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The narrative then transports viewers back in time, revealing an ostensibly normal family dynamic during a dinner scene many years earlier. Sarah, along with her sister Amy and parents Don and Irene, initially appears to be part of a typical household. However, cracks in this facade prove fatal when Don’s authoritarian nature surfaces, forbidding Sarah from attending a party and making it clear that he disciplines with an iron fist. This pivotal moment establishes him as the embodiment of patriarchal dominance, an aspect that will shadow Sarah throughout her life.