Freedom Through Lawlessness The film Thelma and Louise, written by Callie Khouri, is a story about two ordinary women living under male domination in small-town Arkansas. Louise (Susan Sarandon), an unhappy waitress, and her best friend Thelma (Geena Davis), an unloved housewife, decide to go away for the weekend to get away from the monotony of their everyday lives. Louise’s plan is to drive until they reach their destination, which is a cabin in …showed first 75 words of 1959 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1959 total…both men and women which helps to provide insight through humor and action into a world where women have always had to work harder to get a voice in our male-dominated society. Bibliography Brown, Geoff. “Bosom Buddies Take to the Road.” Time July 1991: 19. Campbell, Karlyn. Critiques of Contemporary Rhetoric. New York: Wadsworth, 1997. Foss, Sonja. Rhetorical Criticism. Illinois: Waveland Press, 1996. Rybacki, Karyn and Donald Rybacki. Communication Criticism. New York: Wadsworth, 1991. Smith, Joan. “Road Testing” Guardian July 1991: 17.