Another social problem that occurs in American Beauty is the marijuana usage. Lester and his wife attend a party one night, and Lester goes outside and sees a boy smoking the marijuana. He tries it, and eventually comes addicted to it. This leads to him not caring about anything but himself, and he eventually quits his high paying job, and goes to work at a fast food restaurant. The boy, who sells him the marijuana, turns out to be Jane�s boyfriend in the movie, but this relationship is later sparked which is ironic. Anomie takes place in this film a lot. That is the state of normlessness in which norms and values are weak or unclear. I personally think that this is caused from the use of the marijuana, because it blocks out all clear