"Fried Green Tomatoes" and "Stepmom"

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This paper presents a detailed examination of two films that focus on females and their plights. The writer explores the films, "Fried Green Tomatoes" and "Stepmom," to discuss the way the characters of the film are affected by gender.

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"Fans of the silver screen have enjoyed the entertainment value of movies since the industry's infancy. Whether it is a desire to laugh, to cry, to yell or to spend quality time with children, movie goers have been able to find it during a day at the theater. While the industry by and large is there for the purpose of entertainment, the movies have also been used to send messages to the world. Political trends, fads and other things important to society have worked through their evolvement on the screen for the viewers. One of the more recent trends that has been finding its way on the silver screen in the past few decades is the women's movement. Feminism is something that has touched every aspect of American life including the film industry. Anyone who wants to study and understand issues of gender representation need only to turn to the film industry for a visual syllabus of possibilities. Two films in recent years provide excellent examples of gender representation with regard to the feminist movements of the past few decades. Fried Green Tomatoes and the movie Stepmom are two classic examples of movies that provide an illustration of changing roles for women, while at the same time showing the viewer that the struggle for equality still exists."

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