The alcohol leads her to do things that she would not normally do. She now uses it to find the courage to face going to parties. Emma has never drunk alcohol before because her mother is an alcoholic. Her roommates help her start to get out and she begins to drink. Her friends try to help her overcome her feelings of guilt, but do not know the circumstances that have led her to run from her previous life.Įmma has been at Stanford for two years and has kept to herself during this time. This has made her believe that she is not loved and not worthy of anyone’s love.
She has been emotional abused by her mother all of her life. She has fled her hometown and her high school boyfriend because she believes that his life will be better without her.Įmma Thomas is plagued by guilt. Emma Thomas is a sophomore at Stanford who alienates herself from society because she feels that she causes havoc in other people’s lives. Out of Breath by Rebecca Donovan is the story of a young woman who is traumatized by her past.
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