In the 1953 film adaptation of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes there are two main characters complemented by a group of men. Lorelei Lee, played by Marilyn Monroe, is a young entertainer who is obsessed with diamonds and can point them out anywhere. Dorothy Shaw, Lorelei’s friend and also an entertainer, is Lorelei’s confidant and chaperone on their trip to Paris. The main portion of the film is played out on a boat, which is where a majority of the sexual nature is formed. Lorelei and Dorothy aren’t the
Gone with the Wind won the majority of the Oscars in 1939. The year 1939 was the greatest year of Hollywood films. Ten great films were nominated for best picture, including most of the classics, and with the most famous actors and actresses. These include Dark Victory, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Love Affair, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Ninotchka, Of Mice and Men, Stagecoach, The Wizard of Oz, and Wuthering Heights. Gone with the Wind won ten awards out of thirteen nominations. Simply being one of the
that surrounded her. Born and raised in a small town of Texas, Smith rose to fame as Playboy cover girl moving up to more couth modeling jobs like Guess (Piggot, 2020). Smith was deemed the “Marilyn Monroe of the 90’s”(Piggot, 2020)for her voluptuous blonde hair and show-stopping figure and like Marilyn, she also met a tragic end. The woman once the talk of town for her excessive beauty and small-town charm quickly became the subject of ridicule for her slurred speech, erratic behavior and fluctuating
One frozen morning snow covered the small houses to the narrow streets in Chatman town. Chatman town is a very poor community, so therefore there is a population of 50 people. One of the 50 people lives in the small purple house that is on the only hill in the town. That hill towered over the other houses, like a great dane surrounded by yorkies. The purple house was a very erstwhile house, but on the inside has the looks of a little girl’s room. The walls were painted pink and all the furniture
block, waving at those they pass. The new neighborhood was buzzing with excitement. A little blond girl with the ugliest haircut was jumping on her best friend’s trampoline. Their delightment growing with each bounce. It was a few weeks until the blonde girl would start kindergarten.
Rosie Rodriguez Rodriguez 1 Mr. Vogt College Literature H 2 October 2015 Rhetoric in Elle Woods Speech from Harvard Graduation In the movie Legally Blonde, Elle woods who is played by Reese Witherspoon is a sorority girl who goes to Harvard to get her boyfriend back because he thought she wasn't capable of being a serious and smart person. She gives a speech at the end of the movie during her graduation and she speaks with ethos. She does this in three ways , she uses personal experience
In spite of the fact that reading a Shakespeare play may not speak to most students, there are actually numerous advantages of reading Romeo and Juliet. Teaching Romeo and Juliet in schools will most certainly be helpful to students. The key advantages associated with the study of Romeo and Juliet consist of; students getting to learn about the way people spoke during Shakespeare’s time, the theme of the play being the ones that students can relate to, and the useful life lessons that can be learned
specific topic; it can open our minds to new subjects and opinions. How each gender is represented in films is displayed differently throughout the films: A Streetcar Named Desire (Kazan, 1951), Inglourious Basterds (Tarantino, 2009), and Legally Blonde (Luketic, 2001). Women are sexualized and treated as a minority throughout these films, but the men are forced to be masculine and prove their worth. In A Streetcar Named Desire, the women of the time were just getting rights and a voice in
The author focuses on the black and feminine experience of the black women in the white society. Her feminine identity as well as her radical identity has molded her vision of the city. More important was Brook’s objective treatment of issues such as identity Crisis and racism. In the collection of A Street in Bronzeville, the characters range from the death-in-life figure of a woman in Obituary for a living lady. The unnamed woman in the poem, a person Brooks knew well. As a child she was decently
Witherspoon starred in box-office success Legally Blonde, a movie about a superficial sorority girl’s ascent to become valedictorian of Harvard Law School. Many regard this movie as a fun and light “feel-good” watch. While there is no disagreement that this movie is an easy watch, it holds much more meaning than appears on the surface. Elle is a kind, hard-working, and multi-faceted character, and serves as an inspiration to audiences. Further still, Legally Blonde, features metaphysical themes like fate,
