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The Babadook Sociology
In the film The Babadook (Jennifer Kent, 2014), Essie Davis plays a single mother named Amelia, who is working long-hours in a caretaker for elderlies. She has a son name Sam played by Noah Wiseman, with his odd behavior and violence he pushes away his only family away. Sam was born with a mother who can’t take care of herself and deal with her loss one. After Amelia works long hours she has not energy to give some of her love to Sam, which triggers the way Sam acts with his violence. They have no support system because Sam pushes everyone away that tries to help them. They both desperately love each other but are terrified of themselves. Amelia and Sam needed to come together to overcome the babadook. They both needed to come as one and love
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