When Gail first finds out what Frank had done to Marie and the other Native American girls, she tells Wes trusting in him to bring Frank to justice. This is very hard for Wes to do because Frank is his brother, but it causes a strain in Frank and Gail's marriage, but they pull through. Gail wasn’t happy with Wes's decision to keep Frank in their basement; she understood how hard the situation with Frank was on Wes, that she decided to support him. When the four men went to her house to break Frank out she was there to stop them, even though she did not agree with keeping him in her house. Another way she was loyal to Wes was her relationship with Len.
How important is family loyalty in the film? In his film On the Waterfront, Elia Kazan places great emphasis on the notion of loyalty. Not only does the film portray family allegiance as the blood ties between kin but also depicts the Hoboken community and the longshoremen as a faithful family. Similarly, despite the many vices of Johnny friendly and his goons, even these men display a sense of kinship. From the onset of the film, Kazan underpins the strength of family ties through a close-up of Edie, capturing her raw hurt and anger, as she demands to uncover ‘who killed, [her] brother’ the propelling force behind the plot.
Clearly in Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck is trying to explain how important the trait of loyalty is in life, but sometimes being loyal forces you to do things that you do not want to do or may never have done. The ultimate loyalty is killing your friend peacefully to protect him from a worse outcome. Of Mice and Men has so much disappointment for the characters yet loyalty prevails. The story is similar to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby in which the main character is constantly pursuing the American dream and believes in loyalty but in the end does not get it. The end result for both characters is the same, as they both lose in the end but were both driven by their
Digger makes him feel like its partly his fault because he gave them the idea of drilling the holes in the kayak. Forgiving JT and Digger would be the first step toward forgiving himself. Finally, Brady needs to forgive himself for not shouting a warning to the red kayak. Brady feels like its his fault that Ben died because he did not warn the kayak earlier that day. Forgiving himself for listening to his friends and not cautioning the kayak is the only way Brady will be able to move on with his life.
Through Terry's motivation of ridding his label of being a "bum", to Father Barry's search and fight for the truth at the docks, to Edie Doyle's love for Terry and his love for her, Terry gains a self-respect and a sense of freedom he has never know before. The quote, "I'm standing over here now..."- at the end of the film, signifies Terry's newly found understanding of himself, and of the world and is a result of his struggle to overcome corruption on the New Jersey waterfront. Terry Malloy's label of being a "bum" is a significant, motivating factor that impels Terry to win internal conflict with himself and external conflict with those around him. As evident in the first few scenes, Terry fights the ongoing harassment set upon him by others, particularly, Johnny Friendly's gang members, emphasising his ostracism from not only the gang, but from society as well. Terry is also seen in multiple scenes spending most of his spare time taking care of Joey Doyle's pigeons, which also signifies his admiration of the faithfulness of birds which is something he lacks in his own life, such as in his relationship with Charlie.
Even though his own brother committed the sin, he knew it was wrong no matter who it was: "Maybe a jury will cut him loose. I wont. By god I wont” (143). Knowing most of Wes’s family is against the fact that Frank should not be punished; Wes puts his emotional feelings aside and grows up. Just by one fault by the closest man in his life, Wes realizes he has changed in better ways as things have gotten more complicated: “ My father stood for moral absolution ” (144).
Proctors action s reveal his inner strength. For example, when John tears his testimony he is giving his life away. Proctor action’s not common because he is a brave man who cares about his family. In Salem no body else would have dared defy authority because they are afraid to die by the injustices of the town. John Proctor choose to go against the judge s orders for the reputation of his family can be ruin because of his action.
This shows the distinction between the battle of right and wrong and how characters are either on one side or the other. Terry’s is influenced by his conscience throughout the film such as; when Joey Doyle is thrown off the roof, he thinks it’s unnecessary and that the guys were just going to talk to him but he trusts Johnny that it was the right decision. Another instance where Terry’s conscience effects his decisions is where he gives the tokens to Edie as he feels empathic of her brother and the damage he helped instigated. The sides of right and wrong are clearly
The quote “Someone’s going to take my house Darryl” shows that the family has a strong connection to the friends in the street and also shows that they have a strong sense of belonging within their street. This is seen as Jack feels he is able to talk to Darryl about his problem and that Darryl is willing to help out Jack, Farouk and himself to fight for their
How and why does terry change? Set in the Hoboken docks in the 1950's On the Waterfront focuses on the struggle between moral issues. Kazan uses the character of terry Malloy to explore the adversity's of an era. Elia Kazan initially looks at Terry's flawed natured and tarnished image among the longshoremen after the tragedy of joey's suspicious death. Terry's journey reinforces the ideas and conflicts faced in those times and how he sustains to overcome them.