Leon As A Victimizer

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Carla’s role throughout the story changes along with her character. She is a victim for the most part of the story due to Clark being abusive towards her. Yet, she still manages to be the victimizer because of what she said about Leon, which is what brought Clark’s envy to blackmail Sylvia in the first place.

She is a victim of her husband’s abusive and dangerous behavior. What brings her to be a victimizer is what she does to please him so he does not get mad at her. For example, during their foreplay, she brings up that Leon Jamieson sexually molested her because she knew such a statement would please Clark, even if logically, the molestation wouldn’t have been possible, since Leon was dying at the time. She should have had higher moral

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