Girl Interrupted (1-34)

Summary: The story begins with a case record, this case record is on Susanna Kaysen. The record is for the Institution McLean Hospital, and she voluntarily signed herself in. The story takes place in Massachusetts, Susanna is an 18 year old girl. On one of her visits to the hospital she was diagnosed with, psychneurotic depressive reaction, personality pattern disturbance, mixed type, and schizophrenia. From there on the doctor suggested she sign in to the mental hospital, and she voluntarily did so, once in there she questioned herself how she made it to that place. At the hospital, there's Polly, whom set herself on fire. There's Lisa who always tries to runaway but is found immediately after she leaves. Georgina is another patient, and according to Susanna, Georgina and she are the most stable in the hospitable. Daisy is another patient whom is obsessed with chicken, and her father has an obsession with her.
         Polly set herself on fire, and that left her body damaged, she saw herself in the mirror and screamed as if she had never recognized what she had done to herself. Polly is in there because she can be a danger not only to herself. Lisa, in the last attempt of running away and being caught, the nurses put her in solitary confinement. In there they cut down Lisa's nails which she always keeps long and takes care of them, during her nights of insomnia. Lisa is the type of girl who is always talking and she hated those who watched TV. Georgina had a boyfriend named Wade, he is also in the mental hospital and he is violent at times. He had to be pinned down during his outbursts, and he would tell stories about his dad being a CIA that no one believed. When he was locked in confinement Georgina really got depressed. Daisy only comes certain times of the year, during Thanksgiving through Christmas. Cynthia was also in the hospital, she was a girl who was placed through electroshock very often. Janet is an anorexic who shared a room with Polly, and Polly no longer wants to be her roommate, the girl weighs 79 pounds and keeps loosing more.
 
Quote: "If you lived here, you'd be home now" (Kaysen 31).

Reaction: The quote is actually the title of one of the chapters, and it relates to Daisy. Daisy's father payed frequent visits to her and brought her chicken each time. Daisy barely spoke to the girls, but in one of her conversations with Lisa she told Lisa that her father was going to buy her an apartment. What she loved about it what the logo that read "If you lived here, you'd be home now" therefore she wanted to live there. After Daisy leaves, months later the nurses tell the patients that Daisy committed suicide in her apartment on the day of her birthday. I found this quote interesting, because I've passed by logos that said the same thing, and I would think to myself like that is so true, I would love to be home now.