Based on your screening of Todd Hayne’s
[Safe], (1995), use your theoretical
understanding of Freud, Chadorow, Marx, and
Engels to provide interpretations of the film. A
number of theoretical interpretations can be
pursued and stronger work will pursue nuance
between thinkers and avoid a unitary or
singular interpretation. You are encouraged to
organize a critical interpretation that
incorporates ideas and concepts present in all
four theorists studied. Compare the insights
provided by each theorist and how those
insights inform different understandings of
Hayne’s film.