Jess's Expectations In The Film, Bend It Like Beckham

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Jess, Bend it Like Beckham


From what it seems like even as a child Jess a young indian girl has always loved soccer, her parents didn’t mind when she was a child but to them she has reached an age where it is time for her to stop playing soccer and get married, but Jess doesn’t wish to have a husband, she had dreams of her own. In the movie Bend it Like Beckham, the main character Jess deals with internal conflicts such as her Family’s expectations vs her Own expectations.

Ever since Jess was a child she wanted to be a professional soccer player or “football player,” but her parents had different plans for her. For Jess she wants to follow her dreams and play soccer, but her parents wish for her to get a husband like her sister. Through the film Jess gets noticed by a soccer team and is asked to play… But she has to wear shorts to play which is one thing that goes against her religious beliefs and even her own. Though she can deal with going against her mother's wishes, she has internal conflicts, like scarring on her legs from when she was a child and burnt herself, and majority of the skin on her upper thigh. She eventually concours her internal conflict …show more content…

To her mother it is abnormal that Jess would rather play soccer with boys, than go shopping with her sister and her friends. Also her mother thinks it is time that Jess stops playing soccer all day and go out and find a husband, her mother really wants the best for Jess but her idea of what's best is completely different than Jess’ idea of what's best for herself. Though her mother is trying to keep Jess’ feelings in mind she is forced to forbid her from playing soccer due to her beliefs of what is best for her daughter in her opinion, but this doesn’t stop Jess from following through with her

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