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Lannie
Jun 16, 2024 23:39:22 GMT
Post by dianarmartinez on Jun 16, 2024 23:39:22 GMT
I am having a hard time trying to understand why Lannie likes to be sexualized by men. In psychology, people say that adults are formed when they are children. I am not saying that Lannie liked to be sexualized when she was a child, but that could be the life she only knows. Maybe her experiences with her family or society in general have shaped her into being sexualized all the time. Some children grow up in specific environments that praise that type of lifestyle. However, can it be possible for her to act this way because of her past and should her past dictate her future actions?
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Lannie
Jun 17, 2024 14:32:41 GMT
Post by jarelyrebollar on Jun 17, 2024 14:32:41 GMT
Understanding Lannie's behavior in Barbary Shore requires a nuanced look at her character and psychological development. It's true that childhood experiences significantly shape adult behaviors. If Lannie's upbringing involved being sexualized or receiving attention primarily through her sexuality, it's plausible that she learned to associate her worth with such attention. It didn't necessarily mean she enjoyed it as a child, but rather that it became familiar and reinforced her behavior.
Psychological theories, like those proposed by Freud or more modern attachment theories, suggest that individuals often repeat patterns from childhood because they are familiar and, perversely, feel safer. Lannie's behavior could also be a way to exert control in a world where she felt powerless as a child.
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Lannie
Jun 19, 2024 5:28:59 GMT
Post by mjunious on Jun 19, 2024 5:28:59 GMT
I also think that Lannie's behavior may be a type of survival mechanism. Nothing is really mentioned about her past, but it is somewhat apparent that she did not have the most glamorous life including her not having consistent place to live or form of income. I think her paying Mike Lovett back with the mysteriously obtained cash is telling of her simultaneous need and want to escape her current economic situation, even when it seems that as soon as she is able to climb out of a money pit, there is another waiting for her to fall into. Whether she feels fine about this behavior is up for debate, but I think, from her perspective, she is making the best of her situation, even if, by our standards, she is subjected to overt sexual misconduct by those around her. Although this continual behavior is not good for the psyche, Lannie probably felt some sort of self-sufficiency by being able to exploit her sexuality for even the smallest amount of personal gain. Lannie is doomed to return to the beginning of the cycle of unremitting unhealthy sexualization.
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Lannie
Jun 20, 2024 2:54:08 GMT
Post by dcomeaux on Jun 20, 2024 2:54:08 GMT
I also noticed this about Lannie. I found her to be the most interesting character to read about, but at the same time, she was the character who I was most confused by. When I came across chapters about her, I found myself reading them a few times because I was having a hard time grasping what she was saying. Honestly, there are still a few chapters in which I did not quite understand what was happening or being said. She is an interesting character for sure.
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