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Week 5: Synthesis Matrix

 



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Gist of Argument; Main Points

Key Quotes/Examples

Connections


The “Crazy” Woman Explained


By: The Take







The Big Break: A very talked about crazy woman is the one having a nervous breakdown and why she is losing her touch with reality.


The Woman Driven Mad by Living in a Mans World







The Invisible Man

“Pay attention to the sources of the woman’s distress” (12:13)

John Cassavettes’ A Woman Under the Influence 



“One of the most classic examples of a woman losing her sanity due to male cruelty.” (13:07)






Elizabeth Moss trying to prove she is not insane yet her toxic husband continues to torture her.

Britney was most definitely nearing her “big break” with all the fame and judgment that was coming her way also with a neglecting father figure.


Britneys dad is cruel and also is one thing to have her driven off the rails. She is stuck living in a mans world because he has dictation over her life even when she is mentally ok now. All of this was damage from him yet he makes it out to seem like she is crazy.


Britney is trying to fight for her life against a controlling father who has taken her life away from her. This movie is a great connection between the two.



Framing Britney Spears


By: The New York Times





A dictating father up to no good: trying to ruin his daughters career and life.


It isn’t what people make it seem

“The only thing Jamie has ever said to me is “my daughter is going to be so rich she’s going to buy me a boat.”


“When she was just getting famous, we were home for Christmas and one thing she really wanted to do was go to the bank and get out 10 thousand dollars in 100 dollar bills. She did this and handed it out throughout her town. It wasn’t a “Hi im Britney Spears” it was a genuine “Merry Christmas.” (15:25)

Britneys dad is made out to not be in the picture during her life, he is an alcoholic, he cant hold a job and is only using his daughter for money.


She is a very humble and good hearted girl, she is being made out to be crazy and nobody wants to talk about the man who is trying to frame this crazy image on her so he can control her life and money.





Comments

  1. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2021 at 11:22 AM

    You did a great job connecting your Trope video to your second source. I have been meaning to watch "Framing Britney Spears," so this was very interesting to read. I also liked how you connected the Trope to a documentary, rather than a fictional movie—this shows the wide impact tropes have on all forms of production and media. The neglecting or toxic male figure that shapes the "Crazy" woman trope could also be considered a trope in itself. It would be interesting to compare different male-female relationships and see how it impacts the trope. For example, the video provided the example of a toxic husband, and you brought in the controlling father. Do the women act differently when the source of cruelty is a love interest or a family member?

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  2. Abby MeadowFebruary 22, 2021 at 11:35 AM

    I really enjoyed reading your trope connections, especially your use of extremely recent examples of the ¨Crazy Woman¨ trope. I think that both your main points and your connections are fantastic, and I really enjoyed reading them.

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  3. Brandon RoachFebruary 26, 2021 at 3:24 PM

    I agree that you made really good trope connections! I love how you have every citation down for the video source! Great job!

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