With the divorce of her parents, rape at the age of thirteen followed by the shame her mother and grandmother displayed, a room mate taking her for granted and an unfaithful husband, Dolores Price has a hard time trusting people.
PROOF
“I remember him as both my fool and my magician: the gullible idiot from whom I withheld information, the powerful wizard who evoked secrets I’d kept even from myself.” (Lamb 258)
COMMENT
Dr. Shaw, the therapist at the mental institution, helped Dolores see the wrong that others have committed in her life, and to understand that she was not at fault. He allowed her to break out of her shell and understand more about herself. In turn, Dolores lost over a hundred pounds and felt like a new woman. This was the first step towards her personal liberation, unfortunately she did abandon therapy prematurely and wound up in a troubled marriage.
Although it was difficult for Dolores to open up to the therapist, she did benefit greatly from sessions with him, which in turn allowed her to overcome her poor eating habits; however, Walt remained distant from his family and continued to frown upon man kind.
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