In this controversial work, author Steven Levenkron creates a portrait of a young ballerina who nearly dies from anorexia nervosa. Although Levenkron has been accused of perpetuating an unrealistic stereotype of people with eating disorders, his narrative succeeds in illustrating the ways in which an anorectic has a deranged perception of reality, believing that even when they are dangerously emaciated that they need to lose weight.
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In this controversial work, author Steven Levenkron creates a portrait of a young ballerina who nearly dies from anorexia nervosa. Although Levenkron has been accused of perpetuating an unrealistic stereotype of people with eating disorders, his narrative succeeds in illustrating the ways in which an anorectic has a deranged perception of reality, believing that even when they are dangerously emaciated that they need to lose weight.
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