Edna

Edna starts of as being an independent women within the film, she owns her own business and lives without a man. However when Carter comes into it she reverts to a traditional role.

Even though they are in Edna's house, Carter is able to take control from her. When he is asked to leave he ignores her and when she threatens to call the police, he tells her that she won't and instructs her to make him a cup of tea. Rather than ignoring this she follows his instructions, showing that men still had control over women in this society.

Edna's role within the film is to provide Carter with food, drink, a place to stay and sex. Her role is entirely centred around serving Carter. This shows how men still saw themselves as superior to women and they existed to do as men instructed.

The culture that existed within the seventies allowed men to abuse women, and like Edna, their views and voices were not taken seriously and ignored by men who saw their own opinions as being the automatically correct ones.