Sarah Brynes was ingnored and looked at with disgust in the book, "Staying Fat for Sarah Brynes". They had no idea of the true suffering that she was dealt with. Her dad had abused her and her mother, by burning her with a pot of boiling water. To the public, her face was was a result of a childish accident. People with disabilities are often turned away by the "common people". It is much easier to ingor those who have "problems" than to face them head on and approach them with friendlyness. Not only are there outward scars, but there are inward scars too. Mark, who appeared to be a smart, resbonsible person, had memories that he couldn't shake from the inside. He was teased and pushed around by Ellerby and Eric. He was keeping the secrets