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1. What were Jeremy Tunstall’s 4 character roles for women and do they

apply to The Cabin in the Woods?

-Domestic

-e!ual

-Consumer

 -"arital

 Jules applies to the e!ual role of a woman because she is most se!ualised.

#lthou$h e%eryone is se!ually acti%e within the &lm' she is the one that is

seen ha%in$ intercourse with Curt in the Woods.

(in applies to the Domestic role because she is the assistant that is seen

helpin$ out the other men' howe%er she is still bossed around to an e!tent.

Dana and Jules are $ood e!amples of the Consumer role because they are

typical teena$e $irls. When we &rst see Jules and Dana' we are told that Jules

dyed her hair' a representation of consumin$.

Dana is the most marital out of the female characters in Cabin )n The Woods

because she is the less se!ualised and althou$h not married' she has an

attachment and sense of loyalty to one person.

*. +ow is Dana typical of Clo%er’s ,inal irl’ theory? /lease mention0 the

endin$ Dana’s appearance and her actions durin$ the &lm.

Dana is typical of the ,inal irl’ theory because she has an andro$ynous

name and appearance' dressin$ less re%ealin$ in comparison to the others.

he is less se!ually acti%e and not blonde. he &$hts for her life until the end'

althou$h it is most li2ely she died' she is the last remainin$.

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3. Jules under$oes mental and physical transformations durin$ the &lm'

what are they and how do they cause her to become a horror archetype?

/hysically' Jules under$oes the transformation of hair colour to become a

blonde. londes in horrors are typically 2nown for bein$ the &rst to die' which

then $oes on to happen. he becomes more se!ually acti%e once at the Cabin

which puts her at more ris2 of becomin$ a %ictim in a horror as most

characters die as a result.

4. )s "ul%ey’s "ale a5e theory e!empli&ed in the &lm and if so' how?

 Thin2 about framin$' camera an$les and /67 shots.

"ul%ey’s "ale a5e Theory is when the camera acts as the eyes of a

heterose!ual male to %iew females as se!ual ob8ects. Curt eyes his $irlfriend

at one point' where the camera follows him as a /67 shot. When we &rst see

Dana' she is in her underwear and the camera ma2es sure to point this out by

focusin$ on her lower body.

9. )n the &lm we' as an audience' are made to be %oyeurs when does this

happen and why is it important in re$ards to representation of character?

# %oyeur is a person who $ains se!ual pleasure from obser%in$ others na2ed

or also carryin$ out se!ual acti%ities' also a person who $ains pleasure from

watchin$ their pain. We become %oyeurs durin$ the scene where Jules does

stu: with a wolf' lea%in$ her boyfriend to watch on. This shows the more

se!ually acti%e characters in comparison to the others and the e!tents they

will $o to as well as the outcome of their actions.

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;. ummarise the way women are represented in The Cabin in

the Woods. #re they ob8ecti&ed and there to pro%ide satisfaction for

heterose!ual males andor do they ful&l another rolepurpose?

Women in The Cabin in the Woods are represented incredibly se!ualised'

attractin$ the heterose!ual male. They do pro%ide satisfaction and are

ob8ecti&ed but are used a lot to create humour as well.