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    In the film‚ on the waterfront directed by Eliza Kazan. We are shown that caring can be difficult. Everybody should care for everybody else. Caring means feeling interested or concerned for yourself or others. In the male dominant world they live and work in‚ no woman’s care‚ kindness or nurturing aren’t present. Life on the docks‚ the longshoremen is revolved around Johnny friendly and the code ‘Dnd’. By obeying the code‚ you’ll be guaranteed safety and work could be an option. Charley and terry

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    Elia Kazan’s portrayal of good and evil in ’On the Waterfront’ is more than it meets the eye. Good and Evil appear in seperate characters and also at different times on the same characters. More importantly‚ Elia Kazan gets an important message across; No character is truly evil. Good is symbolised in numerous ways throughought the film. The church is one such example of this. It represents the highest order of purity and goodness‚ yet it is always on the background of the film. During

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    ‘On The Waterfront is the story of a one’s quest for redemption. Discuss.’ Complex in nature‚ one’s search for atonement is critical in the journey of self-exploration and understanding. Kazan’s classic On the Waterfront follows the protagonist‚ Terry in the multifarious and multifaceted changes he undergoes in the hostile environment to seek redemption. Certainly‚ his metamorphosis is driven by his burgeoning conscience to atone for his culpable part in Joey’s death and his ethical imperatives

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    Elia Kazan’s ‘On the Waterfront’ journeys the moral redemption of Terry Malloy and his struggle to break free of the heavily ingrained ‘D and D’ (deaf and dumb) culture. The transformation of the attitudes of mainstream society are made possible through many characters on the docks‚ it is however Terry that ultimately unites the waterfront and brings justice to a once corrupt society. Through Terry’s three-fold journey of moral awakening‚ enlightenment and catharsis we are able to witness the breakage

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    DP Summary: The Civilizing Process by Norbert Elias Social scientist‚ Norbert Elias‚ examines in part two of his book‚ The Civilizing Process‚ the development of manners and the subsequent ‘civilizing’ of Western Europe since the middle ages. This journey in time is an attempt to understand what actually happened to humanity during several transitional periods. Elias perceives the development of western civilization in three historical stages. (From the middle ages with a progression to the renaissance

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    course‚ not all the people are like this. There are those who love the Philippines and their nationality that they fight for this. Rizal has represented these people in the characters of Ibarra‚ Elias‚ Simoun and Basilio. However‚ between these characters‚ they also represented two types of people. Elias and Simoun are reflections of the revolutionists that wanted radical change while Ibarra and Basilio represented the reformists. It was a common misconception that Rizal represented himself as one

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    to become a part of it. Elias Carrasco belongs to the latter group. He was born in Vilagarcia‚ a small coastal town in north-west Spain known for being a center of illegal smuggling activities‚ to one of the members of the local Charlin clan and his Chilean-born wife. They were not high-ranking members‚ but they were deeply involved with different criminal activities. It was only natural that their son would follow in their footsteps‚ which was exactly what happened to Elias. Ever since he could remember

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    Elias Howe Elias Howe was born on July 9th‚ 1819. In his early years‚ he lived in Massachusetts and helped out on his father’s farm .He was a skilled machinist; beginning in 1838‚ he was apprenticed in the shop of Ari Davis‚ a master mechanic in Cambridge who specialized in the manufacture and repair of chronometers and instruments of precision.While there‚ he learned the trade. Soon after‚ he was a master mechanic. Being a skilled machinist and mechanic contributed to what he did next. Around

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    On the waterfront: the American Dream In Elia Kazan’s On the Waterfront the metaphor of the American dream is portrayed through some images that reconstruct the mirror of the American working-class society of the 50’s. The mise en- scène used in the film together with the characters’ performance are the key elements that eventually contribute to the connection between the reflection of the desired American Dream and the realistic tone offered in the film. As regards the stylistic techniques

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    Both Rose and Kazan delineate their protagonists to create their own moral tendencies against all opposing majority even though they are frowned upon for doing so. Within On The Waterfront‚ Terry Malloy creates a misplaced and nervous figure‚ although he contrasts this when becoming much more confident to oppose the antagonist‚ Johnny Friendly. A conversation between Terry and Eddie shows that Terry is in fact “with [himself]” and not on any opposing side. This concludes that Terry does not follow

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