Feminism In Rear Window

In the story of The Chaser by John Collier you might be able to analyze the story with a feminist analysis, which mean with the eyes of a female. Using my eyes and knowledge of feminist, women want to be created equally no more, no less, but sometimes men don’t understand this knowledge of the feminist culture. Although many may like the story of The Chaser, many may not like it due to their perspective on their initial perspective. The Chaser is basically about a man trying to find something to make a women fall in love with him, now if you can’t see that making a women fall in love with a man is wrong then stop reading now, but if you agree with this perspective carry on.

Jefferies claims that Lisa is “just not the right girl for [him]” because she is too committed to high society and materialistic for him. Jefferies barely acknowledges her and focuses most of his attention on watching the neighbors' apartments specifically the Thorwalds. She is unable to divert his attention from the window even with the most forward flirtations. It is not until she puts herself on the other side and into the movie that he becomes interested in her. Lisa finally becomes the subject of his gaze and only then does Jeffries show any sexual attraction towards her. Near the end of the movie when Lisa breaks into Thorwald's apartment, Jeffries does not see the same Lisa he saw when she stood by him and sat in his lap. This dangerous act of bravery and courage proves to Jefferies that she is capable of more than he previously thought. By exposing her willingness to take risks he sees that there is more to her than high society and fashion. He now looks upon a guilty intruder exposed by a dangerous man threatening her with punishment Mulvey 207 . He is aroused by this new spontaneous side of her. From this scene we see that Lisa Freemont cannot become a part of the movie until she becomes a character in the movie within the movie. This creates a new perception of Lisa

Gender roles have been, and unfortunately still are, evident in our everyday lives for quite sometime. Women are often portrayed as sexual objects, or delicate individuals; a body with no brain or strength. These traits are easily found within many novels and movies- old and new. In Alfred Hitchcock’s films, Rear Window and Strangers on a Train, Hitchcock begins his films representing women with the same characteristics as stated above. They are very stylish, attractive and presented as second-class individuals to males. But after examining these two films, Hitchcock does something that many directors in his time would not have dared to do. By making the women the heroine and arguably the protagonist of the storyline, Hitchcock proves to

She says multiple times that she can ‘Smell trouble’ in the apartment as she notices Jeff voristic habits. From a shot prospective, author John Belton points out an interesting fact about Stella visual role to show she know more about what is about to happen, “...narrative perspectives, such as those of Stella, Lisa, and Doyle, which initially differ from Jeff's in their refusal to believe him, ultimately give way to his perceptions, in large part because these characters are forced to share his spatial position, to see events from the single perspective which is his own. For Jeff, trapped at a fixed station point, there is only one possible way of interpreting what he has heard and seen; his stubborn and herence to his reading of events is partially understood in terms of his immobilization in space, which prohibits him, unlike the other characters, from gaining other

Several film theorists have used a variety of tactics and view points to analyze feature films since their inception. One of the most prominent theorists of those that analyze films from a feminist perspective is Laura Mulvey. Mulvey is famous for her essay “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema,” which presents an array of theories involving the treatment of women in films. Arguably the most notable idea presented in Mulvey’s work is the existence of the “male gaze” in films. This essay will examine Mulvey’s theory of the male gaze in relation to Alfred Hitchcock’s film, Vertigo. Vertigo does not fit the criteria of a film that

When Lisa tells Jeffries about her wanting him to photograph fashion he shoots that idea down without a second thought. Lisa’s beliefs change because when she comes to Jeffries house for the weekend

This essay examines the question, “To what extent was the second wave of feminism (in the 1960’s and 1970’s) successful in achieving equality for women?” The essay is introduced by describing why the second wave of feminism developed and the aims of this second wave of feminist. The essay is broken into two parts. The first part of the essay discusses the impact of women 's rights activist on legislation. It is argued that the second wave feminist were unsuccessful in gaining equality in terms of obtaining equal wages and opportunities for women in the workplace. They however were successful in obtaining equal rights laws and reproductive laws for women. The feminist of the 1960’s and 70’s were victorious in securing for many american women the right to have easy access to contraceptives and abortion. The second part of the essay focuses on the extent that the second wave feminist were successful in changing the mindset of Americans. These feminist wanted the view of women to be one that portrayed women less as only a housewife and more as a women who can lead a life that could involve a career in any field. Success ranged in this area. On one side there was women becoming more independent and free as they embarked the sexual revolution while in other regards such as film and music women still held an inferior role to men. The second wave of feminism achieved great success in attaining equality for women however this success was not as far ranging as these mid 20th century

