Mary Kate Danaher (Maureen O’Hara) in John Ford’s film The Quiet Man from 1952 is ‘the projection of an emigrant fantasy of return’ (Barton‚ 2004). Discuss critically. Mary Kate Danaher is a representation of the emigrant fantasy of return. From her first appearance in the picturesque fields of Innisfree to her eventual marriage to Sean Thornton Mary Kate fulfils the stereotypical Irish maiden role portrayed so many times in Irish Cinema. When first viewed by Thornton she is portrayed as a typical
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Although Mary Barton ’ is a novel the revolves around the effects of the industrialisation in and around Manchester‚ Gaskell is right in claiming that she rejects the notions of political economy and trade theories. It is a novel that is centralised around the people involved‚ rather than the trade itself. She uses the lives and the ups and downs of the people of Manchester to paint a vision of the effects of the politics and economy of the time and these are the truths ’ she tries to convey. This
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shows that somewhere they went wrong. One element that could be seen as a flaw is the combination of real and fantasy. This came into play in their previous film‚ Barton Fink‚ that‚ while it did not do incredibly at the box office‚ became a fan favorite because of the quirky but serious vibe it portrayed. At the end of the film‚ Barton encounters his neighbor at the hotel he is staying in who is supposed to replicate the devil‚ lighting the hallway on fire as he passes by. The whole movie had an
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tensions in the films. We can look to the famous chase scene from “Raising Arizona” where H.I.‚ Nicolas Cage’s character‚ attempts to seal a package of Huggie diapers from a quick mart and a mad series of events and error ensues. AS the scene progresses more and more characters are added‚ a pack of wild neighborhood dogs‚ police‚ store cashier with a shotgun‚ and the music never lets up on the pace. Even while all of this crazy action is happening‚ the cartoon-like music foreshadows that nothing
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My first experience watching a Coen brothers’ movie changed how I viewed film. Upon my first viewing of The Big Lebowski‚ I realized it was much more than a film about a middle aged stoner who lost his rug. I was able to identify different characteristics from a wide range of genres represented in classic films I had seen over the years. After numerous viewings‚ I could piece together a message the Coen brothers were trying to communicate to their audience through the film’s narrator: “Sometimes
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The symbols in each movie 1) The photos in BLOOD SIMPLE are the start of all the misunderstandings. In the past Marty didn’t know anything about the fair of his wife. But after the first few pictures taken by Visser‚ his anger came out and he started his revenge and got involved in this nightmare. The fake picture of Abby and Ray dead in the bed also misleads Marty. When Marty was about to give Visser the money‚ Visser shot Marty. And Visser throw Abby’s gun in the room to create a misleading scene
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As well‚ we learned about the pros and cons of different types of truss bridges namely the Warren truss‚ Pratt and Howe trusses‚ and the Fink truss. Additionally‚ it was concluded from the research that triangles will experience both tension and compression when a force is applied on them‚ since the triangle spreads the compression force sideways to the ends of the bridge‚ therefore allowing
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upper-class privileged travel. The Fink acknowledged Cara had the cultural intelligence‚ and could be an asset to his mission. Regardless‚ Fink’s team had questions. Why did the Customs agent escort Cara to wait for her delegation with pleasantries‚ and without no interrogation like the others? What did she hide from the New Oasis delegation? Or more importantly‚ whom did Cara Adams work for? Next was the soulful determination of Tim Williams‚ which puzzled Fink’s team. Fink would commend Tim’s bravery
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thus barring Russian development. With the advancements made to the transportation system‚ Russia prevailed and began the road to industrialization (Ellis). Due to Russia’s large land area‚ transportation had been a major problem for its people (Fink). The government built a system of waterways hoping to link the country together (Ellis). The waterways were an efficient mode for the transportation of heavy goods and faster travel for people‚ but because they were inaccessible during the winter
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most likely the main reason workers unionized. The strike was the first situation in which the workers banded together to showcase unfair working conditions. The Homestead Mill was a factory that produced steel. The manager of the factory was Henry Fink who worked under one of the richest men in America at that time‚ Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie wanted to surpass Rockefeller as the richest man in America. Carnegie decided to lower the wages his workers made and increase their hours. The workers were
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