Women and gender studies

Women shouldn't pander the males ideal and become "angel in the house*. They can be the "cool girl- like Amy (the character in Gone Girl). Please note: this is not a book report. The book is a starting point, but will not be the entirety of your research.
I chooses the book Gone Girl (by Gillian Flynn). An underlying theme of the book is the brief undertone of feminism, most notably represented in Amy's 'Cool Girl' speech. For some, it is in this monologue that the otherwise despised Amazing Amy emerges as an unlikely heroine of sorts; flying the flag for women who refuse to succumb to the pressure to morph into the male's ideal. I want the paper talk about women shouldn't have the pressure to morph into the male's ideal and become "angel in the house". They can be the "cool girl" like Amy.
The short description of the final project in this class is to read a book and write a paper on it. Your paper will foreground an analysis of gender in some way; Your paper will include a minimum of 3 sources, at least one of which is not a class reading; Your paper must have a strong thesis and use specific examples (from your chosen book and/or the secondary sources) to prove your thesis; Your paper will be 8-10 pages, not including bibliography, appendix, or any additional pages; Your paper must be formatted according to MLA guidelines and use formal academic language. Within those (fairly broad) guidelines, you have a considerable amount of freedom. Please note: this is not a book report. The book is a starting point, but will not be the entirety of your research. For example: if your book is a memoir, your paper might compare and contrast the ways that the author of the book is representative of or different than the majority— (is your author revealing something unique, or shedding light on something more universal?) and what does that say about society? you might consider privilege and access and education reform and governmental oversight. If your book is a novel: you might consider the presentation of a certain relationship (mother/child, sister, friend, romantic) through the lens of gender theory. Or how the presentation of a romantic relationship in the foreground works to emphasize or minimize the political drama in the background. Or how a lapse into the fantastic underscores the patriarchal linguistic structures. Or whatever. If your book is poetry, you might trace the recurrence and transmutation of a particular image or metaphor through the work, and present an argument about how and why it is changing or recurring or what it means to the author. Or whatever. As long as the book is the starting point.