pink flamingo represent a representation of society pastpink flamingo and a film direct by john water in 1972 and be a very disturbing portrayal of the negative impact a traumatized childhood can have on future life . babs johnson grow up in a very non typical home . blatantly and you can see the impact this have on society through her action up to the end where she engulf dog feces . be this film just some sick and twisted perversion of endless gut wrench occurrence and or be it symbolic of something much deep . to side with the first would be the easy way out and to the side with the latter might seem demented and but possibly true . the film do have some credible resemblance to actual event of our societal past . every leader that we a people view a ` horrible display similar characteristic to those of babs johnson . ivan the terrible and genghis khan and adolph hitler and and joseph stale all have ` trouble childhood . babs johnson have a troubling childhood and therefore be associate in the same class a all of the previous mention ruler . that be why a great deal of her action throughout the film can be see a disturbing . however and be her action her own fault or society for let her grow up the way she do . furthermore and each character in this film represent either a past leader or event . another coincidence be edith obsession with egg . with an open mind this can be tie into the genocide and hitler attempt to annihilate the jew . some view hitler a a genius and others a mad man . john water must have see him a a mad man because his representation edith be indeed mentally ill. edith son cracker and travel companion cotton be symbolic of what be wrong in our own backyard and slavery . both name and be slang term that represent a time period that most of u would rather forget . thesis character be crucial in term that it point out that in some time and our society in america be no good than what we often view a horrendous act of social onslaught in other culture . the chicken fking scene be the epitome of what be wrong in our society in this time period and be still wrong . chicken and be a 1970 slang term for woman . therefore it might be possible that john water be try to bring out the subject of rape through cotton and cracker action . the antagonist family and if a single antagonist can be determine in this film and be the marble . marble be often mention in association with wealth . therefore this may be symbolic of the struggle between the poor and the wealthy a fight that still continue on today and will probably continue on forever . pink flamingo be a monumental film for it disturbing scene but should also be note for it camouflaged political agenda that water display so affluently throughout it entirety .