Bonnie and Cylde and Thelma and louise are stories about a tag team of two running from the law and committing crimes. Bonnie and Cylde is a story with a male and female dynamic where Bonnie is fancitanted with Cylde's outlaw nature. She then tags along with him committing crimes to be free from a society oppressed by banks. Thelma and Louise is about two females, Louise and Themla that live in a sexist society and go for a weekend get away that turns awry. They then begin to commit crimes however, as they continue they become grow free from the sexist society. In Bonnie and Cylde and Thelma and Louise each pair's reason for going out on the road and committing crimes compare by both wanting to be free of the restrictions society has set for them.
In Bonnie and Clyde the pair's reason for being on the road and committing crimes is that they want to be free of the restrictions society has set for them. They are restricted by the bank and also the set roles of behavior that they have to abide by. In this story the bank is scene as the bad guy by repesising people's home and 'stealing' the people's money, almost as if they are controlling society itself. In turn one of the reasons why they commit crimes by robbing banks is to rebel and stand up to the controlling banks to become free of their reining oppression. Another reason for going on the road and committing crimes to escape for the behavior's they would have to follow set by society. For example, in the beginning Bonnie is almost trapped because she is stuck being a waitress and having to deal with men hitting on her. However once she meets Clyde and goes on the road she becomes free off having to deal with hiding her emotions of what she wants like society encourages. In all, Bonnie and Cylde's reason's for going on the road and committing crimes to be free of the restrictions banks and society held on them.
In Thelma and Louise the female pair's reason for being on the road and committing crimes is to escape from their sexist society. In the story women are treated with a bias stance, of women are suppose to be passive and conform to the women stereotype One way Thelma shows that she became free of her sexist society is how she changed from passive to aggressive throughout the story. In the beginning she lets her husband control her, however by the end she starts to control her own life and not living by women stereotype. Another example of how Thelma and Louise shows the two women escaping from their sexist society by Louise throwing out her jewelry. Jewelry is a very definitive character of the stereotypical woman and as she is throwing away her jewelry she releasing herself from the women stereotype her society has. Overall, Thelma and Louise's reasons for going on the road and committing crimes to be free of the restrictions their sexist society held on them.
Both Thelma and Louise and Bonnie and Cylde have two people running away from society restrictions. Bonnie and Cylde running away from the bank's reign on society is parallel to Thelma and Lousie running away from sexism that is enforced on society, because both pairs are running away from the restrictions formed by society. Also Bonnie running away from society opressing her true emotions is like Thelma and lousie running away from sexism because they are all running away to be able to do what they want; to be free. In Bonnie and Cylde and Thelma and Louise each pair's reason for going out on the road and committing crimes compare by both wanting to be free of the restrictions society has set for them.
Bonnie and Clyde, before Bonnie went on the road, she was trapped in her boring life.
Bonnie and Clyde, shows both Characters being free from society's restrictions.
Thelma and Louise, shows Thelma being aggressive not passive like in the beginning.
Thelma and Louise, shows them before jumping off cliff, holding hands, and being free.
