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This paper gives an in-depth analysis of the 1991 thriller entitled" Sleeping with the Enemy", emphasizing the elements of domestic abuse in the film. The paper gives an overview of the plot, describing how Laura and Martin Burney live a picture perfect life on the east coast in a beautiful house by the ocean. Yet within the first thirty minutes of the film, it becomes clear that Martin is extremely overbearing and has significant control issues. Through their interactions on film, Martin demonstrates a latent desire to appropriate the emotions and thoughts of his film in order to siphon away any sense of free-will or independence that she may have acquired as a married woman.

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"Laura and Martin Burney live a picture perfect life on the east coast in a beautiful house by the ocean. While it is never made clear what Martin does for a living, the lavish opulence of their lifestyle and the structured organization of their household would..."

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