To be Independent? Or not to be Independent?
According to Webster's Dictionary, femininity is defined as: the quality of looking and behaving in ways conventionally thought to be appropriate for a woman or girl (Webster). In "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "Shakespeare's Sister," femininity is defined very different. Audrey Hepburn portrays a young lady looking for a new challenge wherever she may go in the classic 1961 film, "Breakfast at Tiffany's." The femininity in the role she plays as "Holly," can be defined as independent. This is unlike the femininity described in Virginia Woolf's excerpt, "Shakespeare's Sister," from her novel, A Room of one's own. In "Shakespeare's Sister," femininity is defined as dependant. Examples of this can be seen in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" when Holly is seen with her own apartment and in "Shakespeare's Sister" when Judith is a shadow compared to her famous brother.
In the movie, "Breakfast at Tiffany's," femininity is shown as being independent.......

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Title: To Be Independent? Or Not To Be Independent? Feminism
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