| Cultural time and image |
Type, archetype |
The heroine's proteism traits |
Protean culture |
| 90s of XX century Rose “The Mirror Has Two Faces” |
"Ugly duckling" |
Unpretty, not caring about her appearance, rejected by a man and rejecting herself. However, her gift as a lecturer and thinker becomes a tool for turning a duckling into a swan, and most importantly, for “disenchanting” a man. She is wiser, stronger and more perfect than him, but she needs his love in order to fully realize herself. |
The existing freedom has an external form, internal attitudes are traditional. The conflict of form and content gives rise to dissatisfaction and longing for a person at the end of the twentieth century. A woman professor will be whole if she manifests (gains) femininity. |
| 0s of the XXI century Katherine “Mona Lisa Smile” |
"Amazon" |
Beautiful, free, confident, smart, talented, rejects the puritanical value of marriage. |
Although the film depicts America of the 50s, in our opinion, the picture conveys the cultural idea of the beginning of the 21st century – freedom has been found, you need to show COURAGE and use it. A woman professor will be whole if she plays the role of a man. |
| Modernity Alice “Still Alice” |
"Proteus" |
Has everything: masculine and feminine. Has the ability to move, change, but not sacrifice. |
The paradox of modernity (everything is found and embodied, but there is no satisfaction) is symbolically depicted by the tragedy of Alzheimer's syndrome. |
