Units & Objectives | #2 Standing and Tidying

The second application of units and objectives takes place on page 89 when Helena says ‘That’s why everything seems more wrong and terrible…” I decided that if Helena begins to stand and tidy it will show the internal conflict she is feeling. Channeling this internal conflict by trying to show control of her surroundings and that things (domestic, at least) are in order reinforce her struggle. Also, the proxemics of Helen's character at that point show her moral discomfort and by suddenly removing herself from an intimate chat with Alison, this can reflect her feeling of being disloyal and impure with the friendship she appears to have with Alison. It could also reflect Helena removing herself from not just that small situation but the whole relationship dynamic and household situation that is a much bigger scale.