Race Class And Gender In Girlfight
Submitted by isellei on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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Race Class And Gender In Girlfight
The independent film Girlfight touches on the issues of race, class, and gender, through the main character, Diana Guzman. As a Hispanic female from the projects, she is faced with these issues on a day-to-day basis, in her family, school, and boxing career.
Diana's race and ethnicity shaped her life. The cast of the movie was almost all of Hispanic decent. In a place, where the majority of the people are very similar "nobody mattersÂ… nobody and nothing." All of her activities dealt with people of the same origin, and others were removed from her reality. If Diana ever made it out of the projects, she would have to deal with an extremely different reality. Her surroundings did not allow her to learn to deal with much variety, and perhaps she might not want to learn. If she does leave, and finds it too difficult to deal with the outside world, she may return to the projects on her own to find comfort.
The issue of social class also plays a major role in shaping Diana's life. The lack of money deprives her of many things, and make it harder to succeed. Playing sports requires money. Training, equipment, and facilities are expensive, so Diana had difficulty having access to boxing. She had to resort to stealing from her father, and pawning a locket in order to raise the money to pursuit her dreams. The gym was far from her house in the projects, so she had to commute by bus to get there. In one instance, Diana was able to use social class to her advantage. When Adrian's trainer asked Hector how it is working with Diana, Hector's response was "Gotta pay the bills." If Hector were not in the financial situation that he was in, he probably would not have taken in Diana to train.
Gender is the strongest aspect that is presented in Girlfight. The sign outside of the gym that reads "Boys Club" shows the obvious gender conflict in the movie - Diana's participation and success in a male-dominated sport. When Adrian asks her why she...
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