[chuff me dizzy]

Originally Posted by jet

I'm inclined to think Helen is feeling sorry for herself. Among all the stuff about feeling homesick etc she says she doesn't want to be the same person who came into the house 'because I don't want to treated like an idiot anymore' and 'be taken for a fool'. That doesn't gel with wanting to change because she realizes her behaviour wasn't good and affected other people in a bad way. Her words are confusing and point to blaming others, not herself.

I also think that now its nearing the end, she is worried about the reception she will get in the outside world. I feel her distress over Steven going and the boos he got was more a reflection of her fear of getting the same or worse.
I'm not saying she doesn't miss him as well, but with Helen a lot of what happens she relates to herself and how she feels without having empathy for others. I've observed that time and time again. An example of this is when she told Mark she didn't understand until Steven went how he felt when Matthew was evicted. That's very telling; that she doesn't feel empathy or understanding unless she experiences the same situation herself.
Is she beginning to realize she may be going to reap what she sowed?

excellently put