Essay Plan

Hayley Kelly

Essay Plan for Coursework

Introduction: Mention both films and talk about the social context of masculinity in America around the time the films were made and produced.

First Paragraph: Fight Club: use research from David Fincher’s book and the slideshow I found, how masculinity is represented within the film, why it has been done at this time and what it meant for American males

Second Paragraph: American Psycho: use research from the two blogs I found and the slideshow, how masculinity is represented within the film, why it is relevant to males in American society at that time, and the effect it had

Third Paragraph: The demise of masculinity in America from a social perspective, use the information I found on this subject from around the time the films were made and, the article in the Telegraph and the books by Bernard J. Malin and David Savran.

Conclusion: Discuss the similarities and differences between how masculinity has been represented in both films and the extent of the effects they both had on American society.

Introduction: History of representations in masculinity in film, from James Dean 1950s industrial man through to the new millennium when Fight Club and American Psycho were made.

First Paragraph: Look at scenes from the films and consider dress codes, the different roles the men play within the texts e.g. Bateman, Tyler Durden, Bob etc

Second Paragraph: Films like Saving Private Ryan (1998) which promote Postwar masculinity and embody ideological value of hegemonic society

Third Paragraph: Violence & Women

Conclusion: General conclusion of how masculinity is concluded - open