Flashdance Vs. Footloose
There are two people in the world. Those that prefer Footloose, and those that prefer Flashdance. Me: Footloose. Literary analysis of plot character motivation and themes. Method? Post-structuralist, baby. OK it’s been 10 years since I did any form of serious literary anything, so it’s a shallow attempt, and yet, I try.
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| Protagonist’s Occupation | Welder by day, erotic dancer by night | High school kid, gymnast |
| Global Myths Debunked | Erotic Dancers Are Not Dancers, They’re Strippers | Rock Music Sends You To Hell |
| Romantic Motivation | Plays footsie with boss at chichi restaurant | Flirts with the Preacher’s daughter |
| 80′s Fashion Contribution | Off-the-shoulder sweatshirt trend, leg warmers | Tight acid wash jeans and spikey clean hair |
| Signature Dance Move | Sweat flinging from her Geri-curled hair while quickly pounding her feet | Running through a vacant mill flipping around in a white t-shirt |
| Character Motivation | Class mobility- moving from exotic to ballet dancer | Debunking myth, changing community perceptions, getting girl. |
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