Character of Lester Burnham in American Beauty
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The old saying ôWhen we first practice to deceive, oh what a tangled web we weaveö applies to the lies and secrets of the main characters in Sam MendesÆ film American Beauty. In this film, a married man named Lester Burnham faces a mid-life crisis that stems from years of his lies to himself and others that his life makes him happy. He hates his advertising career and he and his wife exist in a loveless relationship that is characterized by lies, secrets, hostility and resentment. As Lester maintains, ôI am sick and tired of being treated like I donÆt existö (Mendes, 1999). In actuality, Lester recognizes his lies and secrets have brought him no happiness, but just as he finds himself he loses his life due to the mistaken notions of his neighbor, Frank Fitts. In other words, the lies and secrets maintained by Lester and his wife during their relationship have doomed Lester to death, even as he is on the verge of finding hims
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