Nothing, however, is as straightforward as it seems in The Beguiled, not even its perversities. Take, for example, the lovely opening sequence in which a little, 12-year-old girl comes upon the body of the soldier in the forest. She is, at first, frozen with fear.
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Average household income â often including the income of at least two people â is about $53,000 a year. The average single person white american income is about $15 an hour. If you are making anywhere north of $50,000 a year as an individual, you are definitely in the top 75% of earners.