Stella Dallas Questions 1. The film depicts ideas and methods of…

Question Answered step-by-step Stella Dallas Questions 1. The film depicts ideas and methods of… Stella Dallas Questions   1. The film depicts ideas and methods of social mobility and its difficulty in American society. For Stella at this time these goals are achieved via wealth. Stella is only able to achieve this expanding social mobility through a proper marriage to a wealthy man. She marries not for love, but for money. Discuss the ways throughout the film that Stella’s differentiation from Stephen and from his ‘class’ is shown throughout the film.  Mention at least three different ways that Stella, no matter how hard she tries to fit in and become ‘upper class’ she is unable. Mention particular scenes, dialog, etc… where this is highlighted. Are there other films that you are familiar with also contain this storyline for women?  2. The role of mother & idea of motherhood play a major feature in the film. After reading the piece Something Else Besides A Mother- Stella Dallas & the Maternal Melodrama- Consider the role of mother in this film. How does it change the woman’s role? Discuss ways that this role of first wife then- mother- then single mother changes and evolves Stella’s character. How does this compare to the role of Helen Morrison Dallas?  How do the roles of mother compare to other recent films that fall into the ‘women’s film or chick flix category? Are there any films where the role of father is a main focus of the film or that have the themes seen in Stella Dallas but the main character is male?  3. Critic Molly Haskell wrote extensively on the women’s film and discussed four basic themes found within these films. In Stella Dallas, discuss which/what theme(s) were included in the film. Discuss scenes, dialog and why these particular devices were used in this film.                  Arts & Humanities Writing COMM 0212 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)