As I mentioned in my other posts, I believe that there are a lot of deep rooted issues that caused Norma Jean’s change in lifestyle. I think Norma Jean smoking symbolizes her frustration. She seems like she has a lot of questions to why things happened and why things are the way they are. The loss of her son, Randy, is one of the main things I think caused her confusion. Whenever mothers have a miscarriage or the baby dies after birth, it is recommended that the mothers seek therapy. The mothers need to grieve for the loss of their baby, which I do not think Norma Jean got to do. Norma Jean also seemed like she is disordered about her feelings towards her family. She does not seem comfortable sharing and or discussing her feelings to either
