![]() ![]() Past instances of children accidentally shooting and killing a sibling. A character reveals scars on the arms from receiving cigarette burns. Mention of past suicidal thoughts and holding a razor to a wrist. Blood, pain, and fear are described without being gory. In the present the narrator is pushed down stairs, head butted, bitten, nearly raped, hit, and knocked down by her husband. She also hears him beating a friend with a baseball bat and the sound of bones breaking. The narrator describes her father slapping, choking, attempting to rape, and knocking her mother to the floor. ![]() ![]() Witnessing physical abuse throughout childhood is a strong theme. ![]()
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