Rhetorical Genders: Performances of a Lifetime in Thelma and Louise If the 1991 box office success of Thelma and Louise was unexpected, more surprising was the heated debate that followed its release, a debate over the film’s political status and social implications. While Joan Smith of The Guardian argued that the film’s “effect is perversely to reinforce the message that women cannot win,” Janet Maslin of the New York Times called the film “transcendent in every way.” Where Kathi Maio of Ms saw “powerful images of women who dare to feel anger against male violen....

Words In Essay: 1329 Approximate Pages: 5

You are just minutes away from instant access to viewing this paper along with over 35,000 other essays and term papers. What are you waiting for? That paper isn't going to write itself. Join today and get a ton of help with that paper! Membership Options Price Recurring 1 month  subscription $17.95 Y 3 months subscription $34.95 Y 6 months subscription $59.95 N