“That is the darkest of angels. The fifth Rider of the Apocalypse.”
— The History Man
In any group setting, typical behaviour is that there is bound to be corruption. Entities with their own selfish motivations.
"Please. I'm a mother, too."
Praetorian Jack was a symbol.
Opposing poles are required to find a sweet spot. Otherwise the whole thing topples over. Rancour ensues.
Do not throw the baby out with the bath water.
Sic 'em
A common trope is giving the red carpet treatment to someone who is not receptive or reciprocal then feeling hurt.
The tendency is to close off oneself. In an attempt to compensate in the opposite direction. Punishing the ones that come after.
There is strength is staying open.
Spoilers. (click to expand)
The woman who claimed to be a mother betrayed Furiosa and her mother after they spared her life. The blood from the wounds inflicted on Mary’s back while escaping led to them being tracked by Dementus.
Furiosa was taken as a possession by Dementus after being forced to watch her mother get tortured to death by Octoboss.
Octoboss
Dementus sold Furiosa to Immortan Joe.
The organic mechanic was preparing blood pudding with young Furiosas blood for Dementus.
Rictus wanted to rape young Furiosa.
The history man encouraged Furiosa to appease Dementus and remain in bondage like him.
Furiosa disguised herself as a boy to survive.
“You’ve got good vision. You read the play and you keep your head. You may be raw but you have about you a purposeful savagery. You give me time, I’ll teach you everything you need to know about road war. If you survive everything we take on together, you’ll have all the skills you’ll need to get wherever you want to go. No questions asked.”
— Prae Jack