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Black Sheep cleanup, removing misuse and ZCE
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* BlackSheep: Before Beverly killed himself, Barbara had not visited her parents for several years. This did not help her already poor relationship with Violet.
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* AdultFear: Jean almost getting molested by another family member (although Steve technically wasn't part of the family yet).
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Violet's actions alienate her entire family by the end, leaving her alone and pathetically staggering through the empty house.
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A film adaptation of the play, starring Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/JuliaRoberts, and an AllStarCast, was released on Christmas Day 2013.
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A [[TheFilmOfThePlay film adaptation of the play, adaptation]], directed by John Wells and starring Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/JuliaRoberts, and an AllStarCast, was released on Christmas Day 2013.
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The play tells the story of the Weston family, which is forced to reunite after the patriarch, once-famous poet Beverly Weston, turns up dead from suicide. It becomes apparent that Beverly's vindictive and pill-popping widow, Violet, has psychologically damaged each of their three middle-aged daughters, causing them to lead similarly self-destructive lives. After Beverly's funeral, what is meant to be a time of mourning for the Westons devolves into several weeks of pettiness, cruelty, and recrimination that destroys the family from within.
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The play tells the story of the Weston family, which is forced to reunite after the patriarch, once-famous poet Beverly Weston, turns up dead from suicide. It becomes apparent that Beverly's vindictive and pill-popping widow, Violet, has psychologically damaged each of their three middle-aged daughters, causing them to lead similarly self-destructive lives. lives.
After Beverly's funeral, what is meant to be a time of mourning for the Westons devolves into several weeks of pettiness, cruelty, and recrimination that destroys the family from within.
After Beverly's funeral, what is meant to be a time of mourning for the Westons devolves into several weeks of pettiness, cruelty, and recrimination that destroys the family from within.
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Not So Different has been renamed, and it needs to be dewicked/moved
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** Mattie Fae's behavior towards her son, Little Charles, plays off the same way sitcoms play off mothers making jabs at their adult sons. Usually, TheUnfairSex is in play and no one really cares that the man is being bullied, especially if it's because of their mother or spouse. At the start of the play, Charles Sr. is clearly on the end of his rope with his wife's behavior and [[RageBreakingPoint finally rips her a new one after she insults Little Charles one too many times, threatening to leave her if she doesn't stop her abusive behavior.]] This also mirrors Barbara's marriage with Bill, where it is revealed that he left her for one of his own college students. It is never explicitly explained why, but the play and the characters observe that Barbara [[NotSoDifferent is similar to Violet in many aspects]]. While Bill cheating on Barbara is also considered wrong, the narrative isn't one-sided against him and shows how difficult Barbara has been during their marriage.
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** Mattie Fae's behavior towards her son, Little Charles, plays off the same way sitcoms play off mothers making jabs at their adult sons. Usually, TheUnfairSex is in play and no one really cares that the man is being bullied, especially if it's because of their mother or spouse. At the start of the play, Charles Sr. is clearly on the end of his rope with his wife's behavior and [[RageBreakingPoint finally rips her a new one after she insults Little Charles one too many times, threatening to leave her if she doesn't stop her abusive behavior.]] This also mirrors Barbara's marriage with Bill, where it is revealed that he left her for one of his own college students. It is never explicitly explained why, but the play and the characters observe that Barbara [[NotSoDifferent [[NotSoDifferentRemark is similar to Violet in many aspects]]. While Bill cheating on Barbara is also considered wrong, the narrative isn't one-sided against him and shows how difficult Barbara has been during their marriage.
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* NotSoDifferent: Violet and Barb. They are both assertive, quick to temper, holier than thou, and by the end of the play they are both hard drinkers. [[spoiler: Brutally lampshaded by Ivy when Violet reveals that she and Little Charles are half-siblings.]]
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* NotSoDifferent: NotSoDifferentRemark: Violet and Barb. They are both assertive, quick to temper, holier than thou, and by the end of the play they are both hard drinkers. [[spoiler: Brutally lampshaded by Ivy when Violet reveals that she and Little Charles are half-siblings.]]
