Self-esteem and gender equality

Jerrell 2022-03-21 09:03:04

Some argue that Mara's tragedy is a character tragedy. On the eve of the wedding, Roy is ordered to go to the front lines, and Marla is in financial trouble by losing her job to send him to a late show. In the correspondence with Roy, Mara was reluctant to disclose her situation because of her self-esteem and love; she would rather go hungry than sell the flowers sent by Royto; the first meeting with Roy's mother, She didn't ask for help either; Roy wanted to marry her when he came back, and Mara, who had become a prostitute, didn't dare to confess or deceive, but chose to leave secretly, and finally said goodbye to this poignant love on Waterloo Bridge. That's right, all of the above are caused by Mara's character. She can't get rid of it and is powerless to change. Even if God gives her another chance, she will go to tragedy. However, what I see more in this story is a great woman who is self-respecting and self-reliant. In recent years, there is a very popular term called "objectification of women", which means that men treat women as material to price and consume. In fact, some women are also trying to objectify themselves. 30 million derailed greenland Zhang Yuting and the like are too numerous to mention. Unlike these women, Mara sticks to the bottom line of equality between the two in love. She believes that once she reaches out to a man, the two sides will be out of balance in this binary relationship. In the end, why did she choose to leave, because if she was deceived, she could be deceived for a while but not forever, and the secret in her heart would inevitably cause internal injuries; if she confessed, even if Roy and his family accepted her, the eternal guilt and indebtedness would also be lost. Depriving marriage of equality... Neither confession nor deceit can lead to happiness. This is a cultural and ideological conflict caused by the rise of modern feminism in the West, and the East still has a long way to go.

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Extended Reading
  • Fernando 2022-04-19 09:02:44

    Although the black and white film does not affect the effect at all, the heroine is very distressing.

  • Queenie 2022-04-22 07:01:48

    [Exhibition at the China Film Archive] The classic dubbing version of the above translation. The quality of the copy is poor, the quality of the audience is low, but the film is still very classic. Vivien Leigh is so beautiful, her eyes can act. I admire the action-oriented male lead who is bold to love. I don't like the slightly hypocritical heroine and the ending that I could have guessed. So minus points. Samsung and a half

Waterloo Bridge quotes

  • Myra Lester: [Playfully] You are very conceited, Captain. You are quite mad, Captain! You are reckless and head-strong and - and I adore you, Captain.

  • Madame Olga Kirowa: Good evening, Myra. It's very condescending of you to come here at all!

    Kitty: She's very unhappy, Madame. Her fiance was called to the front.

    Madame Olga Kirowa: I'm not interested in troop movements.

    Kitty: She was to be married in the morning.

    Madame Olga Kirowa: Nor in social events.

    Kitty: Well, the whole world doesn't begin and end with a ballet.

    Madame Olga Kirowa: My world does! And while you are with me, so must your's!