Thelma is excited after leaving the convenience store; she jumps into the car, yelling at Louise to leave. She turns to Louise and shouts, “It was like I was born to do this.” » Louise smiled and said: “Do you think you have found your calling? Thelma continues to smile as they travel about an hour down the road, “I just think I have a talent for this kind of shit.” Thelma finds herself and expresses both her feelings and her voice when she tells Louise, “Something has crossed over in me. I just can't go back. I feel awake, wide awake. I had never felt like this before, like I had something to look forward to. It is freedom from male oppression. This is Thelma's beginning as a free and independent woman and not as a little girl. Has Thelma gone crazy? I have no doubt that Thelma is completely sane and competent throughout the film. She robs the store for practical reasons. This met two objectives. She felt guilty for being the reason Louie's savings were stolen. She had to make it up to Louise. Not only do her feelings of guilt show that she is human; this shows that she is normal and mentally stable. She wants to right her wrongs. People who are crazy, have no idea what they did, will never admit they were wrong and move on..