Childhood is the foundation of stable mental foundations. If they are not provided with adequate amounts of food, disruption to their mental health may be inevitable. The effects of this malnutrition are clearly demonstrated by the character of May, in the aptly named film May by Lucky McKee. May is the tragic story of a girl ostracized as a child, left friendless and socially paralyzed. This film illustrates a multi-faceted monster. It shows a monster created from difference, a monster of murderous proportions, and focused primarily on the true monster of isolation. The blatant social abandonment is a monster in itself and has caused the young girl, May, to become a debilitating psychopath. This film can directly relate to the cultural fear of being left alone. May is a film that delves into the horror of isolation and abandonment that leads to emaciated social skills and the inevitable damnation of becoming a monster. May Dove Canday, in the movie May, was an ordinary little girl in every way except her awkwardness. eye that was turned slightly inward, leaving him with a lazy eye. In an effort to have a normal, well-adjusted daughter, May's mother fitted her with an eyepatch and adjusted her long, dirty blonde hair to fall in front of the eyepatch. Understanding the importance of blending into a group, his mother dryly advised him: “If you want to make friends, hide” (May). On the first day of school in May, the eye patch was visible to the other children. The separation between May and her classmates was almost instantaneous and the rejection she felt was palpable. May lived her childhood alone and without friends. On one of his lonely birthdays, his mother gave him a gift. It was a pale porcelain doll in a glass case...... middle of paper ......rey Jérôme. “Culture of monsters (seven theses).” Monster theory: reading culture. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, 1996. Print.Gire, Dan. "Horror of rejection, loneliness in the heart of 'May'" Chicago Daily Herald June 6, 2003. LexisNexis Academic. Internet. Spring 2011. Gregor Majdic, “Adolescent social isolation alters social recognition in adult mice.” Behavioral brain research. Premier Academic Research. Internet. March 30, 2011. Jobe-Sheilds, Lisa. “Patterns of Change in Children’s Loneliness.” Premier Academic Research. January 2011. Web. January 28, 2011. May. Real. Lucky Mckee. Perf. Angela Bettis. 2 Loop Films, 2002. DVD. “The Finnish YouTube Killer, a Social Outcast and Bullying Victim.” » The Western Mail [Cardiff, Wales] November 9, 2007. LexisNexis Academic. Internet. April 10, 2011. Vronsky, Peter. Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters. New York: Berkley, 2004. Print.