Voyeurism in Rear Window and the

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…Rear Window, in particular to the central character Jeff as he typifies a victim suffering from a masculinity crisis. Hitchcock is able to provide an insight to relevant issues of fifties American society through his theme of voyeurism. This hegemonic theme also allows Hitchcock to fulfil the criteria of fifties Hollywood cinema by combining the love story with that of a murder mystery in order to achieve the commercial success the production company Paramount demanded.