Early in the film, the scene sequences reveal a group of stereotype "bimbos". According to the director's depiction of these women, their frenzied squeals and materialistic views establishes a strong image of shallow characters. The typical "bitching", rivalry and jealousy that these groups tend to exert, reinforces on the effectiveness of success as an instrument for revenge.

The avenger is Muriel, a low-esteemed young woman who is constantly put-down by her high school "friends" and dominant father. While her numerous faults affected her on an appearance basis, mental strength and ability to cope as a human being, she was a girl with high hopes and often spent days in a row listening to ABBA records and fantasizing of a life as beautiful as an ABBA song. She decides that the only way to hit back at those who have abused her throughout her life was success.

Jealousy has being an unfavourable, yet ever-existing trait amongst humans. The targets exposed to this emotion, happen to be quite susceptible to it, which is exactly why success will cause these women to gag in awe at Muriel's achievement. Initially, Muriel's "buddies" t

reated her disdainfully and ended up rejecting her presence from their group. This prompted Muriel's "I'll show them" ideology. One specific factor in this ideology is marriage. This issue was triggered right from the opening scene where Muriel caught the bouquet at Tanya's wedding. In Western tradition, this implies that the catcher is destined to marry next in their amongst there circle of friends. Muriel's glory was short-lived. Immediately after the catch, Tanya's friends grew rather agitated, asserting that she would never get married anyway and demanded a re-throw. The misery deepened before long as Muriel was accused of having stolen the dress that she wore to the wedding. Her tremendous desire to defy fate and get married remained concealed at this stage and it wasn't until her ostracizing "friends" declared that she was no longer welcome in their group when she decided to "show them".

Ultimately, she achieved her goal only to realize that its not what she really wants. However, upon learning this lesson, Muriel senses the sorrow that her mother had undergone after her death. This made realize that she had to view life from a mature perspective, commit herself to something that she would truly e

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