Lester Burnham is like a lot of American men, who start out having certain ideas, about the kind of like they will have, but somewhere along the line, they get squashed down. ... By "looking closer" through his camera lens, zooming in, pushing in closer, Ricky can get much deeper and is able to see things that we might miss with our own eyes. ... Carolyn and Lester are finally getting intimate, when Carolyn turns her head slightly and says, "Lester, you"re going to spill beer on the couch!" ... It also proves the emptiness in the marriage, an aspect of a normal married life that is void in Les...
- Word Count: 1966
- Approx Pages: 8
- Grade Level: High School