The plot of the movie is driven by the character Elle Woods who follows her ex-boyfriend to Harvard Law School. Elle had planne

The downfall of Elle’s attachment to her ex-boyfriend Warner is what twists the theme of the movie into one NOW would respect. To Elle’s dismay, when she reaches Harvard she finds that Warner is already engaged to another girl, Vivian Kensington. However, Elle is convinced she still has a chance at winning Warner back because she thinks she is more attractive than Vivian. Elle’s perfect beach-blonde looks lead her to be immediately ridiculed by her peers. Calling her “Malibu Barbie,” they place bets on how long she will last, and Warner himself reminds her that “she isn’t smart enough” to get good grades. This drives Elle to develop an ambition that goes farther than requited love; she aims to prove to her classmates that she is as intelligent as she is pretty. She rises above her classmates and lands a place in the most prestigious internship at Harvard Law School. Warner in particular is one of the classmates that she rises above. Elle realizes that in an interpersonal relationship equality is more important than dependency.

Brooke learns of Professor Callahan’s chauvinist behavior and becomes so disgusted that she fires him as her representation and hires Elle. Elle wins the case within a quarter of an hour, thus proving that a woman (Elle Woods) has the same amount of potential for being a lawyer as does a man. This portion of the movie proves that equality does exist between women and men. NOW would be more satisfied with this demonstrated equality than any other element in the movie.

Vivian Kensington is another character who is initially perceived as being dependent on a man. Vivian is the girl Warner dumps Elle for – the girl that can compliment his future political career. Warner sees Vivian as a Jackie Kennedy (while Elle is simply a Marilyn Monroe). The availability of Vivian’s persona as Jackie Kenned

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