Question 3:
When you meet someone the first thing you see is them, how they look and what they are wearing. The first time we see Carol, she has on plain jeans and a big sweatshirt. The first time we see John he has on a nice suit. She looks like a student trying to get by, while he looks like a successful teacher. When Carol was in his office, asking for help, she had an innocent and confused look about her. She looked like she really didn't understand what was going on in the class. Then as the film went on, she started dressing nicer and using big words. She would also move around his office instead of just sitting in a chair like he told her to. At the end, she was dressed very nicely and looked smarter, this went well with how she was acting. When John tried to explain things to Carol he would walk around his office, always looking confident. He was always patient with her and would use real world experiences to help her understand. Later in the film, he looked more worn down and would have less patience.
One thing I found interesting was that when she asked him why he was helping her and he said that it was because he liked her, she would repeat it as if to point out that he said it. You would think that he should have realized that she was focusing on things like that.
I agree with your point about John's obliviousness as to what Carol might be thinking when he says he likes her. Combine that comment with the one about talking to her as he would his own son and his grabbing of her shoulders, and I could see how Carol might feel a bit...abused (for lack of a better word) but she solidifies her craziness when she claims sexual assault.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you both, I'm kind of thinking now, when he was getting aggressive with her, did that push her to make a drastic change in herself? Maybe she didn't want him to think of herself as this dumb girl anymore, but then again it could have all been planned from the start.
ReplyDeleteAnother way to look at it is that she changed because he was so willing to help her. He had other plans but stayed with her, you could tell that he didn't want to stay and deal with her.
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