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    West Side Story

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    West Side Story In this musical‚ it uses several types of narratives‚ for example‚ after the fight between the Jets and Puerto Ricans‚ after the police leave‚ they enter the ally and the girl is begging to join the gang saying how much she wants to fight is a part of narrative sexuality (B 34). The girl is more of a tom boy who wants to be like one of the guys. Also‚ in the West Side Story‚ it uses many camera angles and distances. One example is the high-angle shot (B 49). In the very beginning

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    West Side Story Day 4: 2-page essay The West Side Story portrays the lives of two different gangs living in America‚ as well as their beliefs and examples of living a good life. The expectations of what people consider the good life to be may vary on a person’s morals and their dreams of what life is truly about. In this movie‚ whether or not these characters were good people‚ lived a good life‚ or lived in a good society is a very controversial topic. The characters of the West Side Story

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    West Side Story West side story is a musical drama film adapted from the 1957 Broadway Musical with the same name. The films show the story of two young lovers that belonged to opposite gangs. Tony‚ a former member of the Jets (the American gang)‚ fell in love for Maria‚ Bernardo’s sister. Bernardo led the Puerto Rican gang‚ the Sharks. Both gangs were in continuous conflict‚ but everything got worse after Tony met Maria. Both gangs were against the union of Maria and Tony‚ therefore they had a

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    covered in this case. The baby boomer generation should especially be remembered due to the fact they make up the largest segment of population. If the theaters began to offer a day where that 17 percent could go and enjoy classic favourites such as West Side Story and To Kill a Mockingbird it might bring a whole generation back to the movies and increase revenue.

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    We see the members of Glee and indeed Rachael and John Book begin to challenge their stereotypes‚ but Arthur Laurents’ musical West Side Story demonstrates the true importance of interactions with others. A modern American adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ West Side Story depicts the 1940s American gangland warfares between two gangs‚ the Jets and the Sharks. Similar to Shakespeare’s Montagues and Capulets‚ each member of the gang is brought

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    The West Side Community Collaborative The west side of Buffalo‚ NY has had a bad reputation for a long time now‚ but it hasn’t always been that way. Many years ago the area known as the west side was a popular and extravagant place to live. Through years of economic hardships however‚ the west side took a wrong turn somewhere. It is now viewed by many people as “a lost cause.” The crime rates have skyrocketed and the standard of living has plummeted. Gangs are a huge issue in the west side of Buffalo

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    West Side Story Analysis

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    The making of West Side Story contains multiple aspects that fascinate me. Part one of the 3-part radio series explains the interesting original plan for the show‚ the use of cinematic movements‚ and the illusion of tough talk. The producers originally devised a plan that involved parties‚ Catholics‚ and Jews on the east side of New York City. However‚ the papers filled with juvenile delinquents and gangs inspired them to change the plot to the gangs of the west side. I find their inspiration for

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    Gang and West Side Story

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    existence and survival. The bond that he had created with the Royals was no more than ’business’ if you will. The author doesn’t emphasize on the unbreakable bond that the gang members felt toward each other.   After evaluating some main points in West Side Story I feel that the author elaborated a lot on the inseparable bond that the Jets had with each other. The story was very light weight‚ and there was a very up beat feel to it. The boys were very cocky‚ but it seemed that together they could take

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    West Side Story Anonymous

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    Anonymous Period 8 11-5-14 Film West Side Story Analysis West Side Story is an adaption of a play written by Arthur Laurents‚ and remade into a film‚ directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. West Side Story’s theme is centered on the struggles of two groups of racially separated young people‚ and how their environment has molded them. The movie revolves around two protagonists‚ Tony‚ a white ex-jet‚ and Maria‚ the

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    Josephine Tschirhart Mrs. Hughes Advanced ELA 26 May 2016 Love and Fear A pair of star-crossed lovers. Two gangs who kill. Three young boys who die. In the musical West Side Story by Arthur Laurents‚ there are two gangs- the Jets and the Sharks‚ who are constantly brawling over a block in New York City. The leader of the Jets is Riff‚ and the leader of the Sharks is Bernardo. Bernardo’s sister‚ Maria‚ falls in love with Tony‚ who is from the opposite gang. The gangs eventually have a

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