2. Explain

In the movie Rosemary's Baby, the fact that Rosemary is a strong female lead links to the film as a whole in the ways that she survives both physical and mental torture from outsiders. Rosemary sticks to her instincts that something is wrong with either her or the baby, and doubts the influence of antagonists such as her husband and the Castavettes. For example, when Rosemary pours the herbal mixture that she is apparently supposed to drink, down the sink. She is defying their strange requests and methods, such as refusing to wear the necklace containg odd spices and herbs.

In Scream, Sidney Prescott exhibits power over the masked murderer/stalker by surviving the first time she is targeted, and by calling for help. But of course, as in all horror movies, narking on the killer gets you into more trouble. Scream follows this tradition, because Sidney gets another call and this time the killer is agitated with her and the way she pubicly reacted. Sidney's fears are re-ignited, but she feels some kind of motivation to overrule them. Although this gives her determination to survive unlike her mother, she still feels the need to constantly check over her shoulder. I believe that Sidney's conservative morality is what saves her in the end.