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The book Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott has a large amount of conflicts/themes. One of the most significant internal conflicts is speaking up for yourself, no matter what. The book shows that there is no one else to rely on to make a difference for yourself. Through the course of reading this book I have learned that if you just unhappily watch your life go by, the only person to blame is yourself.

Alice, now a normal teenager, was kidnapped when she was 8 years old. Her psychotic homicidal kidnapper, Ray, keeps her on a dangerous leash. Going out, talking to friends, speaking out of place, or even eating could cause Alice her life. She is lonely and so scared that she lets him get his way no matter what. Also, Alice has come to feel that she is unworthy of assistance and incapable of changing her horrid life in any way. In her head she desperately pleads for help. But that's not enough to set her free.

Alice secretly learns that she is smarter than Ray. She realizes that having a heart and soul is an advantage. She finds out that her problem isn't that no one is helping her. The problem is that she is not helping herself. Feeling hopeless isn't going to get her anywhere. Eventually, she creates a plan from under Rays nose and get's the least person he would expect to kill him. Since she is free, she has grasped that she was capable of it all along.

Not necessarily as drastically, but in real life it's important that no one underestimated themselves. Everyone has to realize that they have a voice that deserves to be heard.

Revision:  Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott has several conflicts/themes. One of the most significant internal conflicts is to speak up for yourself, no matter what. The book shows that you can only rely on yourself to make a difference. Feeling bad for yourself and moping won't get you anywhere. Through the course of reading this book, I have learned that if you just unhappily watch your life go by, the only person to blame is yourself.

Alice, now a normal teenager, was kidnapped when she was 8 years old. Her psychotic homicidal kidnapper, Ray, keeps her on a dangerous leash. Going out, talking to friends, speaking, or eating could risk Alice her life. She is so lonely and scared that she lets him get his way no matter what. Also, Alice has come to feel that she is unworthy of assistance and deserves her disturbing life. In her head she desperately pleads for help. But that's not enough to set her free.

Alice secretly learns that she is smarter than Ray. She realizes that Ray has no empathy, no conscience, and no feelings. The way his mind works is anything but human. She comes to find that her problem isn't lack of help from others. The problem is that she is not helping herself. Feeling hopeless isn't going to get her anywhere. Eventually, she creates a plan under Rays nose and get's the least person he would expect to kill him. After obtaining freedom, she realized that she has been capable of it all along.

  Usually, not as drastically, but in real life it's important that no one underestimates themselves. No matter what someone has done or the situation they have ended up in,  they deserve to be heard as much as the next person. It's important to believe in yourself.