Pick 2 out of the 3 images and analyse in depth how their composition affects the storytelling of Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane. Word Count: Max 600words. In this long shot we see Kane’s mother in the foreground is sigining the documents for Kane to be taken by the banker. Kane however is in the background playing with the snow. It shows the innocence in Kane who is playing happily in the snow and unaware of what is happening to his future. The mother is the one signing the documents which demostrates
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Citizen Kane Essay – Consequences of Obsession In Citizen Kane‚ Orson Welles explores the consequences of obsession. Such obsessions include Kane’s desire to win the love of others‚ regaining his lost childhood‚ Kane’s obsession with his reputation and public image‚ and Thompson‚ the journalist‚ seeking to unravel the mysteries of Kane’s life. Kane’s obsession with winning the love of others is due to him being stripped of a maternal figure at a young age‚ which the latter was replaced by the
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In the classic film Citizen Kane‚ director Orson Welles introduces the idea of the American Dream: a life of success and wealth. One ’s formal expectation of this theme would be that of a perfect family life‚ large amounts of money‚ a successful career and ultimately‚ happiness. Welles redefined these expectations through the mise-en-scene of the first flashback in which Kane ’s parents bequeath him to Thatcher. The scene opens with Charles Kane ’s mother‚ father and their banker‚ Thatcher‚ in the
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Based on “The War Photographer”‚ what has the effects of sensationalism and yellow journalism been on the news industry? Sensationalism and yellow journalism are two very famous terms within the news industry. Before we can discuss how sensationalism and yellow journalism has affected the news industry‚ we have to first understand the meaning of these two terms. Sensationalism is defined as exaggerating news material in order to gain public attention while yellow journalism is a negative
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“Sometimes‚ I think that I would prefer a rival of flesh and blood.” In 1946‚ Ruth Warrick spoke these powerful words as Emily Monroe Norton Kane in the film Citizen Kane. The setting for her line is a full breakfast table that she shares with her husband Charles Kane (Orson Welles) at the beginning of their day. Warrick is referring to Welles’ character being out late the night before while working on his newspaper. We know this part of the narrative to be aptly spoken for the timing of the film
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In the film Citizen Kane‚ Herman J. Mankewicz and Orson Welles are the screenwriters. The genre for this film falls under drama and mystery. Throughout the film there were many lines from Jedediah Leland that contain a strong and powerful significant. A line that stood out the most was stated by Jedediah Leland he mentions‚ “That’s all he ever wanted out of life was love. That’s the tragedy of Charles Foster Kane. You see‚ he just did not have any to give.” From this line I can interpret that Jedediah
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90061098 Dr. Perry ENGL 1201 October 30‚ 2012 Frame from Citizen Kane Citizen Kane‚ directed and written by Orson Welles in 1941. Charles Kane is the publisher of the New York Inquirer. He is a very wealthy man that is hungry for money and power. He is a very famous and well respected man who thrives to get on top. He is married to the daughter of the president of the U.S. but he wants more. He then runs for governor against James Getty’s. Kane is married to Emily Kane‚ at the same time
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Who or What Identifies You? I‚ myself‚ don’t really know who or what identifies me. I am still at the process of finding out who I really am. I am at a constant struggle with the different personalities that I show whenever I socialize with various groups that I am a part of. “Nothing is permanent” just like what Charlie Chaplin said. I can easily change my personality. With the fact that I can adapt to different social groups‚ I am lost with nothing to hold on to. Lost in the world that I made
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Assignment: Bias‚ Rhetorical Devices‚ and Argumentation The speech of Kane campaigning for Governor is full of bias. The bias starts from the opening seconds of the movie clip and continued through the speech. The man in the beginning of the movie clip demonstrated a bias in favor of Kane becoming Governor. These biases are created by labeling Charles Kane as a “friend of the working man” who is an ally of the under paid and under fed. This same Kane campaigner offers up a negative bias
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Citizen Kane – The Characters that Surround Charles Foster Kane was a man of an egotistical behavior. Since he was robbed of his child hood‚ he never fully received the love and skipped out on the upbringing of being a child. This in turn stuck with him as he grew‚ believing that he could buy the love of the people through money and manipulation. He pursuit of power and control impacts his life negatively as he pushes everyone that loves him away like Susan. Kane evokes a sense of sympathy‚ as
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