Krantz
English 2710
The Associate

Guide questions for watching the video

1. What are Sally's characteristics at the beginning of the movie? How does she change by the end?

2. What commentary does the movie make on male business practices?

3. How does Frank treat Sally and what does that reveal about him?

4. What do Frank's comments to Laurel, when she is outraged by his promotion, show about him?

5. What purpose does the Women's Trust serve in the movie?

6. What sense do we get when Sally calls Fallon's secretary to get Laurel an appointment with him?

7. What does Camille Scott represent?

8. Why does Sally help Laurel in her darkest hour?

9. What attributes of Aesop Franklin make him fit in with Sally and Laurel?

10. What attributes of Charlie make him fit in?

11. As Laurel's new business flourishes, what dynamics of both sexes in the corporate world are evident?

12. How does Andy Mason fit into the movie?

13. Why must Mr. Cutty be white, male and heterosexual?

14. At the end of the movie, besides seeing gender and race as excluding people, what other groups does Cutty include as excluded?