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This 4 page paper uses the movie “The Devil Wears Prada” as a “springboard” to consider the fact that Miranda Priestly, though successful, is still constrained by men’s rules of what the success should be. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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especially management as practiced by Miranda Priestly. This paper uses the movie as a "springboard" to consider the on-going phenomenon of the "glass ceiling." Discussion The film inspires several thoughts:
that real beauty has nothing to do with outer appearance; and that too often young women are so influenced by the necessity of being physically "perfect" that they develop eating
disorders that can be fatal. But it also invites us to consider why Miranda Priestly is the way she is: ruthless, demanding, completely in control of everything and everyone, and
seemingly utterly heartless. Why, in other words, is her management style so harsh? Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) is not a complete monster; rather, the film shows us that fashion "is
a serious business in America, and Runway [the fictional magazine Streep edits] means to remain the bible of that industry. Only a killer editor who takes no prisoners can maintain
those standards" (Honeycutt, 2006). For the people who work at this magazine, the job definitely comes first, before spouses, children, social life and any sort of relationship (Honeycutt, 2006). In
demanding that her employees give her 115%, Priestly represents the same sort of work ethic that is usually praised in men - who are called "driven" or "committed" - but
when used by women results in them being characterized as "bitches" or even sex-starved, as if sex were the answer to every problem women face. Streeps portrayal is effective
because its "under the top"; her Priestly "doesnt bark, which leaves you afraid that she actually will bite" (Morris, 2006). Priestly is both a "diva and a child," but she
is also clearly shown to be a "first-class businesswoman with the political acumen of Elizabeth I" (Morris, 2006). And therein, as Hamlet says, lies the rub. Hollywood, like the rest
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