TOW #2 - Beauty and the Beast Image

            This image shows how sometime people think women should live to be submissive and unimportant. Or that women shouldn’t take leadership roles or think independently. This picture is from Beauty and the Beast. Belle was known as the girl who always had her nose in a book, and Gaston was the terrifying man with the town wrapped around his finger. Disney movies always have deeper meanings than the obvious love story, and the purpose of Beauty and the Beast is to show that a bad guy could be anyone, and over time the monster can become human while a human becomes a monster. Gaston is that monstrous human.

            I personally believe that this moment serves to show the younger generation how hard it is to be a woman throughout history. The audience of this movie tends to be children, but the message is suitable for all ages. This scene was in the beginning of the movie. Beauty and the Beast takes place in an unspecified time period, as the technology is more futuristic than its surroundings.

            This image uses the rhetorical device of juxtaposition, as it shows two different points of view. Gaston is against female progression, while Belle is disgusted with Gaston’s ideas, and completely disagrees. This shows what the real world is like, as there will always be people who are against progression. I think the desired effect is reached, as the audience can see the two ideas clearly.

            The author’s purpose in writing this exchange is to show how a human can become a monster, and female oppression is a regular thing that occurred in every time period and everywhere in the world. I think the author achieved their purpose because it shows how cruel Gaston was, and because the rest of the town loved him, they were likely to back him up and oppress Belle with him.