One of the first symbolic things that were noted in the film was the officers and the workers. The workers are driven to mutiny. The officers represented the czar and the oppressive laws enforced by a government still driven by wealth and a class system. The beginning of the mutiny scene we see where a tarp is thrown over select sailors as they were to be killed. It is symbolic because the tarp over the sailors shows that the czar knew a revolt is about to happen and he was trying to hold it down or cover it up.
Elia Kazan’s ‘On the Waterfront’ is a 1954 American crime drama film about union violence and corruption among longshoremen and the redemption of Terry Malloy who is the main protagonist. Not one character can be seen to have power as there is a power shift throughout the film. The characters who strive for power are the characters that are able to gain power from others because of the power shift during the film. ‘Only you, with God's help, have the power to knock 'em off for good!’ Those who are a part of the power shift have some sort of power. Much of the corruption in the film is the fault of Johnny Friendly because he is the leader of the longshoremen, meanwhile Father Barry tries to take control by supporting those who wish to gain power.
Also, the struggles of the harbor workers are shown as well. The film is centered on Terry Malloy who is pressured by Father Barry and Edie Doyle to uncover Johnny Friendly’s mob and their corrupt ways of running of the harboring business’ union, as well as the planned murder of Joey Doyle. Constantly throughout the movie, he is pressured by people to tell the
The director shows this by the sounds and angles of the camera during scenes and by the way many people talk at once shows the differences of life between the city and the peacefulness of Samuels home. The close up on Samuel’s face during the murder with the expression of terrified face with a wide open eyes and the tension of the music shows us the corruption of his innocence and the conflict with the world around him there is also another evidence when he tells Eli that he would only kill the bad man. Schaefer, McFee and Fergie go to the Amish world looking for john book they are faced with many obstacles. When thewy first enter arrive at the farm, the soundtrack and the close up view on the guns are there to remind us the violence and show us that that is the only way they could keep their corruption. The gun fires between John Book and McFee are there to represent the violence and even earlier in the film at the parking area, the guns are used as a symbol of thriller and crime.
The Mariner now realizes the trouble he has brought upon himself, yet his incapability to speak does not give him the chance to pray out loud. Indeed every action has it's consequence whether good or bad, yet the Mariner had to witness the dice game between the spirit of Death and Life-and-Death as part of his punishment since, he expressed a belief that the world is guided by luck and chaos when he killed the albatross. The Mariner's pride has set him back to realize that all of nature's creations are to be respected and appreciated. In his anguish and guilt for his shipmates the Mariner is partially expatiated as he is able to recognize the swimming sea creatures as true
'There's one thing we have in this country and that's way of fighting back'. How does on the waterfront explore the power of the individual. 'On the Waterfront' 1954's film produced by Elia Kazan depicts a corrupt community searching for power to go against the corrupt authority. The quote 'There's one thing we have in this country and that's way of fighting back' is said by Father Barry to the longshoremen community urging them to fight back after the mob takes Kayo Dugan's life because he attempted to place justice on the corrupt system. Director Elia Kazan, uses the narrative of the Hoboken docks as a vehicle for his message that an individual can fight back and gain power to bring change for the good.
This story discloses the fact that in election campaign all means were good. In order to attain the governor’s post the politicians are eager to break written and unwritten laws, principles, buy everything and everybody. According to the story the narrator was unfairly charged with numerous crimes like perjury, bribery, theft, defilement, drunkenness, corruption, blackmail. We know that these accusations are amplified, but these charges suppressed his desire to go into politics and made him withdraw his candidacy. Having read this story we may point out the following conflicts: the external conflict, between the narrator and the politicians, between the narrator and the media, and also the internal conflict, inside the narrator.
Social justice is a topic known all to well in today's society. Such issues as social heirarchial structure and unjust representatives of citizens of nations are issues in need of attention by those in power. Corruption, lies and greed by those in power however stand in the way of this form of justice from occurring, leaving many with little or no social status open to prejudice on race, religious and sexual grounds. William Shakespeare illustrates the ease in which power can corrupt in his play, Measure for Measure. In Measure for Measure, a leader corrupts the legal system for his own benefit.
His father was very laid back and accomplished nothing in life and Okonkwo hated him for it. Okonkwo’s eldest son Nwoye is lazy and weak from an early age. Okonkwo’s fear of his father’s laziness rubbing off on his son Nwoye changes Okonkwo from hero to villain when he beats him to make himself more masculine. What he thinks is helping his family is actually causing pain. Okonkwo’s wives are often beaten for the simplest of things, sometimes even for not explaining to him where they have gone.
He sees himself as the superior man to all the other people, with a mentality like that he finds that he cannot relate to anyone, or that no one is to his level. As a person, he has several problems, he seems to be an individual that sees other people as tools and uses them for his own personal gain/needs. After he commits the murders we see that he is overthrown by the immense feelings of guilt. When offered help or consolation Ralskanikov pushes away the people who are trying to help him. Not only that but we may also take into consideration that Ralskanikov is in a state of ultimate poverty, resorting to hiding from his landlady to avoid the topic of payment, that adds fuel to his alienation.