the Letterbox: Domestic Abuse

To all extents and purposes "The Letterbox" is a monologue, although more than one character have lines the main body of dialogue comes from Martha. Martha is a working class mother who is the victim of domestic abuse. The characters in the letter box show different perspectives of domestic abuse. Martha, of course, is the vi

Martha also suggest a few other things about the victims of domestic abuse apart from feeling isolated. To me, Martha suggests that victims of domestic abuse are in a state of denial.

ctim who feels alone and unable to get help. Wendy is an innocent bystander, a child who is caught in the middle of the conflict between her parents and is confused. Finally there is Jack and Jill, an almost fairy tale couple whose relationship is as far removed from that of Marthas as possible.

Arguably, the most important character next to martha is Wendy. Wendy allows Martha to be seen as what she is, a frightened mother who wants to protect her child. Through Martha`s dialogue we can see the effects that domestic violence has on children. It is shown that Wendy has been Physchologicaly affected by her mother getting beaten, causing her to wet the bed.

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