Feminism: Opposing Viewpoints is a non-fiction novel that addresses the many contradicting beliefs in feminism. It looks at the different viewpoints held by different women on some controversial topics such as the wage gap, the glass ceiling, and Arab feminism. It also addresses the two questions of

The films Vertigo and His Girl Friday, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and Howard Hawks respectively, are good representations of classical cinema. A stigma associated with classical cinema is the film’s portrayal of women. Feminist film theorists believe that the male protagonist play a more prominent role while women are only something to be looked at and acted upon. Both films possess a male and a female protagonist. His Girl Friday casts Cary Grant as a cunning newspaper editor named Walter Burns, as well as Rosalind Russell as former reporter and former wife of Walter, Hildy Johnson. Vertigo stars James Stewart as a former detective named Scottie Ferguson, and Kim Novak as Madeleine Ester, a woman Scottie is hired to investigate. Both films challenge the feminist’s hypothesis with powerful and intelligent women who have some control over men in the film. Yet in both films the male protagonist ultimately has control over the female even though the stigma is tested throughout the entirety of both films.

The entire movie we see Mr. Jefferies making sly remarks to Ms. Lisa because he does not believe she can handle his sort of lifestyle. She is too high maintenance and is not ready to be tied down by marrying her but at this moment she became something much more important to him she stopped being apart of him and became something for him to look at with his lens. He could not resist what this women was risking for him to get the evidence he needed.

I would like to analyse the ways in which their relationship is portrayed and ask from a gendered lens is: Why does Lisa like Jeff? First, we must understand who writes these stories, Alfred Hitchcock born 1899 England is a white male, this description is homogenous with many of the people involved in the production of not only films but in the head positions in too many occupations. His upbringing in the early 20th century can justify the strong correlation between his movies and the social constructs of society during his upbringing.

Hitchcock’s Rear Window (1954) builds a distinct view of the world and how, in the director’s opinion, men and women fit in it. Through dialogue and mise-en-scene, Hitchcock’s always seems to be making a statement about how men and women should be viewed in his films. Rear Window pinpoints some recurring elements about men and women present in multiple Hitchcock films, where men are shown as damaged and needing help, while women are shown as care-givers. Men are always reluctant to take action, until the desire of the women to solve the mystery presses them into confrontation. Men think women are interested in money or status or success, while women are only interested in love. Love and marriage are also a recurring theme within Hitchcock’s works, and it can be explored through various lenses, but in this essay I will explore it through gender roles and voyeurism, specifically in Rear Window.

Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun challenges the 1950's stereotype of America as a nation full of housewives that are content. Mama, Ruth and Beneatha, the main females in the play, represent three generations of black women who never stop dreaming of a better tomorrow. Even though the intentions of these women differ in subject, they all involve the furthering their roles as women, varying from owning a house, to paying for a child's education to attending Medical School. Despite the fact that Robert Nemiroff concluded that one of the central concerns of "A Raisin In The Sun" consists of the wave of feminism that emerged in the U.S. in the wake of World War II, the story truly celebrates how the women held their own during the rough

The idea of women being equal to men has been debated for a very long time. Even when civilizations were just starting, most women were treated very differently from men. When women started fighting against this oppression they were called feminists. Feminism can be separated into three waves. The first wave of feminism was from the mid 1800s to the early 1900s. The second wave was from the 1960s to the 1980s. The third wave of feminism started in the 1990s, but its end is unclear. Some people believe it has ended and the fourth wave of feminism has started, but others believe it continues today. The different waves have been very different in some aspects, but very similar in others. The main differences between the first and third wave of feminism are what they fought for, how they protested, and society’s reaction to their cause.

In Afghanistan, it is widely known that certain sub-cultures allow a man to violate his wife physically and sexually to gain dominance over her. This notion is typically created by the unequal treatment of women in their society. The low social statuses of women in society and the power imbalances between men and women created by this, result in discriminatory practices and physical and sexual abuse against the female population of all ages in Afghanistan. (Povey 268). Despite violence against women being part of their general society, during times of war or political conflict, similar to Afghanistan in the novel, this violence toward women increases. This idea is presented throughout A Thousand Splendid Suns in Rasheed’s relationships with