By now you’ve learned quite a bit about the culture, feelings and experiences of
many Americans in the 1950s. For this essay you will be evaluating one of the
most famous films of that era: Rebel Without a Cause.
In your reading Jon Mitchell refers to a “Crisis in Masculinity” that is imagined as a profound concern of this era, and is therefore evident in the film. After reviewing your readings, our lectures, and the film, choose two scenes from Rebel Without a Cause and evaluate them in essay form as a response to this question: How are your chosen scenes reflective of the “Crisis in Masculinity” that is discussed in Mitchell’s reading? To clarify: how do these scenes reflect the gender based fears of 1950s America?
You should be citing Mitchell’s text, and the film.