I think that the  author used an Asian painting exercise called “One Hundred Demons” is filled with rich visual images. I observed from cover to cover, the graphic novel is filled with bright watercolors. Because each chapter has different colored background, even the side of book are a rainbow of colors. I think the story is divided into different stories based on life experience that reflecting back on her loss of childhood innocence, family relationships, oppression, coming age, neglect and abuse. Each of those story is about a hardship she death with in her life. For instance, in the chapter, “Dance” she explains that almost everyone in her family danced with great pleasure. Then a casually cruel comment from an admired neighbor made her self-conscious enough to stop. In “Resilience” she explores the mistaken belief of some adults that young children who have experienced a trauma will somehow forget and move past it. For example Barry’s loss of innocence reveals her experimentation with boys, alcohol, drugs, lying and stealing, and suggests sexual abuse. Dancing was part of household culture growing up she was interested in hula dancing, and no concerned about appearance.  Here Barry allows speech balloons to fill in the gaps to which she mentions in her main text, with heart-wrenching effect. A more lighthearted story deals with the unique smells that permeate homes. Most of each story is told in text blocks at the top of the panel, while speech balloons convey specific details and characterizations. Barry’s artwork is almost childlike, and the uncomfortable of her drawings works well with the emotional tone her tales evoke. In the last few pages, at the end of the book may have some readers thinking, “That’s it?” The ending of the book leaves readers with a lot of questions and an urge to reflect on their own childhood experiences. I think she demonstrates the technique used for the original exercise and encourages readers to draw from their own experiences.