Helen Jorgenson was a horrid woman
Makes one wonder what kind of childhood SHE had....she hated sex, she hated life and she was a bigot.
What a sad creature she was.
Her OWN mother was a hateful thing, too.
shareUmmm....she didn't have a childhood. She was a fictional character!
shareWe're aware that she was fictional, we are referring to her character backstory - of course, we'll never know but if her own mother was any indication - like mother like daughter certainly applies in this case - good thing Molly took after her dad!
share<< we are referring to her character's backstory >>
In the book, Helen's mother has a larger role. She's a neurotic, prudish,domineering, judgmental clean freak who's terrified of germs. She has a henpecked husband, and they move in with Sylvia and Molly after the divorce.
Basically, she's like Helen, but WORSE.
(SPOILER)
She finally gets sick and dies after she falls off a ladder vacuuming dust off some high woodwork, which she's frantically over-cleaning because guests are expected (!) It's actually a very funny scene (or at least I thought so!)
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Wait, do you mean Helen's mother? Sylvia was the nice mom of Johnnie right?
shareMovie girl: It is a little confusing. Helen's mom was the conservative mother Margaret who instilled snobbery, dislike of sex and love even within marriage ties. This is not made clear in the film and even scenes = important ones with
Helen interacting insensitively with her daughter Molly is left out. But I recall the film on TV in the 70's. We see some of it in the film today but not all.
your'e an idiot!
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