A Promising Young Woman
A book cover based off of the film A Promising Young Woman.
A book cover based off of the movie A Promising Young Woman. The major theme behind the plot of the film is the way our culture deals with rape on social and legal level. The media’s portrayal of women through an unnecessarily sexual lens condones our culture’s belief that the assault of women is a natural pursuit. To depict this alliance between media and rape culture, the design collages together images found in advertisements that sexualize the female form.
The one image of a man that is included within the design is a hand held over the lips of a woman while holding a bottle of alcohol. This symbolizes how when alcohol is involved in rape, our legal system often uses this as a way to negate the actions of the criminal. In addition the hand held over the womens mouth represents the way sexual assault is often swept under the carpet.
The one image of a man that is included within the design is a hand held over the lips of a woman while holding a bottle of alcohol. This symbolizes how when alcohol is involved in rape, our legal system often uses this as a way to negate the actions of the criminal. In addition the hand held over the womens mouth represents the way sexual assault is often swept under the carpet.