Jane the Virgin – Season 1 – Episode 10 – Bechdel Test

 

Episode Ten passes the Bechdel Test.

  • In one of the scenes, Xo and Jane are talk to each other about Jane’s grades and how Jane wants Xo to cook something for a school function.  Jane is nervous about Xo cooking because Xo is not a very good cook, so she asks Alba how to pray and Alba explains it to her.  Alba then teaches Xo how to cook that food item that Jane needed.
  • Criteria:
    1. Two women who have names: Xo and Jane
    2. Talk to each other: Xo and Jane are talking to each other
    3. About something besides a man: They are talking about Xo cooking something for Jane’s school

Gender Roles:

  • Xo (Jane’s Mom)
    • Feminine
  • Jane (Main Character)
    • Soft – spoken
      • Doesn’t want to ask Rafael to not fire her friends
    • Hard worker
      • Taken 3 sick days in 4 years
    • Feels bad she hasn’t been around her family as much
    • Eager to apologize
  • Rafael (Father of Jane’s Baby)
    • Makes decisions easily
      • Doesn’t have a problem firing employees
    • Leadership ability
      • Tells all the things that need to be done before the storm
  • Alba
    • Strong
      • Woke up from coma
  •  Petra
    • Struggling once Rafael isn’t supporting her financially anymore
  •  Michael
    • Assigns blame
      • Thinks Rafael is Sin Rostro and he doesn’t believe him when he says he isn’t
    • Trying to get Jane to doubt Rafael
    • Sincere
      • Doesn’t want Jane to know he kept Alba from deportation

Shared by: Danella Van Ess
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