With people tormenting her about her cousins who were teen moms, or her father who made a fool of his drunken self in public, the poor girl felt like nothing more than dirt, and she wanted to be thought of as flawless and beautiful. Edith dreamed of being a celebrity, she wished to be a perfect girl, and to live in a perfect world "in which only married women had babies, and in which men and women stayed married forever." The shacks in which Eddie grew up were less than desirable, and supposedly thought of as contemptible, by people of a higher social class. When Edith moved to the boarding house, with set meal times, she was quite ashamed to think of how people living in the shacks didn't have meal times, they simply found any food they could and ate by themselves when they were hungry. The potato-chip plant that Eddie worked at
Robin Flores Professor Anderson English 103 25 October 2012 One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest One is to say, woman are portrayed inferior to men because they were never given a position of power, men see themselves superior than women, and are consider as sexual objects. The movie, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” shows the audience that women should stay in a patriarchy system. The female character Miss Ratchet, abused her power as a leader by being over dramatic on her job. The main character, McMurphy never agreed with Miss Ratchet on anything because he feels superior. Two other females that had nicknames are known as a sexual need in the film because McMurphy invited them over to seduce the guard and Billy.
The beginning of Clueless shows Cher as a rich, spoilt, overindulged and superficial teenage girl. Josh being the parallel of Mr Knightly acts as a voice of reason when he accuses Cher for being self “if I ever saw you do anything that wasn’t 90% selfish, I’d die of shock!” Cher only starts to realise her own faults when she fails her driving test which acts as a metaphor for the lack of control she has over her life. This incident acts as a catalyst towards Cher’s journey to self actualisation. The song ‘All by myself’ is used as non-diegetic sound as Cher symbolically experiences her downfall as she is seen walking downs steps. Cher’s voice over then tells the audience “everything I think and everything I do is wrong, it all boils down to one inevitable conclusion, I’m totally clueless.” This growing recognition forces Cher to see her world is superficial and based on false perceptions.
Meanwhile in Webster’s The White Devil, there are plenty of flawed characters, as is often a typical convention of a revenge tragedy. Alisoun is by no means a perfect character, and she never claims to be, openly stating how she misled and lied to her husbands in order to achieve “maistrie” over them and ultimately, their possessions. “which shal be both my dettour and my thral” Alisoun’s mistreatment of her husbands is not born from any malicious intent, but rather from her desire for power over men, her most obvious flaw. One critic notes that Alisoun “is not bad (…) she is devoid of illusions about romantic love.” This suggests that Alisoun’s desire for ‘sovereignty’ over her husbands is, in her mind, a practical attitude as true love is nothing but an illusion and marriage is more of a business transaction, another one of the Wife’s flaws, though this is lessened by the time she meets Jankin. However Alisoun’s flaw does not make her any less likeable to readers and audiences, it is in fact this flaw that makes her relatable to audiences, and the comedic elements interweaved make her far more likeable.
Fatty and skinny!! Want your clothes?” The boys referred to Cassie by her name because she was wearing spaghetti string singlet with her cleavage dangerously hanging out. They ran out of the water naked and the first thing they noticed was not the author’s body fat but the anorexic like Amber. The author wears a “pretty girl’s suck shirt”. This obviously showing that the author isn’t a pretty girl.
The main protagonist is a woman, which is unheard of in typical Reaganite cinema. The woman would usually be allocated a demeaning role where she would be a sex object or would require rescuing at some point. Reaganite Cinema depicts white, muscle bound, masculine men fighting a personal battle. Although it could be argued Patrick Swayze fits this description, his character is not the main protagonist of the film and his profession as a dancer emasculates him. He is also seen as a sexual object by some of the woman at Catskills and Baby eventually rescues him.
Later on we see the horrendous outcome of her struggles. Glinda, the beautiful, ditzy dumb blonde, popular, and ambitious girl, who manages to ignore the most important things occurring around her to maintain her perfect life. It’s not till the end that she truly began to show some wisdom. These unlikely friends and college roommates, who struggle with opposing personalities and point of view, enmity over the same love, to the corrupt government of the wizard, and ultimately, Elphaba’s fall from kindness. Another strong theme is the conflict between good and evil.
Only in the ³Pashtun regionsin the south or in the east near the Pakistani border [were women] rarely seen on the streets andonly then in burqa and accompanied by men´ (121). Mariam grows up in the eastern city of Herat, and although women there are relatively autonomous, Mariam is deprived of enjoying thatequality because of the imposition of Nana¶s cynical beliefs concerning men and society, suchas, ³A man¶s accusing finger always finds a woman´ (7), or ³they¶ll laugh at you in school. Theywill. They¶ll call you
Shianna Franklin Professor Kwist English 1102 10 April 2012 Proposal/Abstract * It’s All Over Now, Pied Piper * Connie’s obsession with vanity and lack of moral upbringing places Connie in grave danger when she attracts the attention of Arnold Friend. * Connie is infatuated with her beautiful flawless looks. Many girls want to be glamorous and noticed, but in Connie’s world she thinks that her beauty is all that she has. With Connie in her on world as a young teenage girl she eventually uses her looks and attracts what is unrevealed after extensive amounts of research a sexual predator and murder. Connie being the young adolescent juvenile that she is and not listening to her friends and family about what she is portraying herself.
Sex before marriage in contemporary society is common amongst most social classes and is a prevalent issue in the film. Tai’s derogatory comment to Cher “Why am I even listening to you- you’re a virgin who can’t drive” contrasts with the values of Emma’s day. Tai’s criticism of Cher reflects what she considers to be important for a girl, today- her sexuality. Like Emma, Cher rejects her social expectations and admits to remaining a virgin despite friends who “say it like its bad thing.” To adapt to the modern and updated audience, Cher personifies a common cultural stereotype whereby Heckerling sets up a paradox around Cher’s position as a sexual being who remains a virgin despite her image. By exaggerating a materialistic and sexual blonde in mini skirts and designer clothing who ironically proclaims her virginity, “I’m just not interested in doing it until I find the right person,” Heckerling challenges modern