In “Detour,” women were presented as being strictly emotional beings where their actions seemed to be driven by pure emotion and passion without any regard to what may ensue later. For example, Sue decides to leave for California in order to chase her dream of being an actor and singer. When she tells this to Roberts he is stunned, because it does not seem as if she even thought about what this might do to him. Furthermore, Vera was very emotional throughout the entire film. She was always snapping at Roberts with snide remarks and comments which eventually led to emotional confrontations between the characters. Many of these emotional confrontations between Roberts and Vera started with Vera’s unquenchable feelings of greed and desire that seemed to have such an overbearing effect on her decision making.  Lastly, both women were very sensual toward Roberts through physical contact. This can be seen when Sue is singing while slowly caressing Roberts shoulder. In the same way, Vera also rubbed Roberts shoulder in order to signify that she indeed was interested in him physically, as well. In conclusion, women were portrayed as strictly emotional beings that were unable to control their own passions and desires.