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so the motivation for spoilers ...

posted 7 years ago by johnnybiscotti (455)
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the motivation to kill Mark the stepdad was that... he's kind of a jerk ? Or was there something darker implied which I missed, like abuse or assault?

Otherwise it is just that the girls were empty and bored, and slightly annoyed, and took things all the way to murder. Which, that is a worthwhile story... I just couldn't tell if Lily saw Mark as such an unbearable obstacle to her life, or was she just prone to suggestion when Amanda casually floated the idea?

[–] NoEasyBuckets (350) 6 years ago

She didn't really take the suggestion seriously until she found out she was going to be sent away to a boarding school for girls with behavioral issues. At that point he went from annoying stepdad to "ruining her life" from her perspective. As much of a jerk as he was, he was pretty much spot on with everything he said about her being selfish and self-centered.

[–] halomaniac88 (1736) 6 years ago

i agree

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

I didn't find the stepdad so bad. The girls were psychos.

[–] xfool (964) 6 years ago

Only Lily, Amanda merely suggested the murder but not willing to do it herself

[–] Pacer88 (233) 4 years ago

The stepdad was cold and militant. I believe they were showing that he was psychologically abusive to her mom. Then, he wanted to get rid of her by sending her away to a boarding school for behavior girls and the mom wouldn't stand up to him. If I were her, and knew I'd get away with it, I'd have killed him too.