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Cause: Gene Westover as Head of the Family - Coggle Diagram
Cause: Gene Westover as Head of the Family
1st Effect: Family is cut off from society
Commanded family members to work in the junkyard or with Mom as a midwife assistant
If they get hurt he won't allow anyone to go to the hospital
Shawn after motorcycle accident.
After Luke gets burned
No identification papers because Gene fears the government
Children's birthdays are not remembered because they have no birth certificates
Family does not acknowledge Tara's memories, such as what happened to Luke.
2nd Effect: Extremely religious
Subject to his conspiracy theories, such as Y2K
Wouldn't allow Tara to attend dance classes because of the costumes
Not allow to go to school because they would be "whoring after man's knowledge"
3rd Effect: Has the final say in his marriage to Faith.
Mom is afraid to disagree with him when he sees the dance costumes
To appease Gene, tells Tara she has to work in the junkyard or leave the house.
4th Effect: He does not advocate for hygiene
Tara and her siblings are not encouraged to bathe or wash their hands.
Tara smells like her house.
If Luke had bathed after getting the gasoline on his pants, he never would have caught fire.
Tara's odor was offensive to roommates in college.