The media I will be analyzing is the film: A Cinderella Story. In this post I will be outlining the gender roles that are portrayed in the film by the two main characters: Sam and Austin.
Samantha:
- Sam is very shy.
- for example, when working at the diner she does not want to serve kids from her school because they don’t talk to her.
- Sam hates the attention being on her
- Sam did not want to go to the school dance because she was worried about what people would think about her, so she wore a masquerade mask.
- Sam is very loyal to her friends, and even to her step mom and sisters who treat her very poorly.
- Sam is very soft spoken
- Does not use harsh language
Austin:
- Very athletic and Masculine
- He is the quarterback of the football team
- Popular
- Defends his own beliefs
- In the diner when girls are being rude to sam, he speaks up for her
- Willing to take risks
- At the end, he leaves the game, risks losing just to find Sam
- Acts as a leader
- His friends and peers look up to him and listen to him
Shared by: Ella Tristani
Image Credit: https://www.amazon.com/Cinderella-Story-DVD/dp/B0007CTKQQ