Birds

The scene begins with the focus on the female protagonist exiting her vehicle. She proceeds to a jetty where a man helps her into a boat along with the cadged bird which she is carrying. She then leaves the jetty on her own in the boat. This I feel goes against the concept of the male gaze as she is independently making her own journey, thus remaining active as opposed to the man helping her into into the boat and then driving the boat himself across the lake. Upon exiting the boat she swiftly runs to a nearby house where she leaves both the caged bird and a letter before swiftly returning to her boat and immediately setting off ensuring that she isn't spotted by the male owner of the house she just left, by ducking low whilst in the boat. However the man still manages to catch sight of her through his binoculars at which point he gives a cheeky and somewhat lustful smile, thus being a prime example of the male gaze. This is somewhat countered by the man's chivalry in response to the woman being struck on the head by an angry bird, however this is quickly met with a prime example of the gaze as the entire male portion of the bar turns towards the woman on her entrance. Also once she has sat down, the owner offers his help too. One might call it chivalrously others may not and one may have a similar take on the conversation between the man and the women that follows.