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Citizen Kane - "Every text has a use by date"
... The father is seen as the abuser of Kane as a child. This links to the idea that Kane will grow up to be a father ... what he lost as child he loses familiar love to materialistic possessions. As a consequence for losing his childhood he does not experience ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis
Willy (death of a salesman) vs
... main character in Death of a Salesman. He is a father of two sons, Biff and Happy, and husband to Linda, a housewife. Willy often ... rich and known. Walter loses his money to a con man and Willy did not have the luck to become a successful salesman. Although ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Drama
The Loman Sons in Death of a Salesman
... for attention, Miller creates a character lacking the truth within himself. Additionally, through attempts to achieve a father's dream, Miller ... Happy is always telling his father, "I'm losing weight, you notice, Pop?" (Death of a Salesman, 30). Even as an ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Drama
Shows how Joseph Campbell's model for a hero's quest has been adapted to the movie "Finding Nemo"
... his redemption. The film's heroic quest in realistic terms would be a father's search for his kidnapped son, which is somewhat of an ... taken his son. Marlin is unable to keep up, and he soon loses sight of the boat. Marlin continues in the direction of the ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis
"Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller
... as a long-suffering woman who always tries her best to reconcile family relations while Willy is perceived as a husband, a father of ... anymore. In reminiscences, Willy loses himself because as a salesman, he never had to wait in line to see a buyer (1576), ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Drama
Genre Analysis/Social Genre: Rebel Without a Cause
... him in a fatherly sense. His strength of character is quickly put to the test, as a gang of seniors provoke him into a knife fight ... finally shatters their façade, when the fear of losing their son finally catalyzes the father into promising, Ill try to be ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis
Willy Loman, a Man With A Dream. Character in "Death of a Salesman" by Miller
... of it. Biff was Willy's inspiration as a father. He had the determination to become a great football player, not to mention make ... s life began to lose its' air of reality. He lost his identity, courage, and dignity throughout New England as a salesman. And ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Drama
Death of a salesmen
... The following statement portrayed a father concerned about the warfare of his son. "Now when you kick off, boy, I want a seventy-yard boot ... him. Willy believing he was a failure could not face the world with yet another lost. He loses sight of his identity, ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Drama
"Lives of a Bangel Lancer" and "Stanley and Livingstone".
... Grant is shaving and the boy is bathing. This is something a father and a son would do. The boy is shown admiringly looking at Grant ... Grant to save the boy even though he knows that he could lose his position in the army if they do not succeed. Foresight ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis
Did the Birlings and Gerald make a nasty mess of Eva's life
... job and no money, pushing her even further to her death. After losing a second job, Eva must have gave up looking for anymore as during ... to money to bring up a baby. So Eric stole fifty pounds from his father and gave it to Eva. Eva had a feeling that the ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Actors