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Man Without A Face
The Man without a Face is just another movie in the countless that illustrate the four major themes from the exodus story, slavery, exodus, covenant and Promised Land. In the beginning of the movie, the main character, Charles Norstadt. or Chuck feels a lack of freedom. He has a dysfunctional family with two annoying half-sisters from different fathers, and a mother who is on the brink of a fifth marriage. His mother tells him that marrying his father was a mistake, and he fails the exam to the boarding school he wanted to go to, and doesn't know who can help him study for the makeup exam. Chuck feels like the odd one out in the family, he thinks he's the "dumb one". Sitting on "Freak Beach" with his friends, he expresses confinement by saying, "I just want out." That's when Chuck finds out that Justin McLeod used to be a teacher, and agrees to help him study for the exam. Chuck feels that the only way to get away from his family is through boarding school, and now that he has a tutor he finally has a chance. A specific scene would be when Justin grades one of Chuck's papers, and tells him he got an 84. Chuck is beyond ecstatic, this is when he realises he truly has a chance at going to the boarding school, a chance at freedom. He experiences freedom, a sense of …show more content…
Chuck and McLeod are both sort of social outcasts, Chuck in his family and McLeod because of his scar, but they become great friends nevertheless. As aforementioned, the scene where Chuck gets an 84 on his paper shows freedom, but what he says right after shows covenant, friendship. "You know, I can't see your scars anymore. I can hardly even tell they're there." McLeod's entire image is based off his scars, and how people feel about them. When Chuck says this, it shows that he's really isn't concerned what McLeod looks like, and knows it's what's on the inside that

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