Iggy- Blond rebel, Ruth- Brown hair, best friend to Iggy, Evelyn- Married woman who befriends Mrs. Threadgoode, Ed-Evelyn’s husband, Mrs. Threadgoode- Older woman in the hospital. describe one of the main characters in the film. Apply a concept from Adler’s theory of personality to Iggy. Apply a concept from Horney’s theory of personality to one of the female actors in the film. Why do you think Ruth stayed with her husband even though he physically and sexually abused her? Why do you think Evelyn had a problem œexploring her womanhood with a mirror? What do you think she was afraid of? Horney came to see the central feature of neurosis as alienation from the real self because of oppressive forces in the environment. What were those forces in this film and how did Iggy and Ruth reclaim their real selves?