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‘What's Eating Gilbert Grape?' is a film directed by Lasse Hallström .It is a film about a young man, Gilbert, who is weighed down with more burdens than anybody should have. He lives in a dull town called Endora where nothing ever happens. His sisters are always fighting, he is having a pointless affair with a bored housewife and he stocks shelves at a small grocery store that will eventually close down because of the new supermarket. He also has a mentally challenged brother, Arnie, who needs constant supervision. Though, Betty is not the main character, there would be no story without her. She is the catalyst and the one that opens Gilbert's eyes to a world outside of Endora. Hallström has developed her character not by showing us what she does and how she reacts to something.

In the scene after Gilbert watches Becky while she puts up her laundry, Becky points to a praying mantis. "Hey! Look! Come here. It's a praying mantis. You know how they mate? The male sneaks up on......

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