As defined by Carol Clover the final girl of horror films of the slasher genre will also set herself apart from the crowd. The final girl will be level-headed and fully understand the situation at hand. Often times the final girl is the only one who will sense the danger in of the situation, much like the viewers of the film. The final girl will also likely try to be the protector of others in the film, ultimately becoming the film’s hero. The final girl also has a strong will to survive, traditionally a male role. It is this will to survive that will transition into the final face-off and will turn the girl into a woman. The final girl will often have a strong desire not to be involved in sexual activity, which by Clover’s description …show more content…
Laurie right away displays some differences from her friend group. Laurie is more interested in school than the other girls. It is slowly brought to our attention that among her friends, Lynda and Annie, Laurie shows that she is far less interested in boys and sex. Her friends show more interest in sex and drinking, which ultimately draws them away from the children they are babysitting and leads them into Michael Myers grasps. Laurie, on the other hand, shows more concern and interest for the children which leads to saving the lives of her and the children. Laurie also displays that there is a connection between her and Michael Myers, as well. This is displayed by the fact that Micheal Myers is obviously drawn to her, as he stares into the classroom she is in, peers into her house, and the house she is babysitting in. Laurie also notices Michael Myers’s presence before anyone else does. Yet when Laurie tries to call attention to Michael Myer’s presences he disappears. Laurie must face Michael Myer’s in a final face-off, unlike the others she is able to survive this face off, and it is the ultimate difference between her and her friends. Michael Myer’s also survives the face-off, as well, and leaves us uncertain of what has become of
destructive, exotic and a self-determined independent who is cold hearted, immortal and less of a human. The females portrayed in the noir were primarily of two types - either projected as ethical, loyal loving woman or as ‘femme fatales’ who were duplicitous, deceptive, manipulative and desperate yet gorgeous women. In
At the beginning of the novel, Melinda is given an art project to work on for the rest of the school year. To her destiny, she picks a piece of paper that read “tree”. “Tree? It’s too easy. I learned how to draw a tree in second grade” (12), Melinda explains. This shows how Laurie
In the novel Missing Sarah by Maggie deVries she writes and illustrates a sad tribute to the memory of her sister, Sarah. The author Maggie deVries makes a clear connection between Sarah's adoption by her family and Sarah's incredibly sad life. Adoption of children from another background, heritage and race into white families sometimes doesn't go well, despite the best efforts of the family. Sarah deVries was one of at least 21 women who could only be identified by DNA found on a pig farm in Port Coquitlam, BC. The women were all sex workers or prostitutes who were killed, and the cause of their vanishing was not investigated promptly possibly because they were engaged in selling sex to survive. Even the choice of whether to refer to these women as 'prostitutes' or 'sex
The Wrights home was a poor, lonely type of home. The trees that surround the house grew in a sad state. The road that led up to the farm was an unoccupied path. Minnie Wright is the woman who lives on these lonely grounds. She is friendless and mostly keeps to herself. There is no one for her to talk to, her husband died recently, thus, she lives out her life as an outcast. In hindsight, Mrs. Hale, a woman who knows Mrs. Wright, explains to her friend, “'But I tell you what I do wish, Mrs. Peters I wish I had come over sometimes when she was here I wish– I had.’ I [too] wish I had come over to see Minnie sometimes.’” Since no one takes the time out of their busy schedules to visit Mrs. Wright, Minnie feels unwanted.
This is where the role of the monster comes in, it wants a female for
She begins to cry fearing that her father will not trust her anymore. However, when the father does not become angry, but blames her action on the fact that “She’s only a girl” (Munro 147), the young girl seems to accept his explanation. She said, “I didn’t protest that, even in my heart. “May be it was true” (Munro 147). At that point, it is possible to understand that the girl who once viewed her mother as being silly and dumb for talking about boys and dances was becoming that girl. She was accepting a gender role in society for herself that was based on going to dances and being with boys as opposed to feeding wolves and working on the farm (Rasporich 114).
