Any allusions to her childhood, or any traumas inflicted during her childhood,

were not seen from my perspective.  However, I think that if any were made they

would have taken place in the opening sequence, or montage I guess.  I only saw

the movie once but I vaguely remember the beginning of the film as being very

tripped-out.  The aesthitics of the shots, along with the power of the music,

might have blurred any references to her childhood.  I wonder who that old lady

was that gave the menacing glare as our heroine was playing. Hmmm...  maybe

there is a metaphor there.

 

To SandraB

From MikeN

 

> Correct me if I'm wrong, but for some reason I have in my head that there was

> the vague implication that she was sexually abused, that her silence was the

> result of that, or of some type of trauma or abuse.  Am I wrong on this?

>