The Portrayal of Gaslighting in "The Loneliest Girl in the Universe"
Recently, I read a book named The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James– a book that explores both interesting and concerning psychological themes that I had never seen in a book before. It was recommended to me by a friend a long time ago, and they eventually checked it out at the library and let me borrow it. I discovered that I still had it (sorry, Stella), and decided to give it a read just from the interesting and bleak title. The story follows Romy Silvers, a teenager living on a space ship bound for a planet that supposedly can support human life. Although the journey is estimated to be insanely long at 23 years, the ship was equipped with cryopod equipment and other emergency supplies that would make it bearable. …All of which no longer work. Romy convinces herself that she doesn't mind– that since it’s all she’s ever known, she should be used to it. That it was for the sake of humanity as a whole. But still, a sense of longing for what she’s never been abl...