Costumes and Character Arcs: Lydia Bennet and Amanda Young
Faculty Mentor(s) Name(s)
Dr. Jennifer Flaherty
Abstract
This paper aims to show how The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, The Lydia Bennet, and Saw use costumes to tell a similar story. Lydia Bennet begins as a vivacious character, whose immature antics mask a sweet, family-oriented girl. Her costumes reflect this, with bright colors and prints and chunky jewelry. However, she becomes lonely and switches her color palette to neutrals and wears smaller jewelry. When she begins a relationship with George Wickham, her costumes become increasingly duller. However, he eventually abandons her, and while she still holds on to a necklace he gave her, she begins her recovery, represented by her replacing grays with pinks. Amanda’s costumes reflect her level of agency throughout Saw. In the beginning, she is an addict who wears muted colors and statement accessories with dark makeup to feel as though she has some control. After she undergoes a Jigsaw test, her appearance shifts to a casual one while she processes. When she is recruited by Jigsaw, her clothing becomes practical, with her hair and accessories kept out of the way. She accessorizes to represent her feeling of agency, even if she is dependent on Jigsaw as her father figure. When she loses all sense of control, her costume reverts to its state immediately following her test. When she loses faith in Jigsaw’s method, she dons his signature color scheme and wears costumes that allow for movement, but are closer to her pre-test life, representing her regression throughout her story. https://gcsuedu-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/courtney_brandon_bobcats_gcsu_edu/EZFFMDO-0yhHhLaFOzyM1H4BTLeABKj7LosjVQluAzkJBQ?e=f2TsUK
Start Date
27-3-2024 4:10 PM
End Date
27-3-2024 4:18 PM
Location
Arts and Sciences 2-70
Costumes and Character Arcs: Lydia Bennet and Amanda Young
Arts and Sciences 2-70
This paper aims to show how The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, The Lydia Bennet, and Saw use costumes to tell a similar story. Lydia Bennet begins as a vivacious character, whose immature antics mask a sweet, family-oriented girl. Her costumes reflect this, with bright colors and prints and chunky jewelry. However, she becomes lonely and switches her color palette to neutrals and wears smaller jewelry. When she begins a relationship with George Wickham, her costumes become increasingly duller. However, he eventually abandons her, and while she still holds on to a necklace he gave her, she begins her recovery, represented by her replacing grays with pinks. Amanda’s costumes reflect her level of agency throughout Saw. In the beginning, she is an addict who wears muted colors and statement accessories with dark makeup to feel as though she has some control. After she undergoes a Jigsaw test, her appearance shifts to a casual one while she processes. When she is recruited by Jigsaw, her clothing becomes practical, with her hair and accessories kept out of the way. She accessorizes to represent her feeling of agency, even if she is dependent on Jigsaw as her father figure. When she loses all sense of control, her costume reverts to its state immediately following her test. When she loses faith in Jigsaw’s method, she dons his signature color scheme and wears costumes that allow for movement, but are closer to her pre-test life, representing her regression throughout her story. https://gcsuedu-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/courtney_brandon_bobcats_gcsu_edu/EZFFMDO-0yhHhLaFOzyM1H4BTLeABKj7LosjVQluAzkJBQ?e=f2TsUK