Lisa Bright And Dark By John N
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When someone has a nearly "perfect" life, it’s hard to believe that person could be going out of his or her mind. Lisa Bright and Dark, by John Neufeld, explores the world of mental illness through Lisa Shilling, a sixteen year old who believes she is going crazy. Though she and her friends ....
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.... her, helping to give strength to Lisa as well as themselves.
Lisa’s friends stick with her when no one else will. One incident happened where Lisa went into an almost trance-like episode and then proceeded to attack one of her three friends. Even through the difficult times, Lisa’s friends would not give up on her. The basic theme of friendship is expressed throughout the novel.
It is never told exactly what has caused Lisa Shilling to slip into this state of depression, which hel ....
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Word count: 441
Page count: 2 (approximately 250 words per page)
