firewatch thesis

How Delilah's adaptation of traditionally masculine features caters to an alternative male fantasy

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How Delilah adopts traditionally masculine features in order to distance herself from her motherly tendencies

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How Delilah's femininity is defined through comparison with other women on Henry’s path (Julia and the girls in the lake)

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Rough thought process:
Specific choices during the mission → apply your own morals → music + dialogue = fall in love with hypothetical wife → empathise with henry's heart break → need to feel comforted → enter Delilah → female savior? → the way you navigate life (the game) is defined by how you relate to women that are a figment of your imagination → can feminist criticism even be applied when the whole point of the game is to make the player become attached to a fantasy-like idea of what a woman represents? → can there be masculinity without femininity, how do they define each other?

How the conflict of choice making causes the player to reflect on their perception of women.