Research Paper On Rosemary Hoyt

Rosemary Hoyt
Rosemary Hoyt is a perfect representative of the Hollywood Golden Girl. She is a young, beautiful movie star, who was born in the United States, but educated in France. She began her adventure with film in Paris, where she lived with her mother Mrs. Elsie Speers. The first mention of Rosemary is to be encountered in the beginning of the novel upon her arrival in the South of France: “However, one’s eye moved on quickly to her daughter, who had magic in her pink palms and her cheeks lit to a lovely flame. Her fine forehead sloped gently up to where her hair, bordering like an armorial shield, burst into lovelocks and waves and curlicues of ash blonde and gold. Her eyes were bright, big, clear, wet, and shining” . Rosemary was clearly a girl endowed with grand beauty. Not only did she have cinematic features beauty wise (stereotype of a “Hollywood’s golden girl” ), but she also perceived the world as if through a camera lens.
At the age of eighteen, Rosemary already had a dozen of admirers, stunned by her beauty.

Not only did she catch the attention of men because of her beauty, but also because of her rather adult way of dressing. When on the beach, Rosemary “found room and spread out her peignoir on the sand” . Peignoir, a long outer garment was usually worn by women older than Rosemary, as it was quite revealing. It seems that she Rosemary clearly loves dressing up, even experimenting with her style. She found a European way of dressing inspiring: “She liked the people on the streets and bought herself a pair of espadrilles on the way to the train” .
Later in the novel, when Rosemary is meeting Dick, late at night, she “went inside dressing in a light gown and espadrilles” . Her attire was casual, but one can assume, that Rosemary with the choice of clothing desired to show her seductive side. Despite having quite money of her own, Rosemary was not much of a wasteful when it comes to shopping. During one of the shopping trips “With Nicole’s help Rosemary bought two dresses and two hats and four pairs of shoes with her money” . The fact that she bought the clothes with her own money, makes her a responsible and independent woman. The seductiveness that was mentioned earlier, has been extended later in the novel, in the scene when she sits with Dick in a taxi: “In the dark cave of the taxi, fragrant with the perfume Rosemary had bought with Nicole, she came close again, clinging to him” .
Another mention of Rosemary’s attire passes later in the novel, when she and Dick reunite: “Rosemary was in black pajamas; a luncheon table was still in the room; she was having coffee” .

The choice of the clothing indicates that Rosemary was relaying on being comfortable, but still elegant during a casual event. Despite being casually dressed, she was still admired: “You’re beautiful, he said. A little more beautiful than ever” .
Rosemary Hoyt is the only female character from whose perspective the story is told. Due to her experience in a world of luxury and glamour that Hollywood provides, as well as her innocence, she appears to be an ideal point-of-view-character. Another appealing aspect that makes Rosemary the perfect narrator of the story, is her being an outsider, a tourist. Despite being a successful actress, she had limited knowledge of the world. Through becoming a part of Dick and Nicole’s life, she discovers what she was

missing.
The relationship between Rosemary and Dick is crucial. Miss Hoyt in her film Daddy’s Girl plays a good daughter of a father. In reality, Rosemary’s father is dead and it seems, that it was Dick that took over Mr Deverux role. For one thing, there was a rather big age difference between the two of them, moreover Mr. Diver refused to sleep with Rosemary, despite her wish to do so. He also showcased his protective side, by removing dead men’s body from her bed, so that her bad reputation would not be spread. Given examples cement the father-daughter nature of the relationship between Rosemary and Dick.
Rosemary played a pivotal, yet complex character in the novel. On one hand, she was a young, beautiful and talented Hollywood star at the peak of her fame. On the other hand, however, Rosemary seduced a married man, and ruined an image of a