Individuality - 10 Things I Hate About You 10 Things I Hate About You is a modernized version of Shakespeares The Taming of the Shrew, the movie tells the tale of two sisters and their journey through love. The movie is aimed towards a teenage audience and is based around highschool and whatever that may bring. Individualism is one of the main themes in this movie. The main character Kat shows us her thoughts and opinions on individuality and what it means to her. Kat is a very strong, independant and opinionated person who never lets her opinions go to waste, whether they are aimed at her teachers or her fellow peers.
In the movie Juno, teenage pregnancy is the main focus. Juno is not the boldly promiscuous sex-a-holic teenager that is typically portrayed on shows like Ricki Lake and Maury. Instead, Juno is a normal girl who feels slightly out of place in high school and finds the whole situation of adolescence a bit meaningless. She is wise enough to know she does not have the maturity to become a mother or to make some of the decisions she now must make, but immature enough to tell the struggling adoptive mother that she is “lucky to not be pregnant.” In the movie, Juno has to deal with the judgmental stares of adults and friends at school, insults by an ultrasound technician, and of course the painful decision to keep the baby and give it up for adoption rather than have an abortion. Although this movie does have its funny moments and is in some ways an excellent interpretation of teenage pregnancy, the fact that many of the more serious emotional and physical side effects are left out cannot be ignored.
Shirley Temple in the Bluest Eyes by Toni Morrison represents the American ideal girl and a representation of the stigma related to not being white in a society. In one way or another all of the characters in the Bluest Eyes are obsessed with beauty and defining what beauty is to them. The blue eyes closely tie to Shirley temple and baby dolls and their representation of a hierarchy of race. “Along with the idea of romantic love, she was introduced to another—physical beauty. Probably the most destructive ideas in the history of human thought.
I Hate Everything Starting With Me By Joan Rivers This book is the most recent of the many comedic books Joan Rivers’ has authored. The main theme of this book is everything Joan Rivers hates. Anything from ugly kids to bumper stickers to country music stars, you’ll most likely find it in this book. It’s sounds a little harsh, but Rivers can make anything very funny. This book also includes some of her loves, but they are rare to find.
In the movie Alison dresses in a gothic fashion and her hair is always wild and messy. This shows she doesn’t care about her personal appearance and that she is not very sociable. At the end of the movie Claire gives Alison a makeover this causes her to feel more confident and she is noticed by Andrew, the athletic jock. Rebellion can be seen in ‘The Breakfast Club’ it also can be seen in ‘Big Sister’ through the use of descriptive language. In the short story ‘Big Sister’
The film, 10 Things I Hate About You is a story which has been loosely based on the play by William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew. Although the two have many more differences than similarities the film can be compared to the original story line as both versions share similar details. Many changes have taken place in the role of women and the nature of marriage since the 1590s till today. Societies' perceptions and expectations of women differ greatly from the Renaissance period to the twenty-first century. Despite all these changes, the free- thinking, independent woman has proved to be a durable stereotype.
In a small town in Ohio, beauty is only captured in white woman or in the deep blue of ones eye. The main character, Pecola, a young African American thriving to find beauty in her, does not have blue eyes. As the novel unfolds, the reader is lead to find Pecola as an ugly child. Pecola deals with the secret life of her family’s insecurities. Cholly, her father, is a raging alcoholic, who enjoys sex too much.
It is bad that Barbie, a 6 foot tall, 100 pound, size 0, infertile doll is possibly believed to be realistic and perfect (Bennett, Saren). She is one of many reasons young girls eventually develop a low self-esteem and an inaccurate idea of body image. Due to Barbie, young girls have also developed eating disorders, and the lust for unnecessary, unrealistic material objects. Girls should not be pressured about the way they look, act, and dress (Bennett, Saren). By definition, Barbie is a trademark doll representing a slim, shapely young woman, especially one with blond hair, blue eyes, and fair skin (Barbie).
Ashley was so confused that the only thing she could think of to say was yes, when she should have said no! Ashley became their friend but she never got why they wanted to be her friend. The mean girls were totally the antithesis of her; they were really preppy and wore expensive name brand clothing, and Ashley was not preppy and did not have much money. Everyday Ashley wished she could just ascend to a higher stage in her life but she couldn’t. Both of Ashley’s parents were normally austere.
Maggie has brown skin, dark eyes and straight black hair that won’t curl, deeply contrasting with her cousin, Lucy Dean, a blond pale skinned stereotypical representation of femininity in the 19th century. The difference between them was described as “… a rough, dark, overgrown puppy and a white kitten” (69). Maggie is also spontaneous, and her impulsive nature is illustrated when she shockingly cuts her own hair following a comment made by her father that she should have her hair cut short. She is immediately sorry for her actions after her brother, Tom, makes fun of her. Maggie spends her life idolizing Tom and craving his love and approval.