Rushmore And Citizen Kane Comparison

In Rushmore and Citizen Kane, both protagonists are very determined to achieve their goal. Despite having very different settings, the unique characteristics of these two movies are very similar. In both films,, the missing mother figure for both protagonist is very significant, as they try to fill that void with something. Also their action is very unique as it ruins their social life and cause the drastic events.

The missing mother figure in both films impact them differently, yet they try to fill the void in a very similar way. In Rushmore, Max Fischer’s mother had passed away when Max was quite young; and since then, he has changed. At the beginning of the movie, we also see a separation between Max and his father. During the scene where we see Max enter the barber shop for the first time, his tone and action made it seem he was just at a normal barber shop. But later we see Max refusing to invite Bert to his dinner party, we feel very sympathetic for Bert.
But later in the film, we discover that she had died of cancer when Maxx was young. Since then, he has changed, as we see him lying about his father’s occupation and moves away from a social life to becoming a somewhat independent person, as he becomes a president or other position and moving away from a normal, functioning social life. In Citizen Kane, similarly, Charles Foster Kane “lost” his mother when he was sent off to Mr. Thatcher. Ever since then, he tried everything he could to bring himself back to his old childhood, as we hear the word “Rosebud” several times throughout the film. Along with “Rosebud,” he was also unable to keep a decent relationship. When he was married to Susan, he forced her to sing in opera, even though she was suffering in every way. It was as if Charles Kane wasn’t satisfied about the relationship, and