Nick Drnaso’s “Sabrina” deals with a situation that could only happen in our current time. The quick dissemination of information that accompanied the development of social media was crucial to how events unfold in “Sabrina.” How perpetrators display violence online in order to grab attention, and how a tragic event is consumed as a commodity for the public was shockingly similar to what we often encounter in the news today.

I was particularly struck with the scene where Sandra reads the messages she received from anonymous people. Although the frames from page 153 to 155 lack movement, and Sandra’s facial expressions do not change much, the scene expressed the depth of pain Sandra had to endure. The composure Sandra maintained while reading the comments, ranging from naïve to malignant, emphasized how violent it is to demand victims to prove their stories are true.

When Anna asks Sandra if she feels better after reading the messages, Sandra’s answer was “not really.” Similarly, Teddy replies that he does not know how to answer if he is happy or not after he meets Calvin in his new job. Even after he moves, Calvin is haunted by the idea that someone is still watching him. This shows that although the people around Sabrina slowly recover, the pain does not completely leave them. However, “Sabrina” ends with the message that people are still capable of moving on. In the end, Sandra goes on the bike ride that she promised to go with Sabrina and races forward. As it would be impossible to take things back, the people in “Sabrina” copes with the pain they unjustly encountered and moves on with their life.