In the movie there are multiple scenes where a person is
looking for information a thirst for the unknown. In the movie the person who
shows the most out of that need to know was Ree Dolly a teenager who was
responsible for her mother and two siblings. After finding out that the family
was going to lose their home because their father put it up for his bond, Ree
went out to find her father. A perfect scene that shows Ree’s determination and
courage to help her family and support them is when she was ambushed at the
house of Thump. After she was warned multiple times to leave it alone, Ree’s
passion to find her dad’s bones was undeterred. She went to that house anyway.
The beating she received from her aunt and 2 other women shows the lengths that
Ree was willing to go too in order to get some answers. She knew how dangerous
her family could be, but went anyway. After she woke from the injuries in the
barn she saw Thump who was the big man in the gang. H said, “If you have
anything to say child. You best say it now.” Ree had the mental strength and
courage to tell him exactly what was going on with her and her family and to
ask for help when she didn’t know what else to do. Even though the odds were
against her she still stood her ground. She knew she had to find her father and
even if they weren’t going to help her she was going to figure out a way. Ree
was a bright girl whose only interest was for her siblings and mother. In order
to receive the unattainable knowledge she knew she couldn’t give up.
She was really brave to ask everyone even though she knew it could cause trouble. I wouldn’t have expected her family or other people in the town to be that mad about her only asking. It is her father, so she should be able to know. I don’t understand why they had to beat her up. Either way, she handled the situation well and still stayed strong through it, and was able to say what she wanted to say to Thump.
ReplyDeleteThis scene is one of the most intriguing scenes of the movie in my eyes. From Ree's perspective I think she has truly reached her breaking point. She has done everything she can to see if she could figure out where her father is to try and save her home and her siblings from living on the street. I think a thing worth mentioning in this scene is the authority Thump holds, the first thing he does is grab her face and make sure her beating was good enough and then you find out that they thought about killing her. She danced a fine line between courage and stupidity. Her family needs the house but they also fully depend on her.
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