The setting is a house in Harlem, New York some time in the year 2000. The action takes place mostly in a room in the house.
After a divorce with her husband Meg and her daughter Sara move to Harlem, New York looking for a new start in life. The first night after moving into their new three story house, burglars broke in to steal the money which the previous owner has left in a room with a steel bolted door called the Panic Room. After noticing the intruders presence, Meg wakes Sara up and took her into the Panic Room, and locked the door. Being in the room without any knowledge of what the burglars want. Meg uses a microphone in the room to negotiate with the burglars. After their response that what they want is inside the Panic Room, Meg is scared th
I relate to how the mother protects and cares for her child. My mother has done so much in order for me to live a good and comfortable life without extra burdens.
Meg have two opposite characteristics. She is a submissive person by letting others push her around. For example, when a woman seduces her husband, she let him go instead of trying to save the relationship. One time at a mall with Sara, a saleswoman tries to sell her a blouse with a stain on it. In addition she tries to sell her a purse which would cover the stain. Meg almost accept the offer before Sara stops her. Meg is also a protective person. She protects her daughter from the intruders in their home. Risking death, Meg run out of the Panic Room to attain medication for her dying daughter. Meg also fight