The Lovely Bones [Post #2]

“Do you miss Susie?”
Because it was dark, because Ruth was facing away from her, because Ruth was a stranger, Lindsey said what she felt.
“More than you’ll ever know” [121].

Wow! This is the first time her sister (Lindsey) has shown any kind of emotion towards the death of her sister. Even better, Ruth, who is completely obsessed with the death of Susie, starts to ‘befriend’ her sister. Ruth hardly even knew Susie in real life.
What I think is weird is the fact that Lindsey opens up to a complete stranger rather than her best friend. Even though sometimes things are easier just to talk to a stranger about something, I would think that talking to your best friend about the death of a sister would be a lot easier than talking to a stranger. Your best friend is supposed to be there for you the whole time, and being a stranger, they may not. You don’t know who you could trust.
I can’t imagine the agony her sister is going through. I know that I would be going through the same things Lindsey is going through even though my sister and I don’t get along. Even if my best friend died, who pretty much is like my sister, I don’t even know how I would be able to cope with it. I give credit to Lindsey, she’s standing strong. But I think she needs to be a little more open about her feelings to her real friends and family, I think it would make her feel a thousand times better. But for now, all her emotions that have been shown is the one in the quote listed above. Maybe later in the book, it will all spill out.