On The Waterfront Essay

In The Artificial River, Carol Sheriff describes how when the digging of the Erie Canal began on July 4, 1817, no one would have been able to predict that the canal would even be considered a paradox of progress. One of the major contradictions of progress was whether or not triumphing art over nature was even considered progress. People were not sure during the nineteenth century if changing the environment for industrialization was necessarily a good thing. Another contradiction to progress that resulted from the Erie Canal was when people started holding the state government responsible for all their financial misfortunes. An additional contradiction to progress that the Erie Canal displayed was how many of its workers were either

In the story "The Open Boat," by Stephen Crane, Crane uses many literary techniques to convey the stories overall theme. The story is centered on four men: a cook, a correspondent, Billie, an oiler who is the only character named in the story, and a captain. They are stranded in a lifeboat in stormy seas just off the coast of Florida, just after their ship has sunk. Although they can eventually see the shore, the waves are so big that it is too dangerous to try to take the boat in to land. Instead, the men are forced to take the boat further out to sea, where the waves are not quite as big and dangerous. They spend the night in the lifeboat and take turns rowing and then resting. In the morning, the men are weak and exhausted. The captain

On the Waterfront is a film directed by Elia Kazan which illustrate the difficulties that the protagonist, Terry Malloy, has struggled in the early period of 1950s. Terry Malloy was a former prize-fighter who was bought up in a dark and brutal world of men. Since his career has ruined by the corrupted union which was controlled by Johnny Friendly, Terry was being recognized as a ‘bum’ within both the longshoremen and the mobs. This poor environment has created a false philosophy within Terry himself, ‘Do it to him, before he does it to you’. However, after he met Edie and Father Barry, Terry realized how wrong his philosophy was. Thus Terry, with his remaining conscience was able to stand up against Johnny Friendly and gain a new

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On the Waterfront is a film where a young man has to struggle between conflicting choices in the harsh brutal waterfront days of the 1950s. Director Elia Kazan chose to shoot the film in black and white, to use as a contrast between the obvious right and wrong state of affairs on the waterfront. However obvious it is, the decisions Terry Malloy must make are not so easy. Sticking to the waterfront ideals of being "D and D" and self-preservation, Terry is seen as selfish, uncaring and also as someone with no brains, no honour; essentially "a bum." Throughout the film

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Maritime wars took a noteworthy change amid the common war. On March 8 1862 the Confederates revealed a ship that would change maritime fighting everlastingly, making wooden body ship outdated. The Confederates set two layers of steel plate over the structure of the "Merrimack", situated ten firearms along its side and included a smash her bow. This resilient ship in its first fight, in the harbor of Hampton Roads assaulted five Union boats. The "Merrimack" renamed the "Virginia" sank one Union boat, exploded another ship, and made a third run ashore. No shots could infiltrate her shield. The unexpected thing was the Merrimack was left to sink after the Union naval force cut gaps into it.

Would it be worth giving everything up just to fight for a cause that you and the people of your race believed in? Many would say yes and do anything in the world to get the rights that they think they deserve. In history, there have been many famous activists who stood up to the US Government and fought for their races rights. One group was the 50 men from Port Chicago that stood up to the US Navy during WW2. The soldiers of Port Chicago protested out of their free will, were penalized for acting upon the issue, and made a difference in the US Navy and all over the country.

On the Waterfront is set on the docks, a very dismal place. The black and white photography make the streets, alleyways and small, cramped apartments seem dark and bleak. While the union bosses live well, the workers seem trapped by their situation, with no way to get out. Terry Malloy is a low level worker for the union boss, who is not really aware that he is a part of the corruption. He is asked to lure Joey Doyle to the roof of his apartment building, and believes that the union men just want to “lean on him a little bit” (On the Waterfront) about testifying before the waterfront crime commission. When he learns that he actually lured Joey to his death, he is upset by the fact that he betrayed his friend, and acts very defensively when

This paper will focus on the evaluation of the historic investigative report done by the History Channel, “The Port Chicago Mutiny.” Following two intense explosions on July 17, 1944, that killed 321 people in San Francisco at Port Chicago. From the movie, it can be surmised that the investigation is about how the United States Navy knowingly placed black sailors in danger, causing their deaths and refusing, then and now, to exonerate survivors of the tragic explosions.

Marlon Brando superbly portrays the character of Terry Malloy. He is a young ex-prize fighter, now a dock worker given easy jobs because his brother is the right-hand man of the corrupt union boss Johnny Friendly. After Terry unwittingly allows himself to be used in setting up a man’s death, he starts to question the basic assumptions if his life.

The subject of this paper is Kazan’s testimony against the communist and how it is related to one of the greatest themes in the movie “On the Waterfront”. The theme has to do with Terry Molloy breaking the “Deaf and Dumb” rule which states that nobody should talk about anything that happened in the docks. The theme also has to do with the main character Terry Molloy testifying against Johnny Friendly. Was he right to testify. Was Kazan justified in testifying before the HUAC and how did he justify his testimony? How do the acts of these men compare.

“On the Waterfront” was photographed in such a captivating way. Boris Kaufman had a vision ahead of his time. Many scenes in the movie are understood, not just through the script, but from the cinematography as well. Three scenes in particular catch my eye. It is the artistic style and flare of conveying the same idea in multiple mediums. The first scene is when Terry and Edie are on the rooftop at Joey’s pigeon coup. This scene portrays the moment in which I believe was the catalyst for Terry that lead him to be truthful to Evie and stand up to Friendly. The second scene that I will speak about is when “Kayo” Dugan is killed. When the preacher is giving his speech to all the longshoremen. That speech was a testament of one man speaking out for what he knew was right. The third scene that I will choose for this essay is where Terry walks to Friendly’s dock office. After the fight, Terry’s march to work puts you on the edge of your seat. Each scene has depth that few movies achieve.

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