By Jennifer-Scott Mobley (auth.)
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She refuses to join him in a drink because “Dr. Henry,” who has achieved the “world’s first body transplant,” made her give up alcohol as part of her weight-loss program. Vicky further emphasizes her lack of self-control and personal agency by giving all the credit for her accomplishment to Henry, whose support included berating her, infantilizing her, and watching her run laps around the park. When they are left alone, Tom confesses that he preferred her at her old weight and is appalled that she is trying to lose still more.
9 When she returns from her date having had a wonderful time, Vicky admits: VICKY. We went to a marvelous restaurant where I tried to be good but eventually made an incredible pig of myself. 10 34 Female Bodies on the American Stage Clearly the playwright relies on all commonly held assumptions about fat women, including the self-awareness that eating is bad and within their control, if only they exercised restraint. The second act begins four months later and opens with the grand revelation that Vicky has dropped forty-plus pounds, which is accomplished theatrically by the actress removing padding before appearing in the second act.
Fat Center Stage 43 In a flashback sequence Carly tries to understand how her beautiful, skinny daughter allowed herself to get pregnant. ”31 Of course, this is a critique directed at herself. When she suggests to her daughter that she tell the boy (father) about her condition, the daughter reminds her that boys don’t like bossy girls. Sadly, both Carly and her daughter have deeply assimilated all the messages concerning a woman’s place in our culture, which disempowers both of them in different ways.