American Beauty: Characters

Lester Burnham
1. Stuck in the American Dream
2. Externally- Happy its an 'image'
3. Internally- Unhappy his true feelings
4. Lives with a wife who hates him
5. Immoral- fancies his daughters friend
Carolyn Burnham
1. Instant dislike- High maintenance and spoilt
2. Insecure when her appearance is spoken about
3. OCD and Materialistic- Her lust for the 'image'
4. Dependant on Lester although appears otherwise
Jane Burnham
1. Appears to be damaged- No parental figure
2. Artificiality- She doesn't want to be fake.
3. Bad relationship with her parents
4. Hard to sympathise with her- She shows no emotion
Ricky Fitts
1. Dislike him- He's a drug dealer
2. Obsessive- Autistic? Socially Awkward?
3. Relatively difficult to sympathise- He shows no emotion
4. Can sympathise with him when we hear about his childhood
Frank Fitts
1. Based on Alan Ball's Father
2. Over-compensates on the 'tough' image
3. Fell sympathetic for him- He's forced to hide his feelings
4. Insecure- Feels the world is against him
Barbra Fitts
1. Victimised by her husband
2. Lack of individuality
3. Sympathise with her because of her mental state
Angela Hayes
1. Naïve and false shows her immaturity
2. Image to 'fit in' with others in her society
3. Scared of being a normal person
4. An epitome of celebrity culture

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