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"Thelma and Louise" by Ridley Scott


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"Thelma and Louise" by Ridley Scott
An examination of the film's female protagonists' behavior as deviant and the criminal response to a male-dominated society.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages) | 7 sources | 1994 United States


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"The recent film Thelma and Louise presents two women who turn to criminal activity as part of their way of dealing with the world of males, and their way of dealing with men can be labeled deviant. Indeed, the film presents the development of this deviant behavior as itself a response to the deviance of males in American society. As presented in the film, this instance of female criminality is a case of crossing over, specifically indicating that these women are using countermeasures to male deviance that will themselves be deviant. This instance of deviant behavior will be used as the subject for the application of the ideas of crossing over and criminal organization and honor to illustrate the nature of, development of, and consequences of this deviant behavior.
It is interesting that the film under discussion is itself..."

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APA Citation:

"Thelma and Louise" by Ridley Scott (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Thelma-and-Louise-by-Ridley-Scott/21082

MLA Citation:

""Thelma and Louise" by Ridley Scott" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Thelma-and-Louise-by-Ridley-Scott/21082>




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