Life in a Dollhouse
In the book the shrinking man , scott carey writes a chapter called LIFE IN A DOLLHOUSE. Its a very short section in the book. In the movie, the part where scott is in the dollhouse is even shorter.
I think a huge part of story should occur when scott lives in a dollhouse. Its an absolutely fascinating concept that a man is small enough to live like a doll. I think exploration of a man who is so small that he is forced to live in a dollhouse would be most incredible part of his story. Family and friends now can take scott out of the dollhouse without his approval. He has dangers from creatures and people like never before. Even the littlest people, children, are able to pick him up and perhaps hurt him if they are not careful. Can you imagine what life would be like for this person?
What if it were you? or what if you were lousie carey? How do you think your life would be if you had to live in a dollhouse? Helpless , reliant on others and stuck, unless people you knew were interested in fullfulling your requests and thats unlikely if you are 2 - 3 inches tall. What if you are the woman in lousie careys situation? if your husband or boyfriend were to become the doll in the dollhouse. How would you handle the new situation?
Share the particulars of your situation. Who would you be afraid of ? who would you trust? How would you make do with the new life? Would you make the best of it or would it be too horrible a life for you?
I love the idea of a man living in a dollhouse, now struggling in a world he once had a typical life in.
How do others feel?