Analysis Of Wide Awake By Katy Perry

Women are constantly put down and shamed for doing the same things men do. Never does one hear of a man being berated for his sexual escapades. What you do hear however, is thousands of people chastising the women said men slept with. When a man gets divorced, it is not seen as a big deal and he is not treated any differently because of it, contrary to how the woman is regarded afterwards. To many, she is now dirtied, and some are even denounced from their families. If a woman is raped, the first question many ask is “What was she wearing,” or “Was she drinking?” Somehow, the woman is blamed for the occurrence, not the vile man who forced himself onto her. These are the harsh realities of our society. In the music video for her song, Wide Awake, Katy Perry attempts to educate the world about how women are treated and show those women that they are strong, with or without a man.
Perry opens the video by filming the last shot of her music video for another one of her songs, California Gurls. She is lying on her stomach topless until …show more content…
After two years of apparently unhappy marriage, the two decided to split up for unknown reasons. In the video, however, Perry shows exactly how she feels about the break-up. All the antagonists in the video are men, leading the viewer to believe that she is upset about her divorce, as well as how men treat women in society. In the media, women are portrayed as sex objects in need of a companion. Perry seeks to deter that stereotype by showing how strong she is without a man by her side. With her powers, she is able to get through many of the hardships plaguing her throughout the video, from the paparazzi swarming her to dark realizations of her past relationship. By giving her younger self a high-five, she is letting women know that they can do the same as she looks happier without the prince than when she first saw