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The Money

posted 15 years ago by thats_tacky
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Why did Mildred burn the money? She would have been much better off taking it. Especially such a lowlife as she.

[–] shani-3 15 years ago

Mildred was so evil, self-absorbed and spiteful, that she figured Philip would have wanted her to steal the money, if only for the sake of the baby. So rather than giving him that small consolation, she completely wasted the money by setting it on fire.

Yeah, they're dead, they're--all messed up.

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[–] Regina_Giddens 14 years ago

Burning the money is a bigger '*beep* you' gesture. If she had taken it, it would have seemed more like she did it for herself, rather than because she hates him. By burning it, she's showing how much she really wants to hurt him because her only purpose is to destroy his career, not actually do anything for herself.

Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines