Location
Residential Front Entrance
Amanda's Front Entrance
The residential front entrance / entry hall of Amanda's house — a narrow, transitional threshold where Johnny stands at the door on a business call and brusquely waves arriving guests (Julia, Kevin and their children) inside and toward the basement stairs. The space functions as a managed boundary that exposes Julia's outsider status and communicates the household's controlled social dynamics.
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MOTHERLAND
Curt Doorstep Herding — Johnny's Dismissal
Amanda's front-door threshold is the stage for the dismissal: a public-facing space where social ranking is performed and where Julia's outsider status is made visible by Johnny's brusque manner.
Atmosphere
Exposed, brusque, awkwardly public—light and smells of evening; social tension undercuts casualness.
Functional Role
Meeting point and battleground for first impressions and boundary enforcement.
Symbolic Significance
Represents the boundary between insider privilege and outsider need.
Access Restrictions
Functionally restricted by household norms—visitors may enter but are subject to gatekeeping.
Late afternoon / 18:00 light
Smell of food immediately noticeable
Doorway frames figures and gestures
Voices are partially muffled from interior
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