Violence

• The constant need to succumb to societal norms causes Mrs Lyons to resort to violence, foreshadowing extreme volatility
• Violence is fuelled by desensitisation from a young age and also the constant need to fight a prejudice environment
• Mrs Lyons‘ violence stems from her fear of lack of control leading to her hysteria which is a catalyst for the end scene
• Mickey’s violence is a response to the desperation and prejudice that permeates society
• My child
• You won't tell anyone cause if you do, you will kill them
• hits Edward hard and instinctively
• I'm gonna get a real gun soon
• Shot y'
• We hear a metallic ping
• Sammy produces a knie
• You have ruined me
• You'd just follow me again
• lethal-looking kitchen knife
• So I can be invisible
• Edward, standing behind a table, on a platform
• Unsteady and breathing akwardly
• something begins deep down inside him
• Uncontrollable with rage