American Beauty - scene

ch the handles of her secateurs that’s is not an accident”. This helps in setting up the so-called allusion of suburban bliss and foreshadows that it is not all what it seems to be.

The closing scene shows the result of character development, as modern suburbia stresses are shown for what they really are. Carolyn has developed out of the ‘perfect American’ homemaker seen at the start; she is now no longer smiling. The development of her character is first seen when she is seen crying and listening to her self-motivation tapes, “You can do it!” as a result she is now seen as an un-stable neurotic person. Another character resulting in development is Lester, through Carolyn; Lester’s character development is best seen. One ways Lester’s development is seen is when juxtaposed with Carolyn; Carolyn who tried her best to conform to society with communism and materialistic values but failed while Lester escape just it. This is seen when Lester quits his job and gets a job at the f