Susan Rawlings Strengths

Strengths: Susan Rawlings is an ambitious mother who uses intelligence and logic as the core of every decision.2 Susan does not allow minor issues, although drastic to most, ruin her marriage.3 Susan’s ability to step down from her position at an advertising firm and manage as a stay-at-home mom shows her ability to dedicate time to her family.4 Susan knows the value of her marriage because she thinks things through and considers her husbands feelings before admitting her condition to him.5 Susan’s dedication to separate the severity of her personal problems to her everyday life contributes to her resilience and strength when it comes to controlling her emotions to the outside world.6

Challenges: Although Susan Rawlings is living what would be considered the American Dream she is somewhat ungrateful because Susan still cannot find happiness within her white picket fence.7 After leaving her job and moving to a new environment, she cannot find security or sanity within her own self. 8 Susan slowly ruins her marriage by convincing her husband she is having an affair and meets her breaking point when her husband, Mathew, asks her for a threesome.9 Susan is somewhat incapable of controlling her emotions; nevertheless, Susan longs for absolute nothingness.10 Her low self-esteem allows her thoughts to convince her that the new house girl and her husband are somewhat involved.11 Susan finds relief by spending time in an empty hotel room to embrace her nothingness which eventually fails and continues to ruin her.12 Susan then forfeits to suicide, as she is no longer able to tolerate her life.13
3 Although Susan may suffer herself because of her condition, she keeps her issues to herself to keep her family from suffering by