《蒙娜丽莎的微笑》

发布时间：2023-01-30 03:04:54

MonaLisaSmiletellsthestoryofKatherineAnnWatson,afeministteacherwhostudiedatUCLAgraduateschoolandleftasafirst-yearteacherfrom"OaklandState"University(thoughttobeafictionalizedUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,leavesherboyfriendbehindinLosAngeles,Californiain1953,toteachatWellesleyCollege,aconservativewomen'sprivateliberalartscollegeinMassachusetts,UnitedStates.Watsontriestoopenherstudents'mindstotheirfreedomtodowhatevertheywantwiththeirlives.Sheencouragesherstudentstobelieveinthemselves,tostudytobecomecareerprofessionals,andtoimprovetheireconomicfutures.Sheusesherartteachingsasavehicletoputacrossheropiniontotheyoungwomenthatherstudentsneednotconformtostereotypesofwomenmadebysociety,ortherolesmadeforthembysociety,aswomenborntobecomehousewivesandmothers.Shefeelsthatwomencoulddomorethingsinlifethansolelyadopttherolesofwivesandmothers.Inonesceneofthemovie,sheshowsherstudentsfournewspaperads,andasksthemtoquestionwhatthefuturewillthinkoftheideathatwomenarebornintotherolesofwivesandmothers.Watson'sideasandwaysofteachingarecontrarytomethodsdeemedacceptablebytheschool'sdirectors,conservativewomenwhobelievefirmlythatWatsonshouldnotuseherclasstoexpressherpointsofviews1
orbefriendstudents,andshouldstickonlytoteachingart.Watsoniswarnedthatshecouldloseherjobifshecontinuestointeractwithstudentsasshehasbeendoing.Undaunted,Watsonbecomesstrongerinherspeechesaboutfeminismandthefutureofwomen.Sheisafirmbelieverthattheoutlookofwomeninsocietyneededtobechangedifwomenweretoachievebetterfutures,andthatsheneedstoinstillaspiritofchangeamongherstudents.Watsonchoosestoleaveaftertheoneyear,but,assheisleavingthecampusforthelasttime,herstudentsrunafterhercar,toshowtheiraffectionandtothankherforherlessons.PARTIBettyWarren:AllherlifeshehadwantedtoteachatWellesleyCollege.SowhenapositionopenedintheArtHistorydepartment,shepursueditsingle-mindedlyuntilshewashired.ItwaswhisperedthatKatherineWatson,afirstyearteacherfromOaklandState,madeupinbrainswhat2

《蒙娜丽莎的微笑》

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