Manipulation_Of_Gender_Roles_In_Rear_Window

Manipulation Of Gender Roles In Rear Window Manipulation of Gender Roles In Rear Window In Alfred Hitchcock’s film Rear Window a theme of gender roles is prevalent, more specifically the male understanding of the female, and the female manipulation of this understanding. This relation is most dominant in Jeff and Lisa’s relationship, where Jeff wants to conform Lisa into a product of his fantasy in which he is superior and the protector of Lisa. However, Jeff’s goal is only partially reached because of Lisa’s mental manipulation of Jeff. This alteration can best be seen in the scenes when Lisa first appears in Jeff’s apartment, when Lisa enters Thorwald’s apartment, and in the final scene of the movie. In the scene where we are first introduced to a beautiful, carefree Lisa, Lisa gently wakes Jeff up by simply looking at him. Here Lisa is bathed in the glow of soft light looking angelic and embodies the perfection that Jeff is intimidated by in her. Jeff sees Lisa as the better one of the two of them, which goes against both his and society’s view of the male and female relationship where the male is the dominant factor. Laura Mulvery best expresses this view when lisa, jeff, lisa’s, manipulation, jeff’s, evidence, dominant, apartment, scene, now, male, love, female, both, because, woman, relationship, looking, however, fantasy, dominance, after, able, window, view, understanding, two, thorwald’s, sissoko, showing, roles, rear, questions, question, progresses