Shrek Research Paper

Shrek was a popular computer animated movie released in 2001. It was given a PG rating making it suitable for children ages seven and up. The films popularity among a young audience makes it ideal to examine in terms of its socializing effects. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the actions, reactions, and emotions displayed by the title character’s love interest, Princess Fiona played by Cameron Diaz. I choose this character to study the way women are portrayed in contemporary society. I collected observations on the actions of the Princess and then used several sociological perspectives to analyze my observations. Specifically, I used the concept of modeling theory to explain what effects the Princess’ violent actions may have on young viewers. Then, I explained the problems with the Princess’ actions in their overall effects on female viewers. To do this I explained that Fiona’s actions are a combination of what Irvine Goffman would call masculine and feminine (James). ...