Dawn Weiner's Neglect In Welcome To The Doll House

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Most of the time we perceive what others say about us to be believable. We retell those stories without even wondering if their stories even pertain to us. Sometimes we don’t comprehend what their motives are especially are loved ones. The reason sometimes we don’t comprehend because their motives are unappealing to our interest. From the autobiographies of Dawn Weiner, the main character from Welcome to the Dollhouse, and Thea Atwell from The Yonhalassee Riding Camp for Girls, they are affected by parental neglect during the time they are going through adolescent hormones. Dawn Weiner’s autobiography is explained in the film, Welcome to the Dollhouse. Dawn has a negligent immediate family. At school, Dawn gets in trouble for spitting a …show more content…

Thea had a relationship with the headmaster at The Yonhallassee Riding Camp for Girls, Mr. Holmes. This secreted relationship occurred after Mrs. Holmes was away on a business trip collecting money for the camp. Mr. Holmes kindness towards Thea drew her to him. Thea at first perceived him as a father figure and later developed a crush on him, seeking to spend time with him by teaching his daughters how to ride. “Your daughters. I’d like to teach them, to ride (Disclafani 130).” Mr. Holmes made her feel that she is not as bad as she thinks. While with Mr. Holmes, Thea questioned him about what has happened to her. Mr. Holmes tells her that the reason why she was here was because her mother knew Mrs. Holmes. Mr. Holmes tells her she was traded, that her family kept Sam and sent Thea away. Thea saw the relationship with Mr. Holmes as a great thing. She felt comfortable around him because he told her the truth. With adolescent hormones, we have the notion of having sexual encounters with someone, especially Thea and Mr. Holmes. Thea saw the relationship with her and Mr. Holmes as a great thing because she felt like he was there to mentor

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