ABSTRACT James Cameron's Titanic was a monumental blockbuster when it was released in the late nineties, its story placing themes of class, gender, and tradition at the forefront. It tells the story of a first class woman who finds love with a third class passenger and abandons upper class society to live the life she wants. In this study, the story is examined through a rhetorical analysis of space and mobility, two key elements underscoring the empowerment of the film's main characters. The analysis incorporates discussion of class, gender, and tradition as they affect and are affected by space and mobility within the film, and emphasize the film's message that regardless of class or gender, people can go anywhere and be anyone they want. A critique of this message is offered following analysis of the film's narrative as it develops. / A Thesis submitted to the School of Communication in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. / Fall Semester, 2013. / October 14, 2013. / Mobility, Rhetoric, Space, Titanic / Includes bibliographical references. / Davis Houck, Professor Directing Thesis; Jennifer Proffitt, Committee Member; Michael Neal, Committee Member; Stephen McDowell, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_185172 |
| Contributors | Stewart, Cindy (authoraut), Houck, Davis (professor directing thesis), Proffitt, Jennifer (committee member), Neal, Michael (committee member), McDowell, Stephen (committee member), School of Communication (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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