Examples Of Feminism In Thelma And Louise

Throughout history, women haven’t always been able to vote, work (other in the kitchen or at home), instead women were always limited as to what they could pursue. They were looked down upon and treated with a lack of respect and were held to a much lower standard, till this day, women remain in the lower field in the pay; 77 cents to the dollar. Ridley Scott is able to direct this film and turn it into a stand for feminism. First question asks 1. What is the theme/meaning of the novel/film of which you are analyzing? In the film, Thelma and Louise; an American 1991 film. Two women journey on an adventure that galvanized them to take action. Thelma, one of the main characters whom in the beginning of the film

Free from work, free from man, free from responsibility, concerns and liability’s. In fact, they just wanted to be free from their lives and escape to be able to experience something new and different. In the first scene with Thelma, she asks for permission to her husband, Darryl, to go on the trip but frightened from his response, she couldn’t make herself do it. Darryl’s response towards Thelma consisted of “WHATS, WHOS and WHYS” bringing her to casually change the topic and ask something else. Her married life became a life of prison, with Darryl as her warden. Freedom throughout the movie is brought in various of ways, free from guilt, free from her marriage and in the end the motivation of freedom overpowers common sense that leads them to cut their lives short. Furthermore, the subject “Women vs. Men” is perhaps one of the distinguishing features in the movie. It caused controversy when the movie was release and earned the title of being “feminist.” Throughout the movie, since Thelma and Louise fight several men, this idea is furtherly developed and made obvious in the film. Harlon, Darryl and JD, only few of whom were brought upon the film were based of the men a woman will eventually encounter in their lives. Not only does this answer qualify for question number one, but as well as question 8. It asks 8. In what ways are the character(S) emblematic of the situations faced by

What assumptions are being made about the human condition? In the early 90s, rape was viewed as the woman’s issue and so the men did not take any responsibility. It was generally accepted when a woman pursed for any amount of justice, if any. Furthermore, the audience later finds out that, Louise had been raped in Texas prior to Thelma’s encounter and hadn’t told a soul. Not only was there a social stigma associated with rape but was instead dismissed as a formality in a greater sense of criminal acts. Evidently the 2 girls are now being held accountable for the death of the guy and are now wanted in order to get “justice” threw these and similar messages displayed in the films narrative, the audience gets a clear understanding and sense of how rape was being dealt with or disregarded during the time period. They can also get a clearer understanding of the greater argument that is being pressed by the filmmakers. The attitude toward somebody’s sex lets you question your society and the progress that it has made towards the issue in which the movie Thelma and Louise took place. In order to evaluate the time period and the current situation based on rape in our society is essential to understand the flaws that are presented in the approach of rape in the historical content. The idea of rape was never frowned down upon due to the fact that it simply couldn’t be compared to murder. Question 5 leads with, 5. What is the