Girl On A Motorcycle
During the film, the female body is used as a source of weakness and vulnerability. Daniel uses exploitation and manipulation to use the woman's body for his own purposes. Unlike Raymond, Daniel is able to violate the female body into submission, ultimately making him more attractive to Rebecca. The motorcyle, instead of being liberating, acts as Daniel's tool for Rebecca's complete surrender. Rebecca, rather than being frightening of submission and exploitation, gladly travels through the countryside to receive it. She is neither liberated nor made independent through her time on the road. Raymond is castrated by his inability to control any situation. Rebecca, desiring control, is attracted the man that takes what he wants, even if it means climbing in her room and sexually exploiting her. Rebecca, though aware of the fact that Daniel has complete control over her, laughs and smiles crazily at her reflections of her exploitation. She is trapped in an abusive, adulterous relationship that is the opposite of liberating. And yet, the relationship is represented as the most attractive, the most learned of the female body, the most desirable.