The Devil Wears Prada

‘The Devil Wears Prada’ is the international bestseller by Lauren Weisberger published in 2003 by the Harper publishing house. This book follows the experiences of a young graduate from Brown who somehow finds herself working as one of the assistants of the top fashion magazine in the world, Runway. Never having read a copy of Runway in her life and with aspirations of working at The New Yorker fresh out of college, Andrea ‘Andie’ Sachs finds herself at an interview at Runway after applying half heartedly to a bunch of publishing houses in hopes of landing a decent job. Being a self confessed ‘fashion loser’, Andie ends up landing the job at million girls would kill for. The book hilariously follows her life as it gradually tuns into hell working…

used to represent some fundamental truths about the meaning of life itself. In The Devil Wears Prada, the director, David Frankel, depicts Andy’s quest to become a hard-hitting and uncompromising author. On the surface, The Devil Wears Prada might seem to offer nothing more than a simple tale of adventure. However, an archetypal analysis of Frankel’s main plot reveals a more symbolic depiction of Andy’s quest for acceptance into the world of journalism. Initially, the viewer becomes…

Throughout our everyday lives, we encounter different dilemmas that we have to face. It may be as simples as getting out of bed when the alarm goes off, or as serious as whether to report sexual assault. These dilemmas also follow us into our workplace. The Devil Wears Prada is a great workplace movie example to show how dilemmas occur everywhere. Some of the dilemmas that we encounter are related to ethical decisions. Is the decision that is being made, right or wrong? Each individual has a…

Meryl Streep’s The Devil Wears Prada, is a very criticized film regarding feminism, fashion, and health. Which are the most important aspects in being editor-in-chief of a fashion magazine (as depicted by the film). The Devil Wears Prada painfully breaks down what it is like to be centerfold and thrusted into the middle of the high-fashion world (as a person with no idea about fashion). Many of these biases are articulated through the book the movie was based off, The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren…

and Miranda were becoming friends and that she still had something to prove, Andy went to great lengths to satisfy Miranda. In the “The Devil Wears Prada,” it is almost impossible task of attaining unpublished material should have been the breaking point for Andy and it almost was when she called her boyfriend and said that she was quitting, but when her contact came through with the unpublished manuscript Andy felt relieved that she actually did something right and then she found herself back…

In our third week of exploring the dimensions of cool, I have learned that perspective is key. In order to unravel the true meaning behind cool, one has to be able to see things in a whole new light. This week we saw how cool can be portrayed from being unconventional, manipulative, devious, emotional, unaware, and last but definitely not least egalitarian. In the movie Devil Wears Prada, Ann Hathaway’s character, Andy, was displayed as an unconventional character in the setting she was put…

able to fit the latest fashion trends and appease their boss. The girl Andie, portrayed by Anne Hathaway receives multiple digs about being a size six, which is considered fat. She is criticized for eating carbs and not conforming to her atmosphere. Although the film is meant to patronize the obsession with female appearance, it doesn 't change the fact that it is portraying reality. The message sent is regardless of a woman 's education or work ability, her appearance takes president.…

Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, and Emily Blunt have all left their mark in Hollywood and the movie world in their own unique ways. However, in the year 2006, they all combined their efforts and flawlessly co-starred in the blockbuster the Devil Wears Prada. In this hit comedy-drama, Hathaway stars as Andy Sachs, a quirky graduate student looking for a job in journalism. Luckily, she lands a job that “a million girls would kill for;” a job at Runway magazine (the Devil Wears Prada). Once Andy…

Sylvia Plath; Along with authors such as Virginia Woolf, Simone de Bauvoir and Marguerite Duras, is one of the biggest female authors of 20th century. The Bell Jar shares more characteristics with Sylvia Plath’s life than just a semi-autobiographical novel. The main character of the book, Esther travels to New York to work as an intern in a fashion magazine, just like Sylvia Plath did. They are both poets, who lost their fathers at the age of 8 and both Esther and Sylvia Plath slowly falls into…

The film The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger is the story of Andrea; a college graduate with a degree in English pursuing her dream of becoming a writer. While seeking for a job that pays the bills, she applies for the assistant position of Miranda Presley, the director of Runway, one of the most prestigious fashion magazines in the world. Andrea knows that if she manages to work for Miranda, she will get a prominent reputation that will open a lot of doors in her career.…