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Stranger In The Film Philadelphia
To be a stranger in the village means to be an outcast. Being a stranger to society is difficult to endure. People may feel depressed and lonely. They would do absolutely anything within their power to fit in. Many characters in the film Philadelphia by Ron Nyswaner are strangers in the village, for example, Andrew Beckett, Joe Miller, and Ms. Burton. From my personal experiences, I have been a stranger in the village many times throughout my 17 years of life. There are many characters in the film Philadelphia that are consider an outcast to society. One character is Andrew Beckett. He is a stranger in the village when he goes to the library and the librarian asks him to go to another place to read. This scene shows how people would treat

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