As a child Beth was not raised by your typical mom, she was raised by a dictator. Beth’s mother ruled the house, the children, and her husband. Her husband makes loads of money and never interfered with what she was doing to Beth. He is not the type of man to step in when Beth is getting yelled at and punished. Beth was raised to become a replica of her mother. She was to marry a successful rich man, live in a nice home, raise the perfect the family, and uphold a good social status. It is a vicious cycle that is never ending. The part we do not see in the movie is Buck’s actual death and Conrad’s suicide attempt. Buck and Conrad were out sailing and messing around one day and the sky became black but they just ignored that. The water started …show more content…
While Beth and Calvin are out enjoying the evening in each other’s company. What kind of parents leave there disturbed son alone, for his dreams and memories to haunt him. After Beth and Calvin arrive home, Calvin sees that Conrad’s light is on, at first he ignores it but then he changes his mind. Calvin takes a quick curious peek into Conrad’s room to make sure he is still alive before he goes off and indulges in a romantic ending with his wife. Before Calvin gets to Conrad’s room, Conrad is panicking and trying to calm himself to make it look like nothing wrong. Which is what Beth wants, if she has to pretend that everything is just peachy then Conrad has to follow. But the next morning the family takes a wrong turn. Calvin is at the table reading the newspapers just like usual, as Beth is being the typical house wife by making breakfast and setting the table. She calls Conrad down for breakfast but he does not come. Meanwhile Conrad is up in his room sitting on the edge of his bed, distraught, trying to pull himself together, and preparing to face his cold hearted mother. After a few calls of his name Calvin starts to get concerned that something may have happened, he starts to get up as Conrad comes walking down the steps looking like a zombie. Conrad has that 50 yard stare, that you can see all the guilt that fills his eyes. The family at that point attempts to make