Breathing Underwater By Page 132 Caitlinn

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Alex Flinn’s own gender likely influenced the writing in Breathing Underwater because Alex knows how it feels to feel less than a man. Alex Flinn knows how it feels to feel less than a man because In Breathing Underwater, Nick is very abusive toward Caitlin. He is not only verbally but also physically abusive. Caitlin gets hurt by him calling her names and physically hurting her, which lowers her self esteem. Caitlin repeatedly apologizes to Nick, thinking she’s the one doing something wrong. For example on page 132 Caitlin says “ I’m sorry Nick. I’m so sorry. I don’t know what I did, but I won’t do it again.” She wasn’t the one that had to apologize because Nick was the one who squeezed her arm and called her names. Instead, she lets herself