A Turn-Taking Analysis of the Characters’ Personalities and Relationships in Thelma & Louise
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17507/jltr.1302.12Keywords:
turn-taking, Thelma & Louise, feminism, growth, rebellionAbstract
Thelma & Louise, directed by Ridley Scott, is regarded as a masterpiece of American feminism films. The film involves gender inequality, morality and violence, and challenges people’s thoughts in a patriarchal society. It finds that using turn-taking framework can help us better understand the characterization and its relationship in the film, but also enable readers to make comments on the characters on a relatively objective basis. It brings a new angle to the analysis of movie text, which helps people to observe the characters’ characteristics and understand the relationship among the characters.
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