Humans have been living in the society, obeying the laws or rules made by themselves in order to run the society in the right way and maintain the society’s order. Beginning at the very early stage of life, children are taught about appropriate manners and behaviors. Children are told what to do or what to say in regards to the type of the person or people whom the children are confronting with. Also, children are taught about how to dress or behave according to their assigned gender. People believe that any form of behaviors which is deviated from what to be expected from each gender will make the deviance-doers be disagreed with, isolated or sometimes even heavily punished by other people. Men and boys have always been expected to be strong, decisive, confident, and aggressive in an active manner, whereas women and girls are supposed to act with tenderness, modesty, meticulosity, and decency in a passive manner. A slim, crybaby boy and a muscular, violence-oriented girl tend to be the eyesores in people’s minds. Even though the society has evolved with more open-mindedness and understanding for unexpected behaviors for gender roles, there are still some deeply instilled standards socially assigned for each gender. Nell Bedworth, a female protagonist in the movie, “It’s a Boy Girl Thing,” is a solid proof for the standards that a typical good girl should meet in American society.
“It’s a Boy Girl Thing” revolves around the two main contrasting characters, Woody Deane—a popular football player in a university—and Nell Bedworth—a female model student who truly loves literature and poetry. While Woody is a famous, sport-oriented, and stylish man who is loved and pursued by many attractive female peers, Nell is just a literature lover and study-oriented girl who’d rather wear mundane, decent clothes, keep a low profile, and maintain a quiet, peaceful life at school. Beginning as neighboring childhood friends, these two characters are very different from…