The "MORE POETRY!!!" Tattoos

Louise and Lavinia's matching "MORE POETRY!!!" tattoos symbolize the strange slope of their friendship. For Lavinia, the tattoo is simply a fun, spur of the moment activity that can be easily reversed if necessary, even telling Louise that lasering the tattoo off is not even that expensive. However, for Louise, who is comparably more mature and cynical, they are quite permanent and life-changing. Similarly, Lavinia insisting that Louise accompany her everywhere and move into her apartment are also spur of the moment decisions that she reverses with little care for the consequences they wreak on Louise's life.

Hair Dye

Hair dye is a symbol of how, for Louise and Lavinia, appearance and reality blend together. Neither Louise nor Lavinia is a natural blonde, but they both obsessively dye their hair to take on not only the appearance but identity of being a blonde...