Roles for Women Actors

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 Strauss' Theory

Binary opposition drives a narrative forwards.


Stereotypical characters of women in movies:

  • Beautiful
  • dumb/blond
  • skinny
  • white
  • young
  • abject- doesn't conformed to certain things.

A patriarchal narrative- a society run by men
  • Laura Mulvey- male gazes



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