Milly Greenland Character Analysis

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Intro-
This film is about a woman named Milly Wilder, whose mother Daphne is attempting to find a guy for her,as the last few bachelors turned out to be gay or married. Believing her mother's intuition is right,Daphne without Milly's knowledge, puts an ad in the online personals. as the movie progresses Daphne continues to keep secrets and tell lies in order to protect her daughter from the truth. However, in the end, Milly must choose your own path to happiness and stand up to her mom’s controlling behavior. Milly Wilder is a young woman who has successfully and unsuccessfully transitioned into adulthood and has left the home. The criteria for this transition is the individual must separate from parents,establish and educational or career
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Throughout the film, Milly's is seen catering about 3 different events where she appears passionate about her craft

Developing intimate peer relationships

Mille appears to be having difficulty developing romantic peer relationships,this can be proven through her last love interests ended in misery. Milly also appears to pick men that her mother does not approve of,and who oddly enough always break her heart. However, once her mother eventually intervenes she discovers the love and attention that she has been craving, from not one but two men. Because this is a rarity for her she has difficulty choosing on and her mother’s who continues to meddle does not help her decision.

Explain Milly’s confusion with the potential mates that are present in her life-

Milly is conflicted between two men potential mates in her life. The first man is Johnny a musician. Johnny's personality is down to earth. He's love for music has lead him to be a small business owner, revealing his passion for this field of work. He's affection for with Milly, his music students, and his son, allows Milly to see his affectionate and caring side. Although he appears to be in control of himself and his life, he doesn't attempt to control others but tries to be respectful and understanding to help others, especially Milly, to relax and feel comfortable. Johnny is also in touch with his emotional side and tries to build Millie’s confidence and

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