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Josie Andrews 412 Midterm ProjectsMain MenuIntroductionThe Ideological Function of Stars: Contradictions and Promises of Individualism.Prompt AnalysisLittle Women (George Cukor 1933)Tomboyism: Negotiating and Celebrating a Strong, Sprited Woman in the Great DepressionSylvia Scarlett (George Cukor, 1936)"Woman of the Year" (George Stevens, 1942)ConclusionBibliographyCATCH ME IF YOU CANThe Contradictions and Promises of Individualism in the Films of Katharine Hepburn 1933-1942Josephine Andrews3a113b8327c230bc7c10dd21f21428c4f7bcd00c
Laurie's Proposal
12018-03-09T10:06:49-08:00Josephine Andrews3a113b8327c230bc7c10dd21f21428c4f7bcd00c286375Laurie's Proposalplain2018-03-10T14:48:42-08:00Josephine Andrews3a113b8327c230bc7c10dd21f21428c4f7bcd00cReversed gender roles are evident here. The male leads in the thirties, like Laurie, are often polite, refined and almost effeminate gentleman. Laurie is shown as polite, fair-haired and gentle. He prefers being at the March's in the center of all their womanhood, perhaps because he has not mother figure at home. At the same time, Laurie (and the other males in the film) are confident in their masculinity and their belief in heterosexual patriarchal love and family.