The dominant culture's influences on the Hoovers is that they are dysfunctional with a lot of issues individually and as a family. The predominant influence is that the drama surrounding the family and Olive, who wants to compete in the beauty pageant. In the film, for example, the family eating habits are unhealthy to say the least. The Hoover family typically eat fast food, for instance, fried chicken and Grandpa Edwin gets fed up with eating out regularly and not having home cooked meals as typical American families do. Also, when the family is dining at a restaurant, Olive decided to order waffles and ice cream. Then, her father Richard abruptness about eating ice cream is unhealthy and will lead to her gaining weight. In some cases in
