If they're not affected, they're not representative.
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My sister collected her little treats she was not allowed to eat in a row under her bed where she would visit them and count them and admire them. She was so proud that she had the self control to not eat them.
It's not a story about redemption. There may be a little in the end, but overall it is simply the story of a psychopath, and her anger and her pride and the decisions she made that led her to her doom.