While we were watching Mona Lisa Smile in class I noticed that Betty made many "50s"-ish decisions. THis comes from the fact that her character has been written to represent the traditional values of that time. She is so submissive and subservient to her husband, yet she wants to have herself be like this on purpose. SHe makes comments that insinuate having a washer and dryer represent becoming settled down, thus accomplishing her life's goal by her early twenties. What i found most disturbing were the photos she took with her husband. It was like she was some cyborg slave that couldn't help herself. She was trained to believe that 2+2=5. It represented the unhealthy amount of consumerism that ran rampant in the 50s as well as the sexis views that both men adn women had.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
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Good blog Owen. I also noticed the Stepford Wives aspect of Betty's actions. However, Betty is more like a toned down cross between the Borg and the Stepford wives, because she tries to force people to assimilate or be pushed aside. In order to do this, she has her typewriter, her manipulative tendencies, and her connections, all used with the sweetness of diabetes and chloroform when the time comes to act.
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