Abstract
This article argues that while Anderson’s films are often characterized as concerned
This article argues that while Anderson’s films are often characterized as concerned with youth, this is inaccurate. Interactions between adults and young people are key. Focusing on Moonrise Kingdom (2012) and Rushmore (1998), it explores how a young man’s coming of age prompts a crisis of maturity for male adults. It also considers aging in Anderson’s oeuvre more widely, contending that Anderson’s explorations of aging are ultimately conservative, prioritizing male experience and adulthood.
This article argues that while Anderson’s films are often characterized as concerned with youth, this is inaccurate. Interactions between adults and young people are key. Focusing on Moonrise Kingdom (2012) and Rushmore (1998), it explores how a young man’s coming of age prompts a crisis of maturity for male adults. It also considers aging in Anderson’s oeuvre more widely, contending that Anderson’s explorations of aging are ultimately conservative, prioritizing male experience and adulthood.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 193-211 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Texas Studies in Literature and Language |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2018 |
Keywords
- adolescence
- experience
- gender
- limits
- rite of passage
- ritual
- teen film
Profiles
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Rachael McLennan
- School of Art, Media and American Studies - Associate Professor in American Literature and Culture
- American Studies - Member
- Area Studies - Member
Person: Research Group Member, Academic, Teaching & Research