The mother, stripped of her maternal identity post-divorce, is unable to sit in the chair marked with her daughter’s name or ascend the stage to celebrate her child’s award, a situation ironically contrasted with the stepmother’s attitude. In the last scene, when the mother drives to see her daughter, intent to escape the intangible cage with her daughter, she only witnesses the stepmother coercing the child to discard her award.

母亲在离婚后被剥夺了抚养权，在颁奖仪式上无法坐在女儿的椅子上，也无法登台庆祝女儿获奖，这种情况与继母的态度形成了讽刺对比。在最后一幕中，当母亲开车去看女儿，打算和女儿一起逃离无形的牢笼时，却只看到继母胁迫女儿丢掉奖状。