In my real life I would have more friends, and dinner parties and overnight guests, but my life wasn’t real yet.
-- Narration (Rabbit Hole)

Importance: Plum describes what she would like her life to be like in the future. This confession is made prior to the revelation that Plum is overweight. It is revealed only that Plum is unhappy with her life the way it is, but not yet that Plum thinks that weight loss is the answer to her problems. The attitude nonetheless shows that Plum is unmotivated to change and passive in her reaction to her unhappiness.

Hello Plum,” she said, and directed me to stand on the scale. “Three hundred and four pounds,” she whispered, and I was pleased that I was two pounds lighter than last week.
-- Waist Watchers Organizer/Narration (Rabbit Hole)

Importance: Plum is addressed by the organizer of a Waist Watchers meeting. This is the first time that Plum’s name is included...