Naturally we try to cope with it but sometimes we cope using negativity and it doesn't help the situation. A moment where this is shown in the book is when Valerie explains how she created the hate list. Valerie writes: “And that's how it started : the infamous Hate List. Started as a joke. A way to vent frustration. But it grew into something else I’d never have guessed”(134). Although Valerie was using the hate list as a method to deal with her struggles; the hate that she used to handle them did not help. Instead of fixing her troubles, it encouraged Nick to act upon the list and in turn lead to the deadly