MAKE UP FOR BLOG # 3

Yesterday I was watching one of my favorite childhood movies called The Borrowers. In the movie there are tiny people who "borrow" from human beings to survive in the floor boards of the house. But although these tiny people live amongst humans they cannot be seen by humans. If they are seen they are squished by the humans(or so the myth says). In the beginning of the film and throughout the gender roles were very prominent. The women in the family were supposed to stay behind while the men went out to "borrow" things from the house. Because the outside world was too dangerous for clumsy women. Contrary to the roles the movie shows the young girl and boy have reversed gender roles. The young girl loves to go out and "borrow". She gets angry when she is not aloud to explore and often goes against the rules out of curiousty. The young boy is completley opposite. He would rather stay in the house beneath the floor boards and doesn't like adventure, and he rarely deviates from the rules. I think this movie is an example of how society is changing over time with gender roles and socialization.