Weather: A Novel Quotes

Jenny Offill
This Study Guide consists of approximately 47 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Weather.

Weather: A Novel Quotes

Jenny Offill
This Study Guide consists of approximately 47 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Weather.
This section contains 1,669 words
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I spot my favorite shirt, my least depressing underwear. I go into the bedroom and change into them. Now I am a brand-new person.
-- Lizzie (One)

Importance: As Lizzie struggles with depression, she offers a unique perspective on what battling with mental health issues is like in a modern society. As she makes a sardonic remark about how clothing can generate feelings of happiness, Lizzie points to an issue of materialism that is promoted by capitalistic societies. While society may push for material goods as being the answer to one’s problems, Lizzie struggles with the state of her mental health even when she wears clothing she feels comfortable or beautiful in. Thus, this line reveals that materialism, or even attempts to be someone other than oneself, are not effective ways to approach mental health concerns.

Young person worry: What if nothing I do matters? Old person worry: What if everything I do...
-- Lizzie (One)

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