The most striking thing about Mona is her powerful presence. As she introduces herself to the protagonist and the audience, she challenges stereotypes and expectations of women, such as politeness and openess, instead is rude and abrupt.
Her costume involves a pair of shorts which challenges female expectations similar to the post a era. It signifies her dominance. However when she begins to speak to tshe protagonist, she adds to her shorts, a skirt. This could signify her ability to balance her feminity and masculinity well- as expected of a femme fatale character. It could also signify she want so charm the protagonist by putting on her "feminnity".
Other examples of Mona taking on male roles is when they go on the boat. Not only does the boat belong to her, she also painted it as drives it. This would have challeneged the expectations of men and women and question the divide between them.
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