During a scene in the film Lester ends up masturbating next to his wife in bed while she is sleeping. Carolyn realizes what he is doing and proceeds to yell at him for being disgusting and not taking part in the marriage. Actor Kevin Spacy then states “This hasn’t been a marriage for years. You were happy as long as I kept my mouth shut, Well guess what I’ve changed and the new me likes to wak off when I feel horny because your obviously not going to help me in that department”. Lester feels that Carolyn in restricting his ability to grow as a man in their marriage. She is always telling him what to do, how to act, and what to say. Lester can no longer live up to the needs of his wife and cracks. Viktor Frankl believes when individuals endure a midlife crisis their ultimate goal is to realize the world’s potential meanings and values. Frankl claims that men “Conform to the wishes of others (wishes to do what others do) or behaves in a totalitarian manner and does what others tell him to do” (Weaver 71). Prior to this scene in the movie Lester was doing exactly that. He was obeying Carolyn’s every want and need. Carolyn even goes to the extent to threaten a divorce and Lester
During a scene in the film Lester ends up masturbating next to his wife in bed while she is sleeping. Carolyn realizes what he is doing and proceeds to yell at him for being disgusting and not taking part in the marriage. Actor Kevin Spacy then states “This hasn’t been a marriage for years. You were happy as long as I kept my mouth shut, Well guess what I’ve changed and the new me likes to wak off when I feel horny because your obviously not going to help me in that department”. Lester feels that Carolyn in restricting his ability to grow as a man in their marriage. She is always telling him what to do, how to act, and what to say. Lester can no longer live up to the needs of his wife and cracks. Viktor Frankl believes when individuals endure a midlife crisis their ultimate goal is to realize the world’s potential meanings and values. Frankl claims that men “Conform to the wishes of others (wishes to do what others do) or behaves in a totalitarian manner and does what others tell him to do” (Weaver 71). Prior to this scene in the movie Lester was doing exactly that. He was obeying Carolyn’s every want and need. Carolyn even goes to the extent to threaten a divorce and Lester