Thursday, April 9, 2009
Mona Lisa Smiles 2
Throughout the movie there are many examples of women both conforming to society and going against it. Betty Warren is a perfect example of someone who did exactly what society expects her to do. While Miss Watson is showing the girls a painting they have never seen before, she is the first to say how awful it is because it isn't famous it therefore isn't art. She says the right people have to say its good for it to actually be good, and since it wasn't in any of their textbooks, it obviously couldn't be good. She also was the first one to conform to society and get married, even though it was obvious that she did not really love her husband. Betty always writes about people in her articles, and in a way serves as the Wesseley police force. Gissle is the complete opposite. She is the one who is going against the society. While talking about the same picture Betty hated because it wasn't famous, she thought it look good and wasn't bad at all. She is the rebel who uses illegal contraceptives, her parents were divorced, and she wasn't completely focused on settling down in her life. These two are complete opposites. Betty has the same values has the rest of the perfect society, while Gissle is the rebel of the group that does not want to conform at all.
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Abbey,
You showed good examples of the character who conformed to society the most and the one that did so the least. You had good points to show how Betty was the conservative one and Giselle was the rebel. I especially liked how you used their first impressions of the modern art piece to show their contrasting values and opinions; that was creative.
Great blog! ;)
Abbey, nice blog! I like how you took two of the main characters and compared them both and found out that they were both complete opposites of each other. I agree with your points and ideas as to why Betty goes with society and why Gissle rebels.
Abbey, good post. I'm glad you mentioned Betty because I really don't like her either. They way she acted exemplified her stuck up attitude towards anyone who went against what the media and modern society had taught her. Betty bothers me so much, especially since she's played by Kirtsten Dunst (an awful, annoying actress.) It was also cool to see you comparing the characters. It shows how some can go away from society, when others are stuck in it, not realizing how conformed they are with it. Good post!
Nice Job Abbs
i liked your examples that you gave for how certain characters were and i also thoroughly enjoyed how you compared both of the main characters. I agree with you main points about how Betty slaps on a fake persona and how Giselle decides to go against the standards of society.
First of all I'd like to say, this is my first blog comment of the year. So feel special that it is on yours abbey lol.
Good blog. I also believe that Betty's sense of what she should do and what she "wants" to do relies solely on what other people value. Betty is the main conformer of the group, and she isn't happy with just having her own 'happiness.' Betty believes that everyone has to conform to what they believe. So I agree with what you're saying about her with the "police force" comment. You also are an overachiever with the 2 examples, but that's okay. I agree with your example of Giselle as the rebel. Giselle really are the opposite of each other and extreme examples of conformity and individualism. Good blog.
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