In a less sensational but equally powerful vein, Elia Kazan’s Splendor in the Grass (1961) shows a mother, Mrs. Loomis, who pushes her son Bud toward material success while ignoring his emotional chaos. When Bud’s girlfriend Deanie has a breakdown, Mrs. Loomis’s response is to ship her off to an institution. The film critiques 1920s parental pragmatism as a form of abandonment dressed as care.
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