ENGB76H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Match Cut, Sun Ben, It Happened One Night
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With the pill more premarital sex and sex after marriage: much lower risk of pregnancy, aids not an issue yet, other stis were treatable with penicillin. Romance movies would be created and sold (up to 15) As years go on it decreases (by 1970s it goes down to 5) People wanted more in romance, more than just a kiss. Vice versa: need to be this type of man or woman, man needs to have money to propose. Hollywood romance: intimacy, commitment and trust: not about the kiss or sexual intimacy, social hegemony; physical intimacy (consummation) seals the deal. This time this is what romance was about ^ Romance: physical intimacy not the ultimate point of the relationship, ben and mrs. robinson cannot even have a conversion; empty hollow sex. Vs elaine; they have conversation, she invites him up during the night but he says no let"s do something, meet me during the day (contrast to mrs. robinson)