From the beginning, the audience is able to see the monster that lies within Joan Crawford. From here on, we are shown the strength of one little girl, Christina Crawford, who refuses to give in to her mother’s abuse. Christina exposes her mother as a brutal, abusive alcoholic when she writes a book about the ongoing years of her mother’s abuse, afterward turning into the movie Mommie Dearest. Ironically, Mommie Dearest is a term used to describe a selfish mother with little to non nurturing instinct, and typically a victim of a psychological disorder. The traumatic events that Christina Crawford endured helps others become aware of how lucky they truly
