Stereotypical Gender Roles
Gender roles are norms that are expected from men and women. These norms were mainly established after World War II, late 1940s to mid-1950s, when all the men returned from the war and resumed working and the majority of the women became home care providers, while some started working. Today, although this is a different era, people are fixated on these norms turning them into stereotypes. A stereotype is a fixated idea about a particular person or a thing. An article by Holly Brewer called the “List of Gender Stereotypes” gives the reader an indication of some of the stereotypes that have emerged from the previous eras. After such stereotypes arose, multiple filmmakers adapted this idea into their films. One of the …show more content…
Costume, an area of mise-en-scene manipulation, indicates the conventional image of appearance that is typically expected from men and women. Lisa Fremont, Jeff’s companion, to begin with, is always dressed formally and stylishly; while Jeff, on the other hand, is presented in his neutral colored pajamas throughout the entire movie. This represents the infatuated idea that women must look elegant and graceful at all time, while little to no attention is paid on what the men wear. Also, the fact that she is always viewed dressed appealingly around him portrays what women must do in order to catch their companion’s attention, while the men do not have to worry about their appearance, neither do they have to worry about catching their companion’s attention. Apart from the costumes, figure and staging behavior, another area of mise-en-scene manipulation, shows the way a character’s presentation on-screen supports the idea of the cliché gender roles. Jeff, throughout the movie, is captured in a wheelchair, while Lisa and Stella, Jeff’s nurse, are characterized as his care providers. “Men do not do housework” (Brewer). Again, depicting the idea of fixated gender roles that women are the primary house care providers. Another trait of stereotypical gender roles that …show more content…
Dialogue, a major component of a soundtrack that conveys the story, plays a major role in supporting this claim. “Why, a woman going anywhere but the hospital would always take makeup, perfume, and jewelry...That's basic equipment. And you don't leave it behind in your husband's drawer in your favorite handbag.” When the character of Lisa is assigned this specific dialogue, aside from generalization, this dialogue becomes a stereotypical notation of itself. Trying to familiarize a major group into one category and assigning them a set of expectations is exactly what stereotyping conveys. The concept of women knowing other women places all the women into one category, stating all women take similar actions. However, Lisa’s ideology on this issue is later mimicked by Tom Doyle, the detective, “I don’t know how many years I have wasted tracking down leads based on female intuition.” Furthermore, this arises the popular belief that, “Women are never in charge” (Brewer). Doyle’s words lead one to believe the popular belief of why the men are always in charge. Moreover, this statement also generalizes all female intuition to be false, again leading up to fixated ideology about women and their roles in non-household matters. In addition to the claim, even though such dialogues play an extensive role in interpreting stereotypical gender roles, the non-dialogue scenes prove to be just as much
Gender roles are norms that are expected from men and women. These norms were mainly established after World War II, late 1940s to mid-1950s, when all the men returned from the war and resumed working and the majority of the women became home care providers, while some started working. Today, although this is a different era, people are fixated on these norms turning them into stereotypes. A stereotype is a fixated idea about a particular person or a thing. An article by Holly Brewer called the “List of Gender Stereotypes” gives the reader an indication of some of the stereotypes that have emerged from the previous eras. After such stereotypes arose, multiple filmmakers adapted this idea into their films. One of the …show more content…
Costume, an area of mise-en-scene manipulation, indicates the conventional image of appearance that is typically expected from men and women. Lisa Fremont, Jeff’s companion, to begin with, is always dressed formally and stylishly; while Jeff, on the other hand, is presented in his neutral colored pajamas throughout the entire movie. This represents the infatuated idea that women must look elegant and graceful at all time, while little to no attention is paid on what the men wear. Also, the fact that she is always viewed dressed appealingly around him portrays what women must do in order to catch their companion’s attention, while the men do not have to worry about their appearance, neither do they have to worry about catching their companion’s attention. Apart from the costumes, figure and staging behavior, another area of mise-en-scene manipulation, shows the way a character’s presentation on-screen supports the idea of the cliché gender roles. Jeff, throughout the movie, is captured in a wheelchair, while Lisa and Stella, Jeff’s nurse, are characterized as his care providers. “Men do not do housework” (Brewer). Again, depicting the idea of fixated gender roles that women are the primary house care providers. Another trait of stereotypical gender roles that …show more content…
Dialogue, a major component of a soundtrack that conveys the story, plays a major role in supporting this claim. “Why, a woman going anywhere but the hospital would always take makeup, perfume, and jewelry...That's basic equipment. And you don't leave it behind in your husband's drawer in your favorite handbag.” When the character of Lisa is assigned this specific dialogue, aside from generalization, this dialogue becomes a stereotypical notation of itself. Trying to familiarize a major group into one category and assigning them a set of expectations is exactly what stereotyping conveys. The concept of women knowing other women places all the women into one category, stating all women take similar actions. However, Lisa’s ideology on this issue is later mimicked by Tom Doyle, the detective, “I don’t know how many years I have wasted tracking down leads based on female intuition.” Furthermore, this arises the popular belief that, “Women are never in charge” (Brewer). Doyle’s words lead one to believe the popular belief of why the men are always in charge. Moreover, this statement also generalizes all female intuition to be false, again leading up to fixated ideology about women and their roles in non-household matters. In addition to the claim, even though such dialogues play an extensive role in interpreting stereotypical gender roles, the non-dialogue scenes prove to be just as much