Media and popular culture have often approached transgender identify from within a deception trope. watching “M. Butterfly” and “Boys do not cry “consider the following questions:
How is gender treated in the film? What is the gender deception trope? How does the deception trope work in M. Butterfly and Boys Dont Cry? What are some of the consequences of the deception trope in these films and in society?

1-2 pages, concise and thoughtful analysis, please. No need to repaste the question in your paper. Use concrete examples, and write clearly. You will find the assignment much easier and richer if you consult the Bettcher reading.