Throughout the course of my time in high school, there were times when I did not give a class or an assignment my best effort, or others when I would absorb information only to regurgitate it when test time came around. I was always able to determine when I sold myself short because of a nagging feeling of guilt that would sweep over me once I had made the decision to not go all out. This feeling of guilt was my conscience attempting to warn me about my future endeavors, where I would be required
movie "Legally Blonde," directed by Robert Luketic and scripted by Karen McCullah Lutz and Karen Smith from the novel by Amanda Brown. This iconic movie tells the story of the main character, Elle Woods, a sorority girl who fits right into the typical female blonde stereotype of wearing lots and lots of pink and loving everything fashion, and her journey to win back her ex-boyfriend by following him into law school. At first glance, this seems like a movie that focuses on the dumb blonde stereotype and
law” puts a perspective on how Americans have an opinion about lawyers. Through our culture’s portrayals of law through movies, media, TV, etc., we have this idea that lawyers happen to be either good or bad when in fact they are heroes. “Legally Blonde” and “Liar Liar” both display the heroic lawyer and provide us with how their demeanor affects the way Americans interpret beliefs of the law. From the past to present, it is difficult for Americans to consider lawyers as heroes when our culture exaggerates
their race/gender/social class. The chosen movies by which to identify these themes were created over the previous twenty plus years are, Legally Blonde identifying gender and social class, Trading Places presenting social class and race, and Get Hard pushing the bar with race and social class stereotypes. Commonalities and Chosen Issues In Legally Blonde, a 2001 comedy directed by Robert Luketic, the main
English 102 February 12, 2023 Legally Blonde The early 2000s film industry banked off of exploiting stereotypes for comedy, however, the wildly successful film Legally Blonde, starring Reese Witherspoon as main character Elle Woods, did just the opposite. The character Elle Woods is a walking stereotype for the dumb blonde girl, yet throughout the movie she accomplishes things due to perseverance that many could only dream of. Instead of succumbing to the dumb blonde stereotype, she faces it and works
Sometimes people find the place they are meant for in unusual ways. In the 2001 classic Legally Blonde, Elle Woods goes on a quest for love but ends up finding herself in the end. Although she is a blonde sorority girl from California, Elle Woods completes her hero's journey by crossing the threshold and following Warner Huntington III, the ex-boyfriend, to Harvard; she stands up to Vivian and they end up supporting each other; receiving her boon by knowing the steps of a perm to win her case and
As a young child, one of my favorite movies was Legally Blonde. I fell in love with the story of a bubbly girl attending a prestigious college and proving every doubt wrong. When I grew older and came to realize how hard she had to work to be a graduating student at Harvard University, I knew that I wanted to present her determination and efforts in everything I did in life. When the question posed “Why would you make make an ideal candidate for the AICE Program?” I was speechless and taken
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a story describing the exciting moments of Tom’s boyhood. His unpredictable characteristics make the story lively and entertaining. Tom is a mischievous boy that doesn’t like to play by the rules. He has an adventurous spirit and imagination that take him to the most extraordinary places. He is brave and bold, taking risks that lead to danger and promise adventure. Tom’s mischievous and rebellious behavior causes great
What would you do if you were faced with the terrifying question of disobeying your aunt or whitewashing the fence and having your aunt be pleased with you, but you would miss the opportunity to play with your friends. Tom Sawyer had to make that very decision for himself in this book. One day, Tom Sawyer got in trouble with his aunt for skipping school and was told to whitewash her fence. While whitewashing, all the school kids were playing games. This made Tom Sawyer upset and irritated. The
Tom Sawyer Would you have the other kids doing your chores without them even knowing? In the book Tom Sawyer, Tom made this very decision. One day, while doing his chores the other kids arrived and Tom forms a scheme to get them, to do his work. And he succeeds. Everyone agrees that Tom traveled on his own, but some believe that he should have manipulated the children, while others think he shouldn’t. Tom Sawyer should not have tricked the other children