Works Cited
Boozer, Jack. "Seduction and Betrayal in the Heartland: Thelma and Louise." Literature Film Quarterly 23 (1995): 188-177. EBSCO Host. 26 Mar. 2008.
Man, Glenn. "Gender, Genre, and Myth in Thelma and Louise." Film Criticism 18 (1993): 36-53. Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text. 28 Mar. 2008.
The first article describes the impact of the film Thelma and Louise on other films of the same genre. It discusses how the feminist themes within the film relate to the journey the women take, specifically with respect to the "promise of the West" and the "problems of Western migration." The article describes the relation between Western expansion themes and ideas and how this relates to the feminist themes in the film.
The second article, titled "Gender, Genre, and Myth in Thelma and Louise," discusses how the cinematic aspects of the film relate to the theme of feminism. It discusses other people's arguments regarding the film and both criticizes and establishes his own argument as to how the cinematic aspects and the physical journey the women take establish the feminist themes within the film.
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In future summaries of secondary sources, get to the heart of the argument quickly. Replace a general "discusses" with the specific argument."
For example, "Boozer claims that Western expanion themes such as X are repeated (or specify the exact relationship) in femenist themes such as B and imply..."
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