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Originally posted by Taualumna
Please do not compare Mona Lisa Smile to a late 20th century-early 21st century school. The Wellesley portrayed in the movie is not the Wellesley of 2004. If I were to produce a movie about my school in 1953-54, it too would likely resemble MLS. If you read the article, one girl said that she didn't want to be like her mother, having to work all day and having no time for her growing up. Maybe she just wants to be different, just like her mom wanted to be different from an earlier generation.
ETA: Even the most modern girls' high schools still slightly promote dating boys from the nearby boys' school(s)...At my school, for example, all theatrical productions were with the boys' school next door.
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I was referring to the overall theme or genre of the movie, which was supposed to be that women can do anything they want, whether that be going to Yale Law School or getting married and having children, or both.
I am quite sure that my school, a COED school, would also in some ways resemble that, considering that my mom had to wear skirts to class and was not even allowed to enter the buildings wearing pants.
I think you missed my point.
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