![]() This outlook fueled my pursuit of an MFA in Screenwriting at Columbia University and completing the UCLA Professional TV Writing Program. I've always relied on storytelling to relate both the uniqueness of different perspectives, as well as the universality of the human condition, in entertaining ways. I split my teenage years between my bilingual home in the snowy suburbs of Michigan and summers on the Aegean Sea with my cousins, eating freshly caught seafood and babysitting nephews. ![]() GradeSaver, 26 February 2020 Web.When I was six, my family emigrated from Turkey to Detroit. Next Section Character List Previous Section About Thelma and Louise How To Cite in MLA Format Barbour, Polly. Will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback. You can help us out by revising, improving and updatingĪfter you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. Louise puts her foot on the gas pedal and they drive over the side of the Grand Canyon. The women cannot stand the prospect of spending the rest of their lives in jail and when Thelma proposes that they "keep going", Louise agrees. Hal Slocumb arrives in time to see that they have been cornered but is not permitted to speak with them or try to convince them to surrender themselves. One hundred yards from the edge of the Grand Canyon, Thelma and Louise are finally apprehended. Thelma realizes he will realize that they are wanted by authorities fairly quickly and so she points her gun at him whilst Louise takes his gun and ammunition, before locking him in the trunk of his police cruiser. They are pulled over for speeding by a state trooper in New Mexico. Thelma does not want to return to Darryl Louise vows to continue together. Thelma tells Louise that if she wants to go home, she will completely understand. Slocumb manages to talk to Louise on the phone and is gentle, understanding and sympathetic but is unsuccessful in his attempts to get her to surrender herself. From talking to Jimmy, Slocumb learns that Louise was raped in Texas some years earlier, and begins to feel some sympathy for her. In Arkansas, Investigator Hal Slocumb questions Jimmy and also puts a wiretap on the telephone at Thelma and her husband Darryl's house. are chasing Thelma and Louise a witness at the bar told them about the women's car, Louise's 1966 Ford Thunderbird convertible. Thelma feels incredibly guilty and to try to reimburse Louise, holds up a convenience store. has gone, and so has Louise's life savings. and so does not think twice about leaving him in their hotel room whilst she goes to eat breakfast with Louise. admits that he too is on the run, having broken parole after serving jail time for theft. They spend the night together and Jimmy proposes, but Louise turns him down. She asks him to wire her life savings but when she goes to pick the money up she finds Jimmy there with it. Louise contacts her boyfriend, Jimmy, who is a musician in a band and away touring the country most of the time. on the road Thelma feels an instant attraction to him and so picking him up is her idea. ![]() They will be charged with murder, and despite Thelma's feelings that they should just go to the police and tell them how everything transpired, she agrees to go on the run with Louise, They decide to flee to Mexico, making a plan up as they go. ![]() Louise tells Thelma that nobody will believe Harlan was trying to rape her, because she was seen drinking and dancing with him in the bar before they went outside. Thelma shoves Louise into the car and they drive away, stopping at a motel to talk about how they are going to deal with what has happened. She hits him in the chest, killing him instantly. Harlan starts to walk away but is angry and turns to shout that he should have raped her, which enrages Louise so much that she shoots him. Louise appears and threatens Harlan with the gun that they brought with them. Harlan tries to kiss her but when she pushes him away he becomes violent, trying to tear off her clothes, and attempts to rape her. She enjoys the attention and goes out into the parking lot to get some fresh air with him. When they stop at a roadhouse bar for a drink, Thelma, who is married to a controlling car salesman, dances with a stranger who seems to be flirting with her. The trip starts to get interesting quite quickly. Thelma Dickinson and Louise Sawyer are best friends who are bored with their lives in Arkansas and want to take a vacation together to a little fishing cabin, hoping to break the monotony. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |