The Tenth Circle, Explore Feelings

I remember a particularly sad scene in the book during the time that Trixie was running away. It's a simple scene, but still heartbreaking. Trixie, feeling like her heart and soul didn't match her physical appearance, dyed her light, care-free hair to a dark, unforgiving black. During this thirty-minute process, she contemplated her life, and whether or not she'd ever go back home. She wanted people to know "that it was possible to grow up in an in an instant, that you could look down and see the line in the sand dividing your life now from what it used to be" (277). These couple of words sum up how much Trixie has gone through. It really proves the power of change. Nothing can cause a young girl to become an adult so quickly, except for change, and change is what made Trixie grow. She'd plunged into the her darkest hole when she attempted suicide, but in order to crawl out of that hole she had to grow stronger and stronger. Although this scene isn't even close to as intense as some other parts in the book, I think it is actually a huge turning point in Trixie's life. She's once again changing in an instant. Hair seems to symbolize Trixie's feelings. Earlier in the book, Trixie had gotten a buzz. It made Trixie feel lighter, and it was physically showing people how she had changed. This was the first time that Trixie did something without thinking about what other people thought. Now she's doing it again. This time though she's literally making her dark feelings match her physical appearance. She's telling the truth to everyone around her. I feel like this is when Trixie truly begins her healing process and begins finding herself once again.