Larry LaSalle
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- Created on: 30-04-17 09:57
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- Larry LaSalle
- Control and Influence
- Nicole
- Nicole - 'As she lay at his feet'
- Shows how he is dominant and others need to be submissive
- Shows how he regards young women
- 'Grooming'
- Manipulatve
- Expresses desire for her through dance then introduces an overly sexual element
- Manipulatve
- Nicole - 'As she lay at his feet'
- Francis
- He kills himself so Francis won't - to be in control
- Rivakry
- Allows Francis to know he let him win the table tennis competition so that Francis' greatest moment was not real
- Wreck Centre
- 'We always did what Larry asked us to'
- The children allow him to exercise his control
- Develops talents
- Religion - seen as godlike
- 'Strips of leather into key chains'
- 'He tamed the schoolyard bully-convincing him that he could sing'
- Religion - seen as godlike
- 'We always did what Larry asked us to'
- Nicole
- Hero Vs Villian
- 'He was our champion'
- Respect and devotion given by children
- 'What's the matter?'
- Positive qualities
- Generous and sensitive dealing with Francis
- 'We love the things that make us evil'
- Larry understands that he is evil
- 'Silver Star'
- People celebrate his heroic behavious
- Can not be regarded as a true hero due to his actions of abusing girls
- 'He was our champion'
- Responsibility and Blame
- 'Sweet young things'
- Sees the girls as 'things' rather than people
- Religion
- 'Does that one sin of mine wipe away all good things?'
- Sin is currency to Larry- he is allowed to sin because of all the 'good' he does
- Does not accept full extent of his blame
- 'Does that one sin of mine wipe away all good things?'
- Ends his life not because he feels guilty but because he feels sorry for himself he can't continue his way of life
- 'You couldn't have stopped me anyway'
- Tells Francis not to feel guilty without addressing his own responsibility
- 'You couldn't have stopped me anyway'
- Larry only regrets that Francis and Nicole do not see him as a hero anymore
- 'Sweet young things'
- Appearance Vs Reality
- Movie Star
- Attractive and glamorous
- Centre of attention
- At the end he is physically damaged and lonely
- 'Pied Piper'
- Leading the children - showing controlling nature
- Sees himself as a creative figure when he is in fact destructive
- 'Lethal'
- Suggests the danger which lies under his handsome exterior
- Movie Star
- Control and Influence
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