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Who Is Sally Ashby

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The film Coming Home, directed Hal Ashby, was released on February 15, 1978. The film starts off in California of 1968, the story follows a well reserved, intelligent military wife Sally Hyde. Sally is married to a United States Marine Captain, Bob Hyde. In the beginning of the film, she is very kept to herself and does not seem to explore many of the things that she can do. It seems that when she is with her husband she doesn't feel like she should venture out and explore. Bob ends up being deployed the Vietnam, and for the first time, Sally is all alone. She does not have any important roles or jobs to handle, so she essentially breaks out of her shell and goes on to explore what the world has to offer. One of the first things she did after her husband was deployed …show more content…

Luke was in the hospital because he was paralyzed during the war, causing him to become bitter and filled with rage (he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder). Throughout the movie, he eventually is able to become mobile by using his wheelchair, and Luke and Sally start to develop a relationship. Although Luke’s ideas about the war, differ from Sally husband she doesn’t seem to mind. As time goes on Luke’s anger and despair from the war start to disperse. Luke matures from his old notions begins to focus all of his attention towards Sally and the war rather than himself. Overall Luke’s attitude towards life is transformed by Sally. Sally’s life is altered too and she begins to have a different viewpoint on the world, which transcends their love for each other. They eventually engaged in sexual activity, and this is the first time we see Sally being unloyal to her husband. Although they develop a platonic relationship Sally agrees that their relationship will be terminated when Captain Hyde

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