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Representation: gender Hannah and Melanie

Complete the tables below:

Melanie

Hannah

Dresses in black

Dresses in white

Do either of these characters step beyond a functional role in the


narrative? Do they become more than stereotypes/hegemonic?
Read your handout on Hannah. Is this film about femininity at all?

Representation: gender - Hannah

"While I completely emotionally relate to Simon, what causes his


disintegration doesn't quite feel like the same cosmology that we
occupy, where you can unravel that much through status at work. I
could be wrong because I don't have a proper job, but it doesn't feel
as important as not being recognised by someone who you love,
which seems to be far more dangerous or of a threat to you.
What is Hannahs function within the narrative?

Representation: gender - Hannah

What does the presence of Hannah in the ambulance at the end


suggest? What might she represent here?
Do these representations change our reading of the ending at all?

Representation: projection of the self

How far could Hannah, the Colonel and James be


said to be a projection of Simons own self?

Choose one of the above


questions to answer. Plan your
answer for The Double, using
your notes and highlighted
articles.
Write up the entire essay for
marking.

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