![]() The demon symbolizes Jeanette’s wary self-acceptance, and her inability to repress who she truly is. ![]() It reappears every once in a while to Jeanette, ensconced in an orange or in the corner of her bedroom, to remind her of the choice she has made to keep it around-to be true to herself will be challenging, but she cannot deny her nature and the truth of her identity. As if in response to her wonderings, an orange demon appears in front of her, and tells her that everyone has a demon-keeping one around and acknowledging its presence makes life more difficult, but will perhaps make Jeanette’s life in particular more enjoyable. ![]() Knowing that demons get in when there is a weakness, Jeanette wonders how such a pure thing as love could create a demon. Jeanette is then subjected to an exorcism when she refuses to repent-her pastor advises her mother to lock her in the parlor for three days without food, and during this time, Jeanette reckons with what she has done and why it is considered so evil and bad. ![]() When Jeanette is caught having an affair with Melanie, another young girl from church, both of them are publicly shamed in front of their entire congregation. ![]()
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