"The Hand That Rocks The Cradle Is The Hand That Rules The World": Constructions of the monstrous mother in the contemporary thriller, 1987-2010 (original) (raw)

1 | P a g e H e a t h e r G r a v e s "The Hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world": Constructions of the monstrous mother in the contemporary thriller, The femme fatale is one feminine identity that has evoked both fascination and fear over thousands of years, has been studied in great depth and become a popular motif in cinema. Whilst her representations may have changed over time, seeing as 'fantasies of women are sociohistorically based and thus affected by the position of women in any given historical moment' (Grossman, 2009:3), the figure of the femme fatale has recurred in many different periods, suggesting that there is something enduring about her cultural significance.

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