internalization of one’s problems instead of outwardly displaying them. Additionally, deep inside the throat lies near the heart and soul, which symbolically contain one’s identity, meaning that the failure to speak endangers Maxine’s sense of self. Thus, when Maxine ceases to speak, catastrophic events follow; repression destroys Maxine’s identity “bite by bite,” and her ability to speak wanes and faces its own destruction. When shut down too many times, people internalize their challenges, shattering themselves…
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