Stella Flashcards
(12 cards)
“Can I ____ _____?”
“Can I come watch?”
“Can I come watch?” scene
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“Can I come watch?” analysis
verb “watch” - she is inert and passive
Stanley is an active, vital force – they fulfil narrow and traditional gender roles.
Men forced women into narrow gender roles & Stella has to ask permission to enter Stanley’s sphere
“When he’s ____ for a ____ i nearly go ____”
“When he’s away for a week I nearly go wild”
“When he’s away for a week I nearly go wild” scene
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“When he’s away for a week I nearly go wild” analysis
Stanley has freedom, whereas Stella is stagnant.
adj “wild” Stella is rendered animalistic and dehumanised by Stanley’s absence.
Also connotes her desire for Stanley
“It isn’t _____, it’s a _____that he has”
“it isn’t genius, it’s a drive that he has”
“it isn’t genius, it’s a drive that he has” scene
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“it isn’t genius, it’s a drive that he has” analysis
The antithesis of the abstract nouns ‘genius’ and ‘drive’ present modern USA as detached from thought, learning and education.
“He’s on the _____ _____ in the spare ____ department. At the plant Stanley ______ for”
He’s on the precision bench in the spare parts department. At the plant Stanley travels for
“He’s on the precision bench in the spare parts department. At the plant Stanley travels for” scene
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“He’s on the precision bench in the spare parts department. At the plant Stanley travels for”
Adverbial “on the precision bench” a pun and an allusion to the sporting metaphor ‘on the bench’ presenting Mitch’s marginalisation in a culture that worships masculinity.
