The Accused

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Rape is sensitive subject. People avoid talking about it at all costs and even try to pretend that it does not happen. But rapes are reported every six minutes in the United States. (Jaffe, Lansing & Kaplan, 1988) The Accused does not dance around rape. The movie centers around Sara Tobias, a young woman who was the victim of a rape. The rape occurred in a bar filled with men, multiple of which committed the crime. The movie then follows Sara as she is hospitalized and is assigned a lawyer, Kathryn Murphy. Kathryn Murphy does get the criminals in jail, but not for a sentence appropriate to the crime. Sara Tobias demands justice. So Kathryn and Sara go after the other men that were present in the bar for encouraging the rape under the charge of criminal solicitation. Although justice was eventually served, this movie shows just how much misogyny, patriarchy, rape culture, and gender roles impact our society.
Misogyny is a major obstacle that Sara must overcome on her journey to justice. According to Webster’s new world college dictionary, misogyny is the “hatred of women”. In fact, ...

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