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Essay / Gender differences between women and women in the film...
Not having Frank's child was the only way April could be happy, so she had an abortion. In the book Civilization and its Discontents, Freud describes what he calls genital love. Freud says: “‘Beauty’ and ‘attraction’ are the origin of the attributes of the sexual object” (53). Frank and April's relationship began at a bar because he found her attractive. Frank and April didn't like each other; Frank took advantage of the attraction and gave April a life she couldn't refuse. Later in the book, Freud states: “People give the name love to the relationship between a man and a woman whose genital needs have led them to start a family; but they also give the name “love” to the positive feelings between parents and children, and between brothers and sisters in a family…” (82). Their relationship was based on attraction and sex which led to a family. A person will always love their family because you will too. April couldn't leave her family. It's rare that a person doesn't truly love their family. Frank trapped April in a relationship and didn't let her escape. Ultimately, Frank's consistently superior behavior led to April's death. April became