Legally Blonde Analysis

Hidden Female Empowerment

Elle Woods is a known character in the movie world. The movie Legally Blonde is all about a girly girl in a sorority that decides one day she is going to become a Harvard Law student. She is motivated into getting into Harvard because her boyfriend Warner broke up with her due to the fact that she isn’t up to his educational standards. Many people along the way doubt her intentions as a Law student because she is a female and looks the way she does. But, Legally Blonde has a powerful hidden message. The empowered female character of Elle Woods encourages women to work for what they want, prove to yourself and others that they are more than what meets the eye, and that women do not need to rely on a man for their happiness. In the beginning of the movie, Elle displays to be desperate. She continuously wants Warner to want her back and she is willing to do anything. She talks to her school advisor and asks

While being a blonde with a tiny Chihuahua, she consistently is stereotyped as being a “dumb blonde”. Although Elle is a powerful woman, like a feminist, she does not portray it throughout the entire film. Elle receives an internship from professor Callahan; this becomes the point in the film where Elle receives assurance that Harvard Law is the right place for her. She was motivated by this offer and realizes that all of her hard work was actually paying off. Callahan shows his sexist behavior throughout many scenes. When he wanted coffee, he looked at Vivian to get it for him, he never asked a man to get for him. Callahan pulled Elle into his office, where she thought they were going to talk about the internship. It turns out Callahan came on to Elle and only offered her the internship because he thought she was just a pretty face. Elle does get discouraged but uses this as a fire beneath