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- 3701: The Great Gatsby Is A Tragic H
- ... fails to see the inevitability of his vision's failure, and in his inability to see this, he keeps trying to attain it. He does everything in his power to accomplish this vision, until his death. Daisy indirectly causes Gatsby's death, making her more than ever, unworthy of Gatsby's affections. Ironically, Gatsby lived for Daisy and and up to his death, believed and had faith in her and his vision.
- 3702: The Chorus of Antigone
- ... species. Without a chorus Creon's epiphany may never have occurred and we wouldn't have, as easily, seen our personal flaws. The chorus is included in a very effective manner, the chorus talks about death, love, and other unconquerable forces that humans eternally try to defeat, it shows the audience great futility and lets us see the problems we face throughout life. Creon changes greatly throughout the play, he starts ... common man, but later in the play he becomes more and more ruthless as his power corrupts him. At about the time his degradation reaches it's climax the chorus interrupts with a song about death, how man can control the most powerful of elements, and tame the wildest beast, yet death still comes. He also learns through them some important things about love, especially that it is unconquerable. Through the chorus Creon begins to see that he is wrong and God is superior to himself, ...
- 3703: Movie Villains
- ... a little enemy, sometimes killed off, that is the villain. Sometimes the protagonist turns out to be the biggest antagonist in the story, like in the movie La Strata. Villains usually meet their end by death, but sometimes their fate can be worse than that, like in the movie Time After Time a character call Dr. Stevenson, who is also know as Jack the Ripper, meets his death by traveling to the farthest time ever in the face of the earth, probably when the earth is completely destroyed. Other villains meet their doom with being put in jail. There are a few movies ... evil? C. The speech is setup into listing villains and explain their backgrounds. II. Villains A. Wicked Witch of the West. B. Leatherface. C. Long John Silver. D. Noah Cross. III. Villains and their untimely death. A. Every villains has his own reason for his acts, each is different. B. Mostly the common reasons are, greed, revenge, or just plain psychopathy. C. I love villains, and even though some of ...
- 3704: John Ford and Frank Capra: A Study of Their Movies
- ... greatness thrust on them by luck, while Ford ‘s characters have trouble thrust upon them. Both Smith and Deeds achieve their honored positions by the misfortune of someone else. In both cases it is the death of a famous individual who perishes and Deed's and Smith are called up from the ranks of the common people to eventually achieve greatness. However, their call is based on pure luck. Deeds luck ... until the end when he begs and is granted forgiveness and dies redeemed, religiously speaking. Ford used religion in both movies as turning points and a way to reflect the inner struggle of characters, the death of the preacher changes Fonda forever and Gypo's redemption in the church where he has at last found peace. Capra on the other hand uses real American monuments in the same way. Grant's ... money. Both movies begin with a large written banner about money. Gypo is faced with a poster claiming reward money, while Deeds begins with the newspaper proclaiming millionaire heir not found yet. In both cases death is the cause that there is the transfer of money to the main characters. Gypo becomes paranoid and drunk indirectly due to the money. Deeds also misuses his fortune at first, getting drunk and ...
- 3705: Antigone Tragic Hero
- ... She would seem to fit the part in light of the fact that she dies in doing what is right. She buries her brother without worrying what might happen to her. She "Takes into consideration death and the reality that may be beyond death" (Hathorn 59). Those who do believe that Antigone was meant to be the true tragic hero argue against others who believe that Creon deserves that honor. They say that the Gods were against Creon, and ... hero. Creon, on the other hand, realized his mistake when Teiresias made his prophecy. He is forced to live, knowing that three people are dead because of his ignorance, which is a punishment worse than death. My opinion on this debate is that Antigone is the tragic hero. She tries to help her brother without worrying about what will happen to her. She says, "I intend to give my brother ...
