Anita Loos, author of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, does an excellent job in helping in making this class understand the deeper and underlying messages when it comes to hair. She does this through her the main character/narrator Lorelei. She creates a character named Lorelei who represents a unique character who can be judged in several ways. For example one can say that Lorelei is just a dumb blonde, while other say she's a slut, and others can say she uses her wits to find a brilliant way to have a lavish lifestyle. However my approach on Lorelei is that she represents something more than that. I would like to argue that because of her "hair" she actually embodies the seven deadly sins.
Lust - Lorelei represents the sin of lust because it is assumed that she goes to bed with a plethora of men. But she also has an insatiable desire for money as well going to ends meet in order to get it (doing this by going to bed with many men).
Gluttony - Lorelei represents the sin of gluttony because on her trip to Europe one of the main things she notices is that she believes the portions Europeans eat is way smaller than the U.S. This can be inferred that she prefers to eat the bigger portions made from the U.S. Another reason why Lorelei represents gluttony is because she is only in for her self-interest and forsaking anyone else's feelings.
Greed - Lorelei clearly represents the sin of greed because she goes on dates with a bunch of men only because she wants to get gifts or money from them.
Sloth - Lorelei represents the sin of sloth because she does not work in order to make a living but instead she uses men in order for her to live a lavish lifestyle.
Wrath - Lorelei represents the sin of wrath because if any of her many men talk about other people/women she would get jealous and take their attention away from said person they are talking about. She plans and schemes this in order to have those men right in the palm of her hand.
Envy - Lorelei represents the sin of envy because she believes that Dorothy is smarter than her just by her looks.
Pride - Lorelei represents the sin of pride because she believes to hold herself better than others. She does this by believing she is prettier than others and also believing she holds some merit of intelligence.
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