Abstract The Weather Man is a modern film set in Chicago which narrates about David’s experiences。 The film combines the masculinity crises, identity anxiety and harsh satire which men usually encounter in daily life with a light comedy atmosphere。 Trivial affairs pile up the “fast food” living style of David, trap his social identity and further trigger the crisis of masculinity。 This thesis, which is on the base of Connell’s three-part structure model of gender relations, examines David’s masculinity crises and deals with his efforts to reconstruct his male identity from the aspects of power relations, the production relations and emotional attachment。73369

Keywords: Connell; three-part structure model of gender relations; patriarchy; hegemonic masculinity

摘要《天气预报员》是一部以芝加哥为背景讲诉大卫生活经历的现代电影。本片把日常生活中男性所遭遇的男性危机，身份焦虑及尖锐的社会讽刺融入轻快的喜剧氛围。生活琐事堆砌出大卫的“快餐式”生活，使其陷入身份焦虑进而触发男性气质危机。论文以康奈尔的社会性别关系的三重结构模式为理论基础，从权力关系，生产关系和情感关系来探索电影中大卫所遭遇的男性气质的危机以及如何重建男性气质。

毕业论文关键字：康奈尔；性别关系三重结构模式；父权制；霸权性男性气质

Contents

1。 Introduction1

2。 Literature Review1

3。 Three relations in masculinity studies。3

3。1The definition of masculinity studies3

3。2The development of masculinity studies。4

3。3The meanings and relations of the three relations 5 

4。 The crises of masculinity in The Weather Man 6

4。1 The collapse of David’s power in his family。6

4。2 The common problems arising from production relations7

4。3 The challenges of male in emotional attachment9

5。 Reconstruction of male identity in The Weather Man11

5。1 Displaying the positive hegemony in power relations。11

5。2 Improving personal values in terms of production relations。12

5。3 Making proper compromises in emotional attachment。12

6。 Conclusion13

Works Cited。15

1。 Introduction

The Weather Man is a comedy produced by Paramount Pictures。 The film, directed by Gore Verbinski and starred by Nicola Cage, Sir Michael Caine and other performers, is released on October 28, 2005 in America。 It tells a story in which a weather man lives a frustrated life that almost everybody laughs at him and finally he changes to a respectable man。 

The Weather Man is set in Chicago。 Chicago, a city in the north-central of America, has the most changeable weather。 People there depends on the weather forecast to arrange work。 David is a weather man without meteorology degree。 People would throw junk food at his face when he does not make an accurate weather report。 He feels himself like fast food which looks great but without any nourishment。 论文网

What’s worse, he is at a loss when his life is full of variability just as the uncontrollable weather。 Many family issues occurs to him。 He porces his wife Noreen because of petty concerns and trivial details。 The relationships between him and his children are also not harmonious, for he is indifferent to what the children really needed。 David’s father Robert, who wins the National Book Award at 28 and the Pulitzer at 33, is David’s role model。 David tries his best to follow suit and gains his appreciation。 However, Robert is observed of the fatal disease before David makes it。 All of these problems seems to flood to him at the same time。 He tries to make up everything in his own way。 The film draws people’s attentions to the masculinity crises they encounter in modern society。