"What dangers lie in wait when Mom has to work?" is the question that resounds through this film. Traditionally, a woman has been expected to stay home, raise the children, and take care of the house. It was not acceptable for a mother to work outside the home. As times changed and more families felt economic pressures, two income households became a common occurrence. However, a woman not only became a breadwinner but she was also expected to maintain her traditional role as wife and mother. It was and still is considered unacceptable for a woman to admit she needs help maintaining the balance between career and home life. For some woman it is even a little embarrassing to admit they aren't "superwoman" and can't live up to the impossible and exhausting role society gives them to play. When Kate decides to go back to work in order to help out with the finances, she and Ned decide to hire a nanny to help raise the

Camilla is the ultimate monster in this film. Though the movie refers to her as the guardian she is really the guardian of herself. Instead of giving life to an infant she takes it. However, Camilla is shown as more of a mother figure in the film than Kate in the sense that she is the protector and the caregiver of the tree she worships. Like any mother she does what she has to maintain her family or, in this case, her legacy. However, Camilla is the evil mother feeding on the innocent to maintain her power. The ending of The Guardian follows the traditional "good-triumphs-over-evil" theme. Ned saves the day by cutting down the tree and Kate protects her baby from the evil Camilla. Traditional family roles are restored and everybody lives happily ever after.

Ned is portrayed throughout the film as the logical hero. He is the classic father knows best who tries to make up for his failure to provide for his family by saving them. Throughout the movie, Ned is father, mother, detective, and savoir of the day. Even when he starts having sexual dreams about Camilla, he shakes off his impulses to be the better man. Ned's role as tradit

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