tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588560411961275259.post5990371148325824715..comments2023-05-17T06:01:52.586-07:00Comments on EXP201 Western: Day of the OutlawNEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00295689906653560874noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2588560411961275259.post-21835544185078574222010-04-22T19:48:05.309-07:002010-04-22T19:48:05.309-07:00In Day of the Outlaw, filmed in 1959, women played...In Day of the Outlaw, filmed in 1959, women played bigger roles, yet were still oppressed. <br /><br />The film centers on women, who are viewed as pleasures. Women have a hold on the men, and are also protected by them. Helen Crane is a woman who once had an affair with Blaise. Helen is now married, and Blaise wants her back. Helen tells him it is too late and that she will be married to Mr. Crane for the rest of her life. Although this may show that Helen has a voice, she is still subservient to her husband. There was a change in womens' role in both westerns and within society during the period. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, women were gaining rights in the workforce. However, they did not receive the same pay as men even though they were working the same jobs. This shows the way that women were becoming more active, yet were still being held back by society. <br /><br />One similarity that Day of the Outlaw has with the traditional western films, is the fact that women are still viewed as “pleasures;” the outlaws, Tex and Pace, are kept away from the women because of their sexual drives. This demonstrates that even though women were gaining rights during this period, they were not yet considered equals and were still degraded. Another similarity is that women still depended on men. Helen depended on her husband, and the other women depended on men for protection. Women were defenseless against the outlaws and even the men of the town. Men had the last say, and their opinions were the most important.During this period, the second wave of the Women's Rights Movement began and the status of women were beginning to change. Yet, they didn’t change completely.melysa.lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430369089381820187noreply@blogger.com