On The Waterfront Synopsis

Living the way that Johnny did, he did something great in his life. He didn’t deserve to die, but he died a hero and not everyone in the town where the greasers lived agree. Johnny lived in a world where he was probably scared every time he walked around town and that flat out sucks. He didn’t have the best family life, but he had Dally and that was pretty great because Dally loved Johnny. “Why can I take it when Dally can’t? And then I knew. Johnny was the only thing Dally loved. And now Johnny was gone.” (Hinton pg. 152).

Analysis: (explain how the quote shows reason 1): Following a previous incident, which Johnny was brutally beaten, he knew the power that Bob had. He remembered the pain and fear he felt during the previous encounter and didn’t want to feel the agonizing pain that he felt in the beginning of the book. As a result, he killed Bob to escape