In the book, Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur, the main character, Rupi, changes throughout the book due to healing from her break-up. Before Rupi heals from her break-up, she displays negative character traits such as; empty and fearful. To begin, Kaur states with sorrow and emptiness, “he guts her with his fingers like he’s scraping the inside of a cantaloupe clean” (31) Rupi described her feelings after her boyfriend (at the time) took everything she had, and left. Rupi didn’t have much. She had a drunk father and a mother who didn’t want her. Her boyfriend was the only thing that she had. When he broke her heart, she feels as if she has nothing and doesn’t have anything to live for. Emptiness is shown because of her lack of people to rely
