POWERful Relationships

I find the relationship between Vanda and Thomas/Dunayev and Kushemski very interesting. Both of the pairings have relationships with multiple layers. Like Vanda and Thomas' relationship, where Thomas primarily plays the submissive role, Lottie and Craig's relationship exemplifies a stratification in power in Being John Malkovich. Lottie is completely submissive to Craig's dominant role, like Thomas is submissive to Vanda's dominant role. However, when Lottie is in a relationship with Maxine, they are more equal in power. This relationship demonstrates a power shift for Lottie, as she takes on a more dominant role. Similar to Lottie's power shift, Thomas takes on a more dominant role towards the end of Venus in Fur.