The Functions of Illocutionary Act
that waiting for the right man takes too long time. Determined to become a mother, she was inseminated to get a baby. She made an appointment and decided to go
through the insemination alone. That same day, Zoe met Stan, a man who captivated her heart. Zoe never expected that she would meet a guy and fall in love with him.
Unfortunately, Zoe got pregnant when her relationship with Stan was doing well. She became complicated on how she should explain everything to Stan. Stan finally
figured out that she was pregnant with twins. He assured Zoe that everything would be okay even though they were going to be parents for twins.
However, things did not go well as planned. Stan incidentally revealed to the public that the babies were not his and it made Zoe angry and left. As time went by,
both Stan and Zoe realized that they could not live separately from each other. They finally reunited right at the time Zoe was in labor. Stan accompanied her during the
birth delivery, promised to be on her side since then and become a good father for the babies.
The Back-up Plan movie tells about how a woman deals with donor insemination
to get a baby. In the movie, donor insemination is featured in the storyline as a way for a woman who does not want a marriage could still have a child. According to
American Pregnancy Association APA, donor insemination is legal in the United States. In December 2014, Fox News reported that the government of the United
States brokered a deal to help a wife of a Cuban spy become pregnant through artificial insemination. This shows that this process is one of the ways for women
who want to be mothers and were not able to have child could have hope.
In brief, The Back-up Plan movie portrays how couples in the United States normally live and face their problems. Through this movie also, the phenomena of
donor insemination is introduced as a problem solving for women who are unable to have child.