Paragraph 2: (gender roles) part 1/2

Question 1

ME CD CCP

Answer 1

Manipulation, Emphasising, Contractual, Destructive, Aware, Critiques, Pursue

Question 2

[M]E CD CCP

Answer 2

In Sunset Boulevard, the manipulation of gender roles reveals the desperate struggle for power in Tinsel Town

M: Manipulation

Question 3

M[E] CR CCP

Emphasises

Answer 3

Norma’s manipulation of gender roles emphasises her desperate attempt to reclaim power in a Hollywood landscape that “had long since passed her by.”

U: Underscores

Question 4

ME [CR] CCP

Contractual | Distructive

Answer 4

This is highlighted in the contractual relationship with Joe that reveals the toxic dynamics of dependency and control, reflecting the destructive illusions of Hollywood’s obsession with youth and power.

C: Contractual

Question 5

ME CR [A]CP

As/An

Answer 5

As “an older woman who is well-to-do”, Norma is aware of the cruel treatment of women who no longer fit the industry’s standards of beauty.

Question 6

ME CR C[C]P

Critiques

Answer 6

Wilder, critiques the patriarchal structures of the industry, empathising with characters like Norma who are discarded once they no longer fit Hollywood’s standards.

C: Critiques

Question 7

ME CR CC[P]

Pursue

Answer 7

This awareness drives Norma to pursue control over Joe, reversing traditional gender dynamics by using her wealth of “a million dollars” to entrap him in a dependent relationship.

P: Pursue