Roy, like Dwight, influences Toby’s relationship with his mother and forces Toby to withhold the truth from her. Toby goes on to resent this control and deception and rebel against it. Toby’s skewed perception of masculinity is similarly impacted by his father’s ‘desertion’. Whilst Wolff’s discussion of his father’s neglect is minimal, a deeper impact and lesson of real value becomes evident in Wolff’s snapshot of himself as a father. It is, in part, because of his father’s ‘inconstant parent(ing)’ that Wolff feels such a
“Terry Malloy’s most important conflict is not with Johnny Friendly, but with himself.” To what extent do you agree? ‘On the waterfront’ is a film about a corrupted and treacherous wharf, which highlights the conflicts not only among the people – which include Johnny Friendly’s gang and the local longshoremen, but inner conflicts in the characters as well. The story’s protagonist, Terry Malloy, undergoes a tumultuous change in his life as he turns against his own “family”, battling with not only Friendly but with himself. He struggles with his conscience after he had indirectly caused the death of Joey Doyle, which creates the spark that kick-starts Terry’s personal quest in searching for the guts to make a change in his life. Though the conflict between Friendly and Malloy is the climax of the film, Terry’s internal conflict has a greater significance as it creates the base for the building of Terry’s character, the main element and theme of the film which drives the film, questioning one’s morality, conscience and judgement.
Topic: “It is the style of ‘On the Waterfront’ that gives the film its power. Discuss The dark and gloomy “On the Waterfront” is a film revered for its raw power. Though narratively and structurally exceptional, this power should be most accredited to the stylistic nature of its making. Director Elia Kazan employs various techniques encompassing the disciplines of mise-en-scene, film noir, and naturalism that deliver an authentic and gritty work of art. The actors equipped with the newly found, ‘method acting’ disciplines, most notably Marlon Brando, further showcase an honesty and precision of the feelings felt and predicaments overcome by their characters.
Epic of Gilgamesh Alternate Perspective Good morning teachers and students, today I will be presenting Gilgamesh’s real perspective of his adventures. The fluid nature of perspective is derived from the susceptibility of information to varied interpretations. This is explicated in the ‘Epic of Gilgamesh’, where the protagonist’s selflessness and love for Uruk and its people is overlooked due to the rigid expectations of modern society. The incongruities between Gilgamesh’s own perspective and a modern interpretation show that society’s perceptions of a ‘hero’ are highly volatile, relying immensely on the innate subjectivity of perspectives. The aberrant perspective of Gilgamesh which I am presenting may seem divergent and atypical when analysed in accordance to our modern values and principles, but to Gilgamesh this would be quite natural.
‘Back to the waterfront; a close reading of On the Waterfront’ Gary Simmons In the previous edition of Screen Education #56, I wrote the first of two articles on On the Waterfront (Elia Kazan, 1954). In that article, ‘Conscience, Confessions and Context in On the Waterfront’, there was a clear focus on the range of ideas that underpinned the film. In the original article there were a few tentative allusions to the ways in which Elia Kazan established mood, tone and character. In this subsequent analysis I want to look at the ways in which the grammar and syntax of the film validates the ideas in a series of close readings of several key sequences. In doing so I will extrapolate on the ideas of the initial article and reveal the ways in which Kazan uses the formal qualities of the film to reinforce the ideas.
Yet one of the major problems in the film is the way his change of heart is displayed. In many scenes of the film, Schlichtmann is seen overlooking the polluted areas in question and is portrayed as having an inner moral transformation. The movie portrays him more of a hero than a greedy personal injury
Landon shows disrespect towards his Principle through his body language and tone of voice, instead of sitting up politely, he slouches and talks back. Not only does Landon not care about authority he consistently rebels against societal norms such as: caring, having morals, having a sense of self and having a conscience. Landon displays these abnormalities by not standing up to his friends when they made fun of Jamie for talking to Landon, by not feeling nearly enough sympathy for the boy who got hurt even though it was Landon who pushed him. Landon displays a lack of morals by drinking and driving. One of the reasons to Landon’s misconduct is that he completely and utterly disrespects and loathes his Father figure.
There, Holden finds controversial issues that ignite troubling thoughts, and cause him to seriously rethink a few issues. Holden Caulfield is a relatable character because he faces internal struggles that are relatable to the average teenager in a sense. In the beginning of the novel, Holden Caulfield was living in a childish illusion, and did not know what the real world was like.
This quote is a perfect illustration of how Jack’s sense of what a relationship should be like is irreversibly altered. It is evident that Jack Torrance’s problem is manifested differently than that of Edna Pontellier or Henry VIII but all the same, it is clear that his underlying issues make it extremely difficult for him to fit into a family and play a part in it normally. In the case of The Shining, there is indeed collateral damage even before any supernatural forces
Leaving himself without much to work with, he has numerous misconceptions about his past. In the course of analyzing our history, we observe through this movie that having as much of the pieces as possible will allow us to generate a more complete picture of our past. As we later observe, it becomes obvious that Lenny appears to have been manipulating his perception of reality through his selective interpretation of his pictures, notes and tattoo system. This raises a second issue with regards to how purposeful manipulation of ones knowledge of the facts can result in an entirely different reading of a particular situation. The movie Rain Man shows us how having all the facts may not be the entire solution to solving the mysteries of our past.