Legally Blonde Theme

I am analyzing the musical Legally Blonde that has music and lyrics written by Laurence O’ Keefe, Nell Benjamin, and Heather Hach who wrote the libretto. The musical is based on the novel Legally Blonde written by Amanda Brown and the 2001 film version of the same name that tells a story of a UCLA sorority girl Elle Woods who enrolls at Harvard Law School. While at Harvard she is on a quest to get back together with her ex-boyfriend Warner that already has a girlfriend. Throughout the musical Elle attempts to win back her ex-boyfriend back until she realizes that she wants to pursue her own aspirations in life. The central theme of Legally Blonde is you have to overcome obstacles in order to always stay to true to yourself. In the scene where the head of admissions “says,” “Gentlemen, I am not arguing that Ms. Woods is not qualified but is that the face of
Throughout Elle’s experience at Harvard, she rarely loses sight of herself while she faces obstacles and stereotypes on her journey. A simple version of the theme is to “not judge a book by its cover.” Even though Elle is treated like a dumb blonde does not mean she lacks intelligence or does not have the potential to be a distinguished attorney. This theme is relevant to the original audience because everyone has received stereotypes from others based on their appearance or behavior. The people with self-respect and ambition will overcome these obstacles to always stay true to themselves. This theme is still relevant today because there are stereotypes of race and gender to this day. Stereotypes and being true to oneself is what distinguishes yourself from the rest of society. Nelson Mandola is a perfect example of somebody who overcame stereotypes and stayed true to himself. Mandola was imprisoned for his beliefs but stayed loyal to himself and continued his movement to desegregate South