Willa
is a 15-year-old smart and innocent sophomore who likes Cully, who can be
labeled as the polar opposite of Willa. Cully decides to throw a party n the
middle of a school day with alcohol and drugs in which he convinces Willa to
attend. Willa is the only girl at this party and is not a drinker, however she
gets drunk to impress Cully. At one
point during the party, Willa lays down because she is so tired and drunk. At this point, Cully and a few others take advantage
of her and gang rape her while she is heavily intoxicated and unaware of her
surroundings. The only person besides
Cully and his friends who were aware of Willa being upstairs with Cully was
Dex. Dex likes Willa and is a good guy
but struggles with doing the right thing.
This struggle includes Dex leaving the party, but more importantly,
leaving Willa when he hears that she is upstairs. Though Dex admits he doesn’t know Willa all
that well, the right thing would be to check on her because he did have the knowledge
that she was extremely intoxicated after speaking to Snow. Additionally, even though he believes he didn’t
know Willa at that well, he thought to himself that she wouldn’t just offer
herself up to anyone. Jealousy could
have been a reason for Dexs’ leaving of the house. He might have been so angry or disgusted with
the thought of Willa to willingly wants to have sex with Cully that the only
thing he wanted to do was leave. However,
even though Dex did not do the right thing by leaving, he could not have known If
Willa was willing or not to have sex with Cully because she liked him. Willas mother is another person who did not
do the right thing. Willas mother told
the doctor she did not want whatever happened to get out. In other words, Wiillas mother is okay with
having her daughter suffer and be traumatized with this experience without trying
to fight for any justice against Cully and the other boys. In situations like this, it is hard for the victim
to be brave and fight for herself, which is why both Dex and her mother are two
people who should have done the right thing and should have tried to take a
stand for Willa.
The following music video "Tip it Happens o You" was composed by Lady Gaga in 2015. This song was written for the Hunting Ground, a documentary that deals with rape. This song sends a message about being strong and speaking out against sexual assaults.
