This is a drama. It has the themes of family, debt and survival. It follows the story Ree who is told that her dad has dropped bail meaning that his bond is due and unfortunately to back the bond he had put the house under it. It follows her try and track down her father so that he can go and take the punishment. For this I shall be looking at performance and misc en scene.
In one scene Ree is teaching her two siblings how to skin squirrel. In this they have three squirrel would be representing the fact they are still children and that they are weak they can have their skin ripped off. During this her brother doesn't wish to claw it's guts out and you can easily see the change of tone she has turnt from being their friend to being a teacher with a stricter tone of voice. Another change comes very soon as another person comes over and she turns from being friendly to being bland as she has started to talk about business.
At the end only the two younger children are given baby chicks. This is to show that they are still children while Ree who didn't get one is no longer a child but is now a woman. In addition it is also meant to show that they are able to look after themselves. However the smallest one Ashley gives Ree the chick meaning that Ree even if she wanted to still can't leave them behind and that her bond with them is far too strong.
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