Evaluation-Part 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups? 

The image on the far right is of Barbara Stanwyck when she played Phyllis Dietrichson in Double Indemnity. Her character was very good at manipulating other to do her dirty work and in Double Indemnity she convinces her insurance agent to help assist her in the murder of her husband after h gets out life insurance. The centre image is of the main character in our thriller and just like Barabara Stanwyck's character she is able to manipulate other and bend the truth in ways to make sure she gets what she wants. The image on the left is of Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction when she played Alex Forrest. The main similarity between our character and Glenn Close's is what is worn by the characters, they both weir white which usually represents innocence and purity which is contradictory to the characters. There are a couple of main differences between our character and the others, the first would be that ours is less afraid to do the dirty work herself and then manipulate others to get out of the situation. Another key difference is that most Femme Fatale characters have blond hair whereas ours has a darker colour which was a different way of showing the darkness in the character.

These characters are all very powerful and represent those who don't go along with the stereotype of men deciding what women do. Our character also represents the poorer part of society as it shows her with very few possessions, and it shows how she feels that she deserves more but has been denied of it for one or another reason. It also shows the extreme length that she would go to get herself out of the situation she finds herself in. Our character does not follow along with the idea of males being the dominant figure in society compared to females.She is seen as always being in control and having the ability to twist or manipulate the situation so she always has the upper hand. This is very different to what other sources of media show especially magazines which often have articles surgesting how women can change for the better of the men in society.