M for Melodrama

"Melodrama is traditionally defined as a dramatic storyline of villainy, victimization, and retribution, in which characters’ emotional states are hyperbolized and externalized through grandiose facial expression, vivid bodily gestures, and stirring musical accompaniment; music is the “melos” of melodrama"

"for at the heart of melodrama is the principle that by virtue of suffering, one becomes good. It grounds this notion in a condition of moral purity that existed prior to victimization and is held out like a carrot throughout the plotline, promised back to the sufferer if her/his virtue can be reestablished through an act of heroic restitution that demonstrates moral might"

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

While there was clearly a switch in Emmi's behavior and "re-Germanification," was it her family and friend's non-acceptance that was the crux of the problem or Emmi's deep-rooted fear of being with Ali in general that caused her to push him away? Also, why is only his name in the title...is there a reason why he might be more of a main character than her?

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul