Ree's Strength

The character I chose was Ree. She is tough and she shows this throughout the movie. There were multiple scenes in which I could have close read. I chose to close read a scene that I think showed her as a tough young woman. This scene stood out to me because I tried to put myself into her shoes and I could not. That was when Ree was cutting wood showing how even though she is a young woman she is tough enough to go outside and chop wood for her family so they will have heat. Then the police officer pulled up and asked where her dad was and since Ree's mother wouldn't respond to the police officer he went back out of the house and told Ree that they could lose the house if he can't find her dad and that he was “cooking again” and Ree insisted that she didn't know where he was but that she would find him. That shows to me that she is tough willing to go out on her own to find him in the wilderness that takes guts. You could also see in that scene the tough look she had on her face as if to say get off my property I will deal with my father. She showed her strength in not only her words but also in the way she presented herself. Throughout watching the film it got me thinking that I really couldn't live like that and it made me appreciate Ree and that she could do all that she did.