The problem for the movie is that inevitably, we see Lizzie through the eyes of others, and she is not a sympathetic character. We might be just as pleased if she had been put in a straightjacket. When in the film version of Prozac Nation, Christina Ricci's Lizzie goes on Prozac, we are pleased not so much for her but rather all those around her, because they don't have to deal with her annoying behavior so much. When she goes on Prozac, and becomes calmer, we are pleased for her. Because the story is told from her point of view, it is easy to sympathize with her even when she is being especially irrational. Wurtzel is brilliant and self-destructive, and despite the pressures of being an undergraduate at Harvard University on a journalism scholarship, she manages to not only survive but also get published by Rolling Stone magazine. It is a book beloved especially by young women who themselves have a reputation for being difficult. Wurtzel's bitchy self-deprecation and righteous indignation made her a charismatic narrator. Prozac Nation was a memorable memoir by Elizabeth Wurtzel about her dysfunctional adolescence and college years.
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