- 3706: Apocalypse Now and Heart of Darkness
- ... of Darkness and Francis Coppolaís movie, Apocalypse Now are both stories about Manís journey into his self, and the discoveries to be made there. They are also about Man confronting his fears of failure, insanity, death, and cultural contamination. During Marlowís mission to find Kurtz, he is also trying to find himself. He, like Kurtz had good intentions upon entering the Congo. Conrad tries to show us that Marlow is what ... that while Kurtz had been isolated from his culture, he had become corrupted by this violent native culture, and allowed his evil side to control him. Marlow realizes that only very near the time of death, does a person grasp the big picture. He describes Kurtzís last moments "as though a veil had been rent (Conrad, 239)." Kurtzís last "supreme moment of complete knowledge (Conrad, 239)," showed him how horrible the ... that beat in the darknessÖ he had summed up, he had judged (Conrad, 241)." Marlow guesses that Kurtz suddenly knew everything and discovered how horrible the duplicity of man can be. Marlow learned through Kurtzís death, and he now knows that inside every human is this horrible, evil side. Francis Coppolaís movie, Apocalypse Now, is based loosely upon Conradís book. Captain Willard is a Marlow who is on a mission ...
- 3707: Dead Poet's Society: Significant Experiences; The Twists of Life.
- ... never dared to do in the past, disregard the will of his father. Having lived under the iron rule of an oppressive father his entire life, Neil's spirit was in danger of smothering to death. The Dead Poet's Society and Mr. Keating reawakened Neil's half-drowned spirit and encouraged Neil to strive towards what he thought was important, not what his father thought was important. Neil's life ... could stand up for themselves and did not have to be afraid of the consequences. The impact of being taught by Mr. Keating was evident in the other boys in their reaction to Neil's death. They all had learned what life held in store for them, and they all understood that it had been Neil's choice to do what he had done. To his peers, Neil's death would be remembered as his way of openly defying his father, the school and everybody and anything else that had ever gotten in the way of his dreams. If Mr. Keating had not entered ...
- 3708: The Characteristics Of Mrs.dic
- ... want to marry with her. "Several man wanted to marrt her".(P113) Mrs.Dickinson is a widow because her husband died in a plane crash. That makes her to be a independent person. After the death of her husband, she has no help in anyway. She tend take care of the family by herself. Financially, she has to go out and work, she has two jobs which will earn her money ... with a little hat shop......bred puppies for sale". Emotionally, she is independent. Her son, Frederick, is the only one lives with her. She hasn t marry any other man in five years after the death of her husband. "It was five years since her tragedy and she had not married." (P112) She also try to raise her son by herslef. There is no baby-sister to take care of Frederick ... that she is really going to leave him if he doesn t stop cring, and she knows it is not easy for Frederick to stop cring. The life for Mrs.Dickinson becomes tough since the death of her husband. There are easier ways for her if she marries with another man or hire a baby sister to take care of Frederick, but she chooses the tough way. It is mainly ...
- 3709: David Selznick and Since You Went Away
- ... paid particular attention to the "realism" of this film. A review in Time Magazine stated: "this is the most human, factual picture to date". It mentioned the film dealing with things like the sorrow of death, and the comfort of religion, food shortages, and being away from loved ones. For example, a scene where a telegram is sent to Mrs. Hilton, informing her that her husband is missing in action. This ... that Selznick deal with these issues with as much love and heart as Selznick could fit on-screen. In another review they mentioned that the film is "always authentic, endearing and true to life as death and taxes" (Abel p 13) This "realism" was constantly reinforcedwith sequences like the scenes in the rehabilitation's rooms, psychiatrist's office and recovery wards. In these scenes, the film maker uses lighting to cast ... an American home that seven out of ten Americans would sell their souls for". This review addressed the issue of class, which is the main bone of contention that most of the more recent articles death with. It is quite easy to look back at older films and sneer at them as inferior. But these films from the forties and fifties are cultural products that were apart of the social ...
- 3710: Analysis of the Final Scenes of Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious
- ... as well after Alicia has drank it. Again, the cup is zoomed in on after Alicia realizes she's being poisoned. Because the coffee is poisoned, the coffee itself becomes a metaphor for life and death, supported by the fact that the poisoner herself ours it, and the shots of the full and empty teacup. In this way, it also suggests Alicia's inability to escape her situation—whenever she drinks ... from an unwanted marriage to Paris, and where things seem to go wrong for the two star crossed lovers only in the daylight. The final scene, when Sebastian slowly walks up the stairs to his death, he walks into the light of the house (like walking into the light of heaven), then all becomes dark as the door (St. Peter's gates?) closes behind him. Again, ironically, it is only then that Sebastian can reach Alicia's ‘dark world'—through death. The costumes that the characters wear is also a clue. Both Mrs. Sebastian and Alicia are trapped in their worlds, and when they are both feeling trapped, they wear dark colours. For instance, when ...
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