what was deanie's mental illness?
i liked the film, but this part always got to me. what was wrong with her? why did she become all crazy after that incident in the water? i think it's probably a dated notion that a woman can go crazy cuz of her sexual angst. she wants bud, but feels guilty about wanting to have sex with him, so guilty that it drives her mad? it's the 60s, maybe people still believed in this medical nonsense, that one can die from a broken heart or just go clinically crazy...whichever comes first. it is the only part of the film that doesn't ring true to me and it's a bit offensive. like a woman's sexuality is dangerious to her own mental health.
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