Blog Four
Gender and power are visible in everyday life, as found in the example of Alice in the movie “Cusp�. They did gender in the movie when Alice was told over and over again to dress like a girl (her neighbor) and to always flaunt it. Her mom was always telling her to be strong and fight back. Her friends and her were always acting the part of a “girl�, like having to always apply lip-gloss before class. Power was also evident for Alice in the movie during class. The teacher could not control the boys in the class and was forced to answer their questions first. Alice is always observing couples in life. She is limited in the fact that her family does not have a lot of money, she is limited in the fact that she is a girl in a society that favors men over women and is limited in the fact that she is going through a difficult stage in life as an almost-teenager.