Broken Blossoms

Writing assignment: After watching either “Broken Blossoms” or “Orphans of the Storm,” write a brief reaction paper–one page describing how the leading women were portrayed in the movie. Discuss how that portrayal reflected (or defied) the prevailing sentiment of the times.

Guiding questions:

· What do these images tell us about the way Victorians regarded women?

· Who was Mary Pickford? Who was Lillian Gish? Who was D.W. Griffith?

· Examining the archetype of the vamp: What did this femme fatale represent? What did she want? And what did she tell us about masculine feelings toward women’s Reading assignment: “Popcorn Venus.” From the beginning through The Twenties.
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