The Interpretation of Women's Discourse in the Movie "Flipped" via the Lens of Eco-Feminism
Abstract
The novel by Wendelin Van Draanen with the same name serves as the inspiration for the film “Flipped” . The film portrays the nostalgic emotions between young boys and girls as it narrates a young and lovely love story in America in the early 1960s. At the same time, the film also features the writer's thoughts and consideration of societal contents underlying the development of the natural environment and the image of women. Feminism embodies both the resistance of the underprivileged and the symbol of good nature. As the foundation, this paper explored how well the natural world shaped women's social consciousness and discoursed from the perspective of eco-feminism. Additionally, the paper also discusses the impact of environmental factors that contributed to the film's vivid environmental episodes, pays close attention to the struggles of the female supporting characters in the context of the times, and emphasizes how the environment and even the discourse of women are oppressive. Its statement of the notion that nature and women are linked and mutually reinforcing also provides a fresh viewpoint on the investigation of how women are portrayed in culture. The patriarchal environment's ideas of duality and hierarchical division have been turned on its head.
References
- Shi, L.H. (2022). Femininity, nature, and harmony: An ecofeminist interpretation of The Color Purple. Journal of Pu'er College (02), 46-48.
- Wang, R. (2021). Eco-feminism in Western cinema from Out of Africa. Beauty and the times (Vol. 06), 122-124.
- Fan, X.Y. (2014). An interpretation of female consciousness in the American film Flipped. Film Literature (03), 114-115.
- Wang, E. M. (1995). The women's movement in contemporary America. American Studies (03), 31-47+4.
- Hong M. (2011). Nature and women in the shadow of irony - An eco-feminine interpretation in the script of Avatar. Science and Technology Information (14), 414.
- Wang Q. (2021). A study of American women's family life in the 1940s and 1950s (Master's thesis, Loudoun University).
- Liu, J.Q. & Pu, W.Y. (2021). An analysis of the significance of the sycamore tree motif in "Thumping Heart". Sound Screen World (13), 120-121.
- Wang, Q. & Xu, M. (2022). An analysis of The Ruined City from an eco-feminist perspective. Journal of Sichuan Vocational and Technical College (03), 130-134.
- Xie, Y.L. & Hou, L. (2016). The significance and impact of the Beat Generation in American society. Journal of Yuncheng College (01), 23-26.
- Liu, H. (2012). Lost, resistance and compromise: An analysis of the natural imagery in the film Moment by Moment from an eco-feminist perspective. Northern Literature (2nd half month) (10), 96-97.
- Bai,S.X. (2014). The symbolic meaning of the sycamore tree in Fipped. Short Stories (Original Edition) (35), 111-112.