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Mimi puts up with it, and we are not sure if she is indeed a victim or if she embraces his cruelty as another D&S game, with her being in the submissive顺从 — willing to obey role this time. I suspect it is the latter, with Mimi giving Oscar many opportunities to humiliate her both in public and in private. She gains weight, cuts her own hair in an unflattering style, and she purposely allows her beautiful looks to change into those of a woman with a low self-image. When Oscar verbally puts her down, Mimi never looks overly hurt but rather she seems to soak it in, absorbing the emotional pain, perhaps for sexual reasons, or perhaps to fuel her ultimate fantasy, the turning of the tables.

The turning of the tables occurs when Oscar is injured. Prior to his accident, he finally rids himself of Mimi after he persuades her to have an abortion. Whilst recovering from the ordeal, Oscar visits her and promises her a holiday somewhere exotic. We next see them together on the plane and just before it takes off, Oscar fakes illness and abandons the flight with her on board. Oscar doesn’t see her again for two years.