Masculinity in Bringing up Baby

While there are plenty of differences between text and film, one theme that seems to be everlasting in both is that of masculinity. In the text, we meet David and are not immediately inclined to tease him for a lack of masculinity. As a matter of fact, David is a tad bit more stern in the text, an attribute always associated with masculinity. When David enters Suzan's apartment, the first words out of his mouth are "it's not me that's putting any wild beast into any bathroom. If she wants it in the bathroom she can put it in the bathroom and I wish her good luck". In the film, his reaction is far less stern than than his textual counterpart. Moreover, I find that Suzan is portrayed as being more masculine than David himself. If being stern is something that David lacks, then it is something that Suzan overflows with. Though Suzan's sternness is never depicted as aggressive. Rather it is shown as whimsical and comedic yet she is always the one to make the decisions. And what Suzan says, goes.