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  • Essay / The unique portrait of the heroines in The Abominable Truth and...

    The heroines of traditional romantic comedies generally show their feminine charm dominated by the heroes, and docile. However, in Romantic Comedy vs. Screwball Comedy, Gehring describes screwball comedy as "dripping with eccentrics, starting with the archetypal screwball heroine." Furthermore, says Gerhing, "the heroines are helped by the fact that she alone knows that a courtship is taking place." " In other words, he means that the heroines of screwball comedies always show their unique craziness and try to pursue what they desire as long as they realize that it is something they want, which is quite different from the usual docile woman in other romantic comedies. These traits are detailed in The Awful Truth and My Favorite Wife; Heroines Lucy and Ellen pursue their happiness with seemingly zany behavior, encouragement, and their love. The heroines of screwball comedies always had much more positive reactions in the process of pursuing what they desired, like a "female catalyst." For example, in My Favorite Wife, Ellen rushed to the airport and tried to save her marriage with an old-fashioned dress, which even made the others laugh, provided she was told that her husband Arden was on the point of spending a sweet moon. with his new wife Bianca in the same hotel as them. In The Awful Truth (1937) by Leo McCarey, out of distrust, Lucy decided to divorce her husband Jerry; However, after Lucy saw Jerry's fantastic series of behaviors at Mr. Duvall's private concert, she realized that she was still in love with Jerry. As a result, Lucy claimed to be Jerry's sister and tricked him and his new girlfriend into Barbara's date to debunk Jerry's lie and lessen the impression formed by the family by Barbara. Of course, Ellen and Lucy both get their husband or...... middle of paper ......d the bracelet he gave the girl as a token of love, or even a wonderful marriage with the girl. I can't deny that the girl loves Tom deeply. Only, she would get some encouragement from it, and she would get a happy ending. In summary, anti-heroines show encouragement and madness on the screen, which is just a way of expressing love, not a solemn oath of love, no. apparent declaration of love. No matter how eccentric the beginning is, as long as the heroines realized that their love with their husbands persisted, they tried to protect their marriage, care more about their husbands' feelings, and even create problems between their husbands and their husbands. female. rival in love. Just like Lucy's lawyer said over the phone in The Awful Truth: "Marriage is always a beautiful thing." ยป All the crazy behavior adopted by the heroines was only about love, about showing and pursuing..