'Causeway' Explores Toxic Masculinity Through Its Protagonists
The message to take away from 'Causeway' is that toxic masculinity can manifest in anyone, no matter what their gender identity is.

Darlene has knocked on hundreds of doors, all over the UK. With two addresses left on a paper, she still has hope to find her birth mother Jean, of whom she only has a name. When arriving in Edinburgh, she bonds with Singer-Songwriter William, who can't seem to play a particular song he wrote for his recently deceased mother. As the story unfolds we get to understand that Darlene‘s need to find her mother becomes reflective of William's attempt to come to terms with his grief.
The message to take away from 'Causeway' is that toxic masculinity can manifest in anyone, no matter what their gender identity is.
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