Ideology (S6)

• Patriarchal society...
• Males' primary authority figures:

  Thump in charge of town, Sherrif Baskin, everyone listens to Teardrop, Jessup can make them homeless
• Binary opposition of active male and passive female:

  Gail -passive

  Connie (mum) -passive

  Teardrop -active

  HOWEVER

  Mirab -active

  Ree -active
• How do the men conform to patriarchal society?

  Ozark men are forced into social roles, they aren’t inherently violent it’s what it means to be a man from Ozark mountains
• WB as a capitalist society...
• WB repositions focus away from city towards America's rural interior:

  Reveal forgotten America fractures by military conflicts and financial crisis
• America overlooked these 'wasted' regions (Ozark), leaving them to adapt in unique and brutal ways
• Winter's Bone challenges American prosperity:


  Granik uses the bleakness of Ozark life to challenge affluence and conservatism in Hollywood cinema
• What does the army recruitment scene show?

  Ree's desperation and the lack of finnancial opportunities for Ozark people
• How is the theme of alienation/outsider represented?

  Through the way we're aligned with Ree and her operation from the community
• How does the ending of the film display the capitalist society?

  The reward/prize is when Ree is given money -money saves them