Helen Morgendorffer: Difference between revisions

 

==Background==

Helen Barksdale's early years were spent in the shadow of her older sister, [[Rita Barksdale|Rita]], whom her mother spoiled rotten with attention and money. Helen grew up extremely resentful of being ignored but at the same time determined to be the best at everything she did, probably in hopes of one day winning the approval of her parents. She ended up her and her sisters.

 

 

==Personality==

 

Helen Morgendorffer is a classic Type A personality, driven to be the best and succeed no matter what. This results in her often neglecting her husband and children, which she does regret somewhat on a regular basis. Despite her strong drive for corporate life, Helen is equally driven to fulfill her roles as mother and wife to her family, though this task seems far from easy. Helen throughout the duration of the television series tries to show care and love for her family, though her work continually interrupts or overshadows such efforts. Nonetheless she continues to make these attempts without slackening, and occasionally is successful.

==Relationship with Daria==

 

 

Helen's obsession to be the best described with her relationships with her children and in particular, her relationship with her oldest daughter [[Daria Morgendorffer|Daria]]. Helen is constantly pushing her daughter to be more involved with school activities, to be more of a conformist, and to make friends (or "network") with the more popular students at [[Lawndale High]]. Often Daria finds herself pressured or bribed with money to go along with her mother's demands. In "[[Is It Fall Yet?]]", Helen revealed the reason she does this: she believes Daria is hiding behind an antisocial mask and refuses to let her daughter ''become'' that mask.