Elizabeth is so young and her childishness so emphasised, seeing her used and killed hurts only more. In many ways Elizabeth Harvest can be read as an exhibition of society's obsession with woman's eternal youth, desirability and sexual availability, and how they are tossed aside when they are no longer useful. A woman with agency, with control over her life, must be crushed.
Elizabeth is so young and her childishness so emphasised, seeing her used and killed hurts only more. In many ways Elizabeth Harvest can be read as an exhibition of society's obsession with woman's eternal youth, desirability and sexual availability, and how they are tossed aside when they are no longer useful. A woman with agency, with control over her life, must be crushed.
