Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

When it was written in 1925, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, by Anita Loos was heralded as a tremendous novel. It was seen as cutting edge and insightful, yet somewhat risqué in its portrayal of Lorelei Lee and her escapades. I can see how this may have been thought at that time, seeing as how women were looked at in such a different way then they are currently. The fact that a women with as little know-how as Lorelei can manipulate men the way that she does, leaves no question as to who is the superior

I have recently read four paragraphs of your novel, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and I must say it is a very comical narrative indeed. One aspect I noticed while reading, is the plot setting. You structured it in a way that it informed the reader about the protagonist’s background, while providing definite interpretive clues about the character’s thought process. For instance, the protagonist, Lorelei Lee, recalls a time when an observant friend commented that if she were to write down her thoughts

The musical film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, which is best known for the infamous show tune Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend, was filmed in 1953 and stars Marilyn Monroe as Lorelei Lee and Jane Russell as Dorothy Shaw . Lorelei and Dorothy are a couple of attractive ladies and best friends, who perform in a cabaret show. Lorelei is a diamond hungry, gold digger who uses her looks and sexuality to get what she wants from a man and she has set her sights on the wealthy but naïve Gus Esmond played

that purpose. My existence is not about how desirable you find me” (Shire). However, some female authors have chosen to revolutionize female narratives. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita Loos and Black Oxen by Gertrude Atherton were a direct challenge to the idea that a woman’s identity were wrapped up in her beauty. In Loos’s Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, a young woman journals about her travels and the men she meets along the way. Initially, one can assume that Lorelei, the protagonist, is simply an

1 In Gertrude Atherton’s Black Oxen, a man named Clavering falls in love with a woman who is not what she appears to be. When Clavering first sees Madame Zattiany, he views her as an object. He refers to her as “it” rather than “she” when he describes her at the beginning of the book. He states that, “in spite of its smooth white skin and rounded contours above an undamaged throat, it was, subtly, not a young face” (Atherton, page 45). Atherton is using Clavering as a vehicle to argue that men tend

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (GDB) is a literary narrative, since it is a written work that involves a plot and a particular point-of-view. In this case, GPB is told through a first-person perspective through the character, Lorelei Lee. 2) What function of literature, according to the four we learned, does this text fulfill? Explain your reasoning by selecting a moment from the text and describing how this scene demonstrates the function you chose. This text, GPB, fulfills the entertainment function

Marilyn Monroe and Anna Nicole Smith “Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it is better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”-Marilyn Monroe, she proved that to the world. Marilyn was a mysterious young woman who changed the world by being proud of her curvy body. Following in her footsteps was Anna Nicole Smith, Marilyn was her biggest idol, she even looked exactly like her. Marilyn Monroe and Anna Nicole Smith, two of beautiful, memorable, confident Hollywood Icons amazed

activities such as art and literature. The first speaker, Krista Aldritch presented the topic “Embracing the ‘Dumb Blonde’: Navigating Identity in Anita Loos’ Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.” She argued that “dumb blonde” can actually be very intellectual and use her look to get what she wants. Krista supported her argument by using Lorelei Lee, the main character of Anita Loos’ “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.” Lorelei Lee’s character reveals what it means to be a woman in 1920s. Krista explained that Loralei Lee uses

The Influence of Mise-en-scene in Film Since the 1900’s, people have enjoyed the art of film. A big part of the film process is called mise-en-scene, which loosely translates to, in front of screen. Mise-en-scene includes many things that are being filmed, such as, lighting, props, camera angles, sound, costumes, characters, and much more. Each part of the mise-en-scene adds to the success of the film, but some more than others. The part that can be most obvious to the audience is the costuming.

as "The Roaring Twenties” or the "The Jazz Age” and during this time an author by the name of Anita Loos produced the novel Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. This novel is told from a first person perspective and uses a theme of satire to expose the absurdities of men 's views of women during the 1900 's. The protagonist of the novel, Lorelei, is a stereotypical 'dumb blonde '. Lorelei can be described as a "naïve hero”. According to The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms a naïve hero