Lastly, Doane addresses symbolism within the films and their meanings. For example, in Caught , the mink coat symbolizes Leonora s social position and the articulation of the woman s relation to the spectacle and the male gaze. Doane begins by discussing Freud s idea of hieroglyphic language. Like in her previous article, Doane then begins to discuss women as the object of the gaze and the desire as either voyeurism or fetishism. Doane then continues to explore feminity and its masquerade.
Objects can symbolize one s sexuality and desire.
It also places woman as the object being made fun of, and if other women find this humorous, they are subjecting themselves as taking on the male point of view. When Doane described transvestism, I immediately thought of the movies Mrs. Doubtfire and Tootsie, comedies about men dressing up as women. Both were very successful and hysterically funny, for the way that the men acted, walked, talked and dressed like females were very comedic and entertaining. Boys Don t Cry has a woman who dresses and acts like a man. I recently saw the play Dearly Departed performed by Trinity staff and faculty and the character, Delightful, got the more laughs out of the audience than, in my opinion, the other cast members.