I enjoyed this book. It was an easy read and the story was intriguing. Problem is, I don't think it can tell us a whole lot about hysteria. It's just a story of a rebellious teen who thinks she's a badass. It reminds me of the "diary" Go Ask Alice, about a teen who does drugs and lives on the street and goes and does awesome shit (all while trying to teach kids that drugs are bad mkay?). The protagonist dies at the end. It also reminds me of the Ellen Hopkins books. They're written in poetry about kids with addictions and their experiences and how they do some badass things... but really they aren't as badass as they think.
So, why is Dora hysterical? Her life seems nothing like the actual Dora. This Dora can leave the house, do drugs, and run around with friends. I get it, she has some stuff going on in her life. Her father and Mr. K are very patronizing. Her mother is distant. But the fact that she can go out and do stuff? She can't be hysterical in the traditional sense.
I found this image on Tumblr and it's basically the type of thing Dora would post, but change the Vans backpack to a Dora the Explorer bag.
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