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In the book, We Were Liars by E. Lockhart, Cadence’s physiological and safety needs are met. According to the text “We live at least in the summertime, on a private island off the coast of Massachusetts." (Lockhart 1) This shows that Cadence has her physiological needs because she has her private island to live on during the summer and she lives with her mom and her relatives on the island they have food as well as the island which is from the weather, proving her physiological needs are met. Her safety needs are met as well because in the text it said "In this room, every night. In this room, every morning." (Lockhart 81) This evidence proves she has safety since she feels as if she is safe and secure in her room and spends most of her time in her room. She feels the most safe in her room and chooses to spend most of her time in her room, she feels …show more content…

Lockhart, Cadence's love & belonging needs are met but her self-esteem needs are not met. On page 244 it says “ Mummy gives me a hug, one of her long concerned hugs, but I don’t speak to her about anything.” (Lockhart)This means that her mom is concerned for her well-being and cares about her deeply since she is concerned about Cadence. She has a deep relationship with her mom and her mom can tell what she is thinking. She feels a sense of belonging since she can be comforted without pushing awayShe reaches the love & belonging stage in the pyramid but does not reach self-esteem because the text said, “ I hate my fucking hacked-up mind" (Lockhart 95) This shows she does not reach the esteem part of her pyramid since she does don't respect herself and others constantly treat her like a child due to her migraines. This character hates themself and does not respect herself. She does not show strength in the story or gain freedom since her mom guards her every action to make sure she does not get hurt. Since Cadence’s needs are not being met, she does not reach a state of

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