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Lester in the office talking to Brad, L is centred in the room, showing that he is the centre of Brad’s attention and his main concern, especially because Lester is willing to put up a fight in order to keep his job

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Carolyn goes from being angry and upset, then back to normal after nobody buys the house she was trying to sell.

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The scene begins with a detailed close up of a Rose then cuts back to show the full scene of Carolyn Cutting the Rose with her matching gloves. This shows how materialistic Carolyn is and how she tries to live the ideal superficial American dream.

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After Ricky is beaten by Frank, he is lying on the floor in pain, then the film changes pace as it cuts to the “bang” of Carolyn shooting a gun at the firing range. This emphasizes the danger of the gun with the loud bang, and the significance of guns in the film, as the sound and firing of the gun is so abrupt. This contrast also shows the lonliness Ricky feels due to his broken relationship with his father when the silence in Ricky’s room is compared with the lively sound at the firing range

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Shows the failure or the outcome of the "American dream". The empty rooms symbolise how nobody can actually achieve the "American dream" they are instead getting the complete opposite. It also brings out the emotions of the people who didn't achieve the "American dream" they feel empty because they haven't fitted into what society said is ultimate goal

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Carolyn screams, cries and hits herself because she is an unsuccessful real estate agent shows the reality of Carolyn’s “perfect” life. This is a contrast of how the American dream is an ideal rather than a reality.

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When the Burnhams are at the table eating dinner, Jane is centered at the table, with her parents at either side of her at each end of the table, symbolizing that she is the “glue” holding her parents together, and emphasizing the distance that is between Carolyn and Lester

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The shots of empty rooms throughout the film are symbolic of how empty Carolyn feels inside. Although it may seem that she has the perfect life, she uses her image of success to hide her empty and joyless life.

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A close up is used when Carolyn is crying at the open home after it does not sell. This is done to show the emotions that Carolyn is so good at hiding, as she very rarely lets them leak out, so it is emphasizing how important this moment is in Carolyn’s character development. It shows the audience that Carolyn does have feelings, deep, deep, deep down, and she is highly disappointed that she is not living up to the American Dream life that she relays to the world

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Meeting Carolyn and the Jims. And most importantly, Bitzy

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From lester being at work until the spartanettes show which is full of powerful male students jumping around playing basketball- shows contrast between L and the boys- how weak Lester is

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From lester being at work until the spartanettes show which is full of powerful male students jumping around playing basketball- shows contrast between L and the boys- how weak Lester is

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The shots are always well balanced and perfect looking- a disguise for the pain underneath but beauty is pain so the beauty is meant to make us notice the pain in the characters

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The shots are always well balanced and perfect looking- a disguise for the pain underneath but beauty is pain so the beauty is meant to make us notice the pain in the characters