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speterson777
speterson777
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What are the motives for the murders in "Blood Relations"?

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Posted by speterson777 on Thursday March 27, 2008 at 12:08 PM and tagged with blood relations, motive, murder.

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  1. pmiranda2857
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    Harry is Lizzie's step uncle and the catalyst for her decision to murder her parents. He arrives at the Borden home to convince Lizzie's father to sign away ownership of the family farm to his wife, Harry's sister. Harry will then run the farm as an auction site. The deal that Harry and her father arrive at convinces Lizzie that she will be slowly eliminated from the family, her means of support cut off.

    Knowing that, once in control of the family's resources, her stepmother will force her out of the house and into a marriage that she does not want, Lizzie knows that she must act to preserve her life. Harry is little more than a two-dimensional conniver whose presence is more or less a wake up call to Lizzie.

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    Posted by pmiranda2857 on Friday March 28, 2008 at 5:14 PM