How does class, race, and gender combine to disempower the girls in Pariah and Girlhood? In what specific ways do they try and gain agency and or have a voice? Give extensive examples from films! In what ways do they try and establish possibilities for behavior outside the traditional nuclear family roles? How does music function as a liberatory outlet?

1. According to the text on Su Friedrich’s films, The Ties That Bind” is an attempt to come to terms with her mother’s
German past during the Nazi era. How is this related to Lore in the film Lore? What relationship to authority is
questioned? How? Give specific examples and quotes from 3 readings. Where/how do the women gain agency?
2. How does class, race, and gender combine to disempower the girls in Pariah and Girlhood? In what specific ways
do they try and gain agency and or have a voice? Give extensive examples from films! In what ways do they try and
establish possibilities for behavior outside the traditional nuclear family roles? How does music function as a
liberatory outlet? Quote from 4 different readings to support your analysis.

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