“I will never fight back because I’m too petrified too paralyzed too paranoid.”

When Juliette gets a new cellmate, he immediately takes her bed and her blanket, but she is too scared to fight for them. This quote showcases how helpless Juliette is at the beginning of the novel. Raised in an atmosphere of fear and misunderstanding, she doesn’t believe in her ability to stand up for herself, yet as the story progresses, she finds her self-confidence.