| 摘要(英) |
The thesis aims to illuminate the transforming relationship between blondes and the horror genre from Hollywood movies to television series. Through reading three blonde characters in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, I argue that blondes do not necessarily have to comply with the formula of becoming monsters or killers’’ targets in the horror genre because they have the potential to rescue themselves and even confront their fear. The issue of
gender-bias problematizes the patriarchal
domination in the production of the Hollywood horror. Therefore,my readings of the authorities are situated on an analytical frame of
questioning the validity of the educational,
legal and family ideological state apparatuses, which formulate the menace to the three blonde characters in the series. From their roles as a vampire slayer, a police officer and a vampire mother, the conflicting nature of their gendered identities simultaneously raises the doubts of their dedication to their belief and
responsibilities. Finally,they aspire to find the meanings of their existence in quest of autonomy because what they are hoping for is redemption. |
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