“The damned could be saved...anytime. But they refused to give up their sins. Though they suffered endlessly, they would not give them up, even for salvation, perfect divine love."
“The way Starr felt in church, that's how I felt at the art museum, both safe and elevated.”
Starr is an interesting character in this film. She claims to be very religious yet she goes against her Christianity when she overreacts by shooting Astrid for having an affair with her husband. This represents a role of femininity as it shows how some women tend to get really sensitive when it comes to their relationships. Starr's reaction identifies her as bad mother figure and she has failed to keep her as a foster child.
ReplyDeleteStarr is a very unique and different from the rest of the characters. She believes in God but at the same time she goes against Him by drinking and having sex with a man she's not married to. She teaches Astrid about religion and makes Astrid go to church and makes her rely on God, someone who isn't her mother. She starts to believe in God because of Starr. She also learns how influential a man can be because Starr is very clinging towards Ray and even goes as far as shooting her when she discovers they have been having sex. She does this in order to keep Ray to herself. She teaches Astrid about how emotions can get the better of you and how important a man can be to a woman. She's a good and bad mother figure to Astrid because she demonstrates how to quit a bad habit and try something good like being a Christian. She's bad because she still has her bad habits and needs a man to be happy. Astrid learned some negative and positive things while staying with Starr.
ReplyDeleteStarr’s sinful life is almost ironic due to her “devotion” to religion. Religion is a powerful thing that to some people, is their entire identity. But, Starr learned to use religion as a scapegoat for malicious actions against god. In her own mind she is convinced she is the loving mother that every child wants and needs. But, in reality she’s selfish and self centered. Ever since Astrid laid eyes on Ray, Starr made her life as difficult as possible, even before their intimate relations. It is safe to say that Starr only took in orphaned children because of the monthly check that comes along with them. This money most likely went towards her flashy clothing or her other personal expenses. Starr also has a “judging” quality to her which doesn’t make her seem to motherly. Almost immediately after meeting Astrid, Starr makes a comment about how ugly Astrid’ shoes are. Not much a motherly thing to do, right? Ultimately, Starr is just another trailer park trash stripper who still thinks she’s twenty one.
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ReplyDeleteStarr heavily practices Christianity. She goes to church, is good friends with
ReplyDeletethe priest, wears a cross and so on. She's very hypocritical though because
she's living in sin. She's having sex with a guy that she isn't married to and
she shoots Astrid in a jealous rage, which represents femininity in that she's
insecure and jealous and doesn't know how to handle that. That even begins when she talks to Astrid and says she's getting rid of her because she thinks
something is going on, before it was. She also try's to make herself seem like a great, welcoming mother figure by taking in foster kids, but the fact is she's an alcoholic, drug attic, and doesn't even get along with her biological daughter. Plus, like I mentioned before she shot Astrid. Starr is a bad mother figure and that house is not a place for children.
Starr heavily practices Christianity. She goes to church, is good friends with
ReplyDeletethe priest, wears a cross and so on. She's very hypocritical though because
she's living in sin. She's having sex with a guy that she isn't married to and
she shoots Astrid in a jealous rage, which represents femininity in that she's
insecure and jealous and doesn't know how to handle that. That even begins when she talks to Astrid and says she's getting rid of her because she thinks
something is going on, before it was. She also try's to make herself seem like a great, welcoming mother figure by taking in foster kids, but the fact is she's an alcoholic, drug attic, and doesn't even get along with her biological daughter. Plus, like I mentioned before she shot Astrid. Starr is a bad mother figure and that house is not a place for children.
Starr is a character that contributes to the idea that Christians are hyprocrits by the way she doesn't practice what she preaches. Much like Astrid's other mothers, she uses something or someone to make herself feel better about her internal self; for her its church. Just because you go to church and take care of foster kids does not mean that your sins are washed gone. A scene that really reflects Starr's character is that instead of questioning why her boyfriend is lusting after a minor she decides to shoot Astrid. She is a terrible mother because she takes advantage of these young children who wants a home by using them to make herself look like a saint. Her actions make her more of a sinner then when she was a stripper.
ReplyDeleteStarr is an odd character in the film. She often seems to contradict herself. For example, she preaches going to church and the value of religion yet she was a stripper, drug addict, and alcoholic, qualities you usually don't associate with someone strict with religion. Starr also shows that she is very controlling and gets jealous easy. Astrid was not right for having an affair with Starr's lover but she did not deserve to be shot and I think this demonstrates how Starr can be ticked off easily, especially when it comes to relationships.
ReplyDeleteStarr is always talking about Jesus and telling the kids what Jesus would want you to do, but then is extremely hypocritical and commits adultery. She even attempts to kill Astrid in a jealous state of mind. Starr lies. How? She adopts kids for the money and treats them poorly. She basically names herself the walking Jesus and breaks almost every single one of the 10 commandments. Everyone sins, but not as badly as Starr.
ReplyDeletePlain and simple Starr is a hypocrite. She carries herself as a born again Christian woman getting over a addiction to…everything. But sleeps with her boyfriend who is married to someone else and treats her own daughter terribly. Additionally she dresses like she’s a stripper, which also happens to be her old occupation. Despite all of this, Starr was Astrid’s best option, as well as the other foster kids. As a mother figure Starr taught Astrid that relying on a man is unhealthy. Astrid was shown love from a man is essentially by her own mother but I don't think truly saw the impact it had on a woman until Starr since she was more in the center of the issues with Starr. Starr immediately became jealous of Astrid once her boyfriend started to notice Astrid’s beauty. In an effort cope with the blatant affection between Astrid and her boyfriend, she began drinking again. And from this on everything spirals. Her daughter leaves, she gets in constant fights with her boyfriend, and finally she shoots Astrid and all of the foster kids are taken away. At this point I think Astrid realized being too dependent on a man not only makes you unstable but doesn't allow a person to grow into something better.
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