Explored within the film Big Mama, Viola Dees goes through many different unfortunate circumstances in which causes her some issues. After her grandson, Walter, was placed in a foster care due to his mother’s drug addiction, Viola attempts to gain custody of him. Although Viola is 89, she fights against age discrimination that is placed against her. After taking in Walter, she suffers a heart attack which then affects her relationship with Walter. Viola’s way of coping with the overall issue was to abide different rules and regulations. In order to help Walter, she decided to leave him in the psychiatric hospital. Although she was not able to have him attend her birthday party, she eventually brought it to him and celebrated at the hospital.