Comparison of liberation of Bond Girls in films

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BOND ESSAY

I disagree with the quotation, ‘Bond’s female characters are fully liberated women. They use Bond.’ In both the less and more recent films women are ultimately controlled by a man’s wants. Bond girls are recognised as glamorous women with great beauty and quality. There are many skilled Bond girls throughout the film, yet their skills are used to fulfil the men’s desires or commands. To be fully liberated women, the Bond girls would have to be set free from an authority or oppressor. I feel that these women cannot be seen as ‘fully liberated’ due to the actions they take for the men throughout the films.

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Stereotypically, women are seen as ‘family makers’, whereas, men are seen as ‘breadwinners’. This stems from men going out to earn the money and women expected to remain at home and look after the children. Women addressed this in the 60’s, with an outcome, of the shortly following, sexual revolution. Women have, from there on, tried to become equal members of society, and be able to participate in everything a man does. In the early 60’s it was just expected for women to cater for their husbands, yet in more recent times women are becoming increasingly recognised as being ...

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