Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Bachelor of Arts in English
Advisor
Margaret Case, Ph.D.
Abstract
This thesis examines depictions of motherhood, marriage, and family in two 2007 films, Juno and Knocked Up. Both films initially seem to convey feminist ideals; however, a close examination reveals strains of patriarchal ideology beneath the feminism. The characters mock as well as adhere to patriarchal values and struggle to transcend patriarchal ideology; in fact, the patriarchal mindset is so pervasive that the characters cannot always effectually avoid it. Nonetheless, characters in both films do manage to propose significant redefinitions of the traditional American family structure.
Recommended Citation
Laura, Dzialo, "Redefining the American Family: A Feminist Analysis of Juno and Knocked Up" (2012). English Theses. 70.
https://docs.rwu.edu/english_theses/70
