“The Gathering” (post 2) by Anne Enright: Veronica says “there is a part of me that wants to be hated…There must be.”

“Of course, Tom would say he never hated me, that he loved me all along. But I know hating when I see it. I know it, because there is a part of me that wants to be hated, too. There must be” (1, p. 180).

Comment: A psychological “part” that has a mind of its own is an alternate personality. Search “parts” in this blog for discussion in past posts.

1. Anne Enright. The Gathering. New York, Grove Press, 2007.