Prompt

By Chapter 12, "Fish Eyes," we are introduced to Shawn's abuse of Westover and the other women in his life. When Westover starts crying over one of those early incidents, she writes that she is crying from the pain, not from Shawn hurting her, and that she sees herself as "unbreakable." She also writes that his abuse not affecting her "was its effect." What does she mean, and why is this insight important?