When I first watched Sharp Objects I finished the mini-series within two short days. While watching the show the overall mystery surrounding the death of two girls wasn’t what drew me in. It was the character interactions. It was impressive watching the actors say so much about who they are and how they view the world with such little dialogue and subtle action. And there is a lot this show has to say about small-town life, the patriarchal standards that exist for both women and men and generational trauma. The show brings an interesting and unique perspective on how the subjugation of women is upheld and enforced by not only men but other women as well. It is common for media that highlights the persecution of women to focus solely on how men take part in this systematic oppression. This is a reasonable focus as men benefit the most and are the most visible perpetrators of this societal structure. Men uphold the patriarchy often through physical violence, sexual assault, sexual