he does not love her back, which is
why this constant thought is detrimental for her. Her mind is consumed with his
presence, just as it is with the thought of her “angel-like” friends. Thus, the
feelings we have towards others are powerful enough to fill our minds, either
with a blessing or a curse, unlike any other notion.
Visual: http://theredpillconsortium.blogspot.com/2011/12/crimson-caplet-power-of-love-love-of.html
Caption: "The Power of Love: Good or Bad?"
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