American Beauty Violence Quotes

Toward the end of the film, we get the very distinct impression that Carolyn is thinking about using her new gun skillz to take care of Lester. After all, he's been throwing a big monkey wrench into her efforts to paint the Burnhams as a perfect family to the world around them. We get why she's upset, but when she sits out in her car listening to motivational tapes about not being a victim while caressing her gun, we get a little nervous that she's contemplating something drastic.