Essay #2 Women and traditional roles in "Girl Interrupted" Films tell us stories and present us with values and messages about our society and what needs to be changed. In the film “Girl, Interrupted,” Susanna’s struggle with self-discovery and her fight to find a place in society illustrates the view that the women who do not fit into traditional roles should be ostracised from mainstream society given that they pose the threat of change. It …showed first 75 words of 993 total…

…showed last 75 words of 993 total…but she is grounded enough not to go to the same extremes as Lisa. Susanna's struggle for self-discovery showed her the thin line between crazy and normal it helped her discover that the world is a big place and that judging others when so little is known about them is not the answer. Because she was institutionalised, she has the chance to discover who she really is and what the world has to over her.