Donna’s father is angry when he finds out and automatically assumes it means she’s going to have sex with many men. This example is representative of the double standard held between men and women. It wouldn’t be an issue if one of the boys had multiple partners or used birth control, but as soon as one of the females does, it is frowned upon. When Jackie hears that Donna is on the pill, she exclaims “you’re going to be so popular,” which implies women can only be well-liked if they please men. Then, Eric’s parents give him “the talk” and while Kitty mentions that foreplay is important, Red disagrees. This implies a woman’s pleasure is not important, as long as men are taken care of. While Laurie is home, Eric finds out that she is failing classes, perpetuating the “dumb blonde”
A girl runs frantically through the woods trying to escape an axe wielding villain. The defenseless victim suddenly trips and collapses to the ground. The villain laughs wickedly as he lifts the axe above his head. The girl releases a final scream as the weapon quickly ends her life, causing the audience to go silent as they watch the villain drag away the lifeless body. Death, blood, guts, suspense, screaming, and terror are all just a few things to expect when watching a modern day horror film. What is horror? Horror can be defined as an intense feeling of fear, shock, or disgust. (Wilson) The description of horror is not very pleasant, but for some reason horror films are extremely popular. Why is this so? People are addicted to the synthetic feeling of being terrified.
The Without Chloe Series was photographed and designed by a mother who cut out all objects that belonged or had anything to do with her daughter to see how life would look without her. The artist, Courtney Kessels, her life revolves around her daughter Chloe. All of her artworks and photographs are based off her daughter, but what if she never had Chloe and just made all her belongings disappear? The series, Without Chloe, are photographs of the inside of their house and Kessel cut out certain objects that had belonged to Chloe or had anything to do with her. The series of pictures really makes one think about if you did not have that certain someone in your life, how your life would look like and what would not be in your life anymore because
Too many horror films provide scares and screams throughout their respective cinemas. Not many viewers follow what kind of model the films follow to appease their viewers. However, after reading film theorist Carol Clover’s novel, watching one of the films she associates in the novel “Halloween”, and also watching the movie “Nightmare on Elm Street” I say almost every “slasher” or horror film follows a model similar to Clover’s. The model is a female is featured as a primary character and that females tend to always overcome a situation at some point throughout the film.
n ‘The Adventures of the Cardboard Box’, there are many characters, of varying complexity and influence to the story. The Main Characters, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, are two of the most iconic characters from the western world. Iconic because of how well written and fascinating they are. Besides a choice few, most of the characters they encounter through their adventures of inquiry aren’t as riveting, but they play their roles perfectly in the drama the companions must unfold. Such is the case with “The Adventure of the Cardboard Box’ character, Sarah Cushing.
In Mansfield Park, Jane Austen presents her readers with a dilemma: Fanny Price is the heroine of the story, but lacks the qualities Jane Austen usually presents in her protagonists, while Mary Crawford, the antihero, has these qualities. Mary is active, effective, and witty, much like Austen’s heroines Emma Woodhouse and Elizabeth Bennet. Contrasting this is Fanny, who is timid, complacent, and dull. Austen gives Mary passages of quick, sharp, even occasionally shocking, dialogue, while Fanny often does not speak for pages at a time. When she does, her speeches are typically banal and forgettable. In Mansfield Park, Austen largely rests Fanny’s standing as protagonist on the fact that Fanny adheres to the moral standards of Austen’s era. Mary Crawford makes a more satisfying and appealing heroine but due to her modern-era sensibility and uncertain moral fiber, she cannot fulfill this role.
The demand for strong female characters in action films grew to a new high when Angelina Jolie starred in ‘Tomb Raider’ in 2001 and then in the sequel, ‘Tomb Raider II: The Cradle of Life’ in 2003 as Lara Croft. Her strong female character was not only masculine, but was also portrayed as a sex object. Most often, strong women in these types of films tend to fight without even gaining a mark. At the end of each fight, her hair and makeup would always be perfect. The female characters in these action films, whether their role was as the lead character or a supporting character, had similar aspects.... ...
If it is a female heroine then she will be really attractive, big breasted, and quite feminine. The evil villain is normally ugly, and greedy. The hero and villain have gunfights and chases (featuring a variety of vehicles). One of the females is a seductress, who works for the villain, she has to be attractive. The other female plays the heroes love interest; she also needs to be attractive.
...on how they have overcome this demeaning concept, it is still present in many of the films created today. Laura Mulvey, a feminist of the Second Wave, observed the evolution of female representations in films. She concludes that films still display dominant ideologies that prevent social equality between men and women. Mulvey came up with three common themes that mainstream films continuously promote within their films. These three common themes reinforce that women are always going to be seen as nothing more but objects. They do not serve any symbolic purposes except to help advance the story by motivating the objectives of the male characters. As evident, Happy Endings is one particular film that embodies all of these traits and as a result, the female characters are perceived as sexual objects in both the perspectives of the male character(s) and the spectators.