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| IMO, the manga is a pretty clear allegory for childhood sexual abuse. It is hinted that Laura's mother left the family after Laura was born (because had she died, I imagine Laura wouldn't have emphasized the "abandoned me" part), leaving Laura with her father. He molested her, but throughout all this it seems that Laura never fell for his deception and was always aware that he was a monster. Laura consuming the dismembered girl/doll under her father's eyes may be a metaphor for the fact that she never got to have a good childhood, that she was forced to mature as a result of her father's abuse. And at the end, she manages to break free from the abuse and is "reborn", leaving it behind — whether the murder of her father was real or metaphorical, is up to the reader's interpretation. |
| Disturbing with a distinct art style, but as an allegory it's pretty striking. |