Tracy Flick - Wikipedia
WEBTracy Enid Flick is a fictional character who is the subject of the 1998 novel Election by Tom Perrotta and portrayed by Reese Witherspoon in the 1999 film adaptation of the same title. She is a smart, ambitious high school student whose quest to win a school election is nearly derailed by her teacher.
Tracy Flick Takes on the World, Again - The New Yorker
WEBJun 13, 2022 · After “Election,” Flick became a symbol of craven female ambition, Katy Waldman writes. Tom Perrotta’s new sequel, “Tracy Flick Can’t Win,” finds the character wondering what went wrong.
What America Gets Wrong About Tracy Flick - The New York Times
WEBAug 1, 2019 · What America Gets Wrong About Tracy Flick In “Election,” she’s preyed upon by a teacher and almost cheated out of her rightful victory. But somehow she’s the villain.
Why Tom Perrotta Revisited Tracy Flick - The Atlantic
WEBSep 27, 2022 · In the dark 1999 comedy Election, the overachieving student Tracy Flick—played by an up-and-coming Reese Witherspoon—dreams of political domination, starting with the race for class president...
Why Tracy Flick Is Still Inescapable - Vanity Fair
WEBMay 2, 2019 · As played by Witherspoon, Tracy Flick is the sort of nuanced character that serves as a tabula rasa for her audience’s feelings about women, especially ambitious young women. Is she a...
Overachiever Tracy Flick faces her unmet life expectations in
WEBJun 9, 2022 · Tracy Flick is back — this time in middle age. How did life turn out for her? NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Tom Perrotta about his new novel, Tracy Flick Can't Win.
Tracy Flick vs. Toxic Masculinity - The Atlantic
WEBMay 11, 2022 · But the movie had the magnificently chipper Reese Witherspoon as Tracy Flick, a relentless candidate for student-body president who was both drill sergeant and object of sexual desire.
A reflection on ambition and success in 'Tracy Flick Can't Win' - NPR
WEBJun 16, 2022 · You've probably seen it: Reese Witherspoon playing ambitious, throat-cutting Tracy Flick in the 1999 movie Election. It's the film adaptation of Tom Perrotta's novel of the same name.
Reese Witherspoon Reflects on 25 Years Since Tracy Flick
WEBApr 24, 2024 · And then there was a truly iconic turn from Reese Witherspoon as Tracy Flick, the terrifying antagonist in Alexander Payne’s sharp political satire, Election.
Tom Perrotta on the Return of Tracy Flick - The New York Times
WEBJun 10, 2022 · Tom Perrotta joins us to discuss the return of a famous protagonist in his new novel, “Tracy Flick Can’t Win.” ann leary Eugenics is basically social Darwinism.
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