I ve seen kids going through these addictions and withdrawal. I m very much against gratuitous violence and violence that is made to look like fun. I m not blaming Hollywood in the play. Hollywood in my play is really just a metaphor for America. Sometimes violence in the theatre might be viewed as worse than violence on the screen.
People can see what is happening.
People seem to be okay sitting there when certain expected moments of violence take place before them, but the scenes that don t let them see everything that s going on, bothers them. It s very strange that audiences are okay with the violence inflicted on Jennifer because somehow, they reason that she was being difficult. They think those involved in moments like that are somehow more innocent than Jennifer. In a study I recently read, a large majority of teens today compared to teens from past decades, were unable to name a role model or hero. There was this pretty recent theory of education that was supposed to help build kids self-esteem.