Lisa, Bright and Dark
What types of self-destructive behaviors does Lisa display in the novel, Lisa, Bright and Dark?
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Early in the novel, Lisa is shown repeatedly smashing her head into a headboard. Later, in the novel's first crisis, Lisa is shown repeatedly stabbing herself deeply with a pin. At the middle of the novel Lisa physically assaults Elizabeth Frazer, an action not without danger. Later, Lisa attempts suicide by walking through a floor-to-ceiling window deliberately. Finally, Lisa attempts suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills. Lisa's suicide attempts are not successful nor particularly serious. Rather, they are engineered as cries for help.
Lisa, Bright and Dark