Every inexperienced man desperately desires a confident, beguiling older woman to seduce him. The Graduate weaves the tale of such a vulnerable young man who begins the story as the defenseless protagonist but ultimately overcomes his unguarded nature and cripples the older temptress. As the story unfolds, Benjamin embraces his aggressive individuality in juxtaposition to his timid passive character that he was in the beginning of the movie. Mrs. Robinson is an older woman whose daughter is the same age as Benjamin. She is the typical house wife from the 1960's, taking care of her husband and not working outside the home. However, she has a seductive temptress side which was not customary in the early 60's prior to the sexual revolution. You are going to watch how they become inverses. Benjamin becomes the assertive and Mrs. Robinson becomes the weaker one. Regardless of the dialogue, the visual aspects of the scenes convey the shift in power. .
Benjamin, a confused young man, graduated from college on the east coast and returned home to his wealthy, controlling parents' home. The first thing that his parents did was throw him a party. Benjamin stayed in his room not wanting to mingle with his parents' friends, but his parents forced him to join the party. As he reluctantly entered the downstairs, he was stopped by his parents' friends. They asked Ben several questions of what he wanted to do with his future, and he informed them that he had no clue what the future would bring for him. Although he tried to escape and avoid the situation, people kept stopping Ben, inquisitive about his future. Escaping from the uncomfortable situation, Benjamin snuck back upstairs to his room when Mrs. Robinson, the wife of his father's business partner, intruded on him, saying that she was upstairs looking for the restroom. Benjamin, clearly having a lot on his mind, wanted to be alone and tried to redirect Mrs.
