The Management of Grief

How does Shaila feel about Judith's attempts to help her through the grieving process in the novel, The Management of Grief?

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Shaila scorns Judith's textbook methods of "managing" grief but agrees to play the cultural liaison out of politeness. Shaila wishes she could "scream, starve, walk into Lake Ontario, [or] jump from a bridge." She considers herself a "freak," helplessly overtaken by a "terrible calm."

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The Management of Grief