Girl, Interrupted raises philosophical issues such as questions about truth, humanity, meaning, and life. The question of truth was always a main issue in the narrator's, or author's, life. She questioned whether she was sane or insane, and whether people around her were telling the truth or not. She knew she might have a disorder, but she was never sure about it because she did not believe the way she was put in the mental hospital was correct. Before she even returned to her normal state she was asked to make a decision in the beginning, and without realizing she signed herself to go into a hospital, and she was automatically "mentally ill". Until the end she questioned her sanity. There was a point in her life when she finally knew she was mentally ill, and that was when she was questioning her humanity. She had a personality disorder and that made her question herself a great amount of times. She did not like her character and that is why she attempted suicide. That also led to her questioning her humanity and thinking she is not normal and is inhumane. She also questioned the meaning of insanity. How does one know they are crazy? How can one know what disorder they have? How can one be sure they are sane? Questions like this always came to her mind and she questioned the meaning of insanity throughout her life. All these factors made up her life. She questioned her life and what it is worth. She questioned why her life was different than the rest. She questioned other people's lives and how they differed from her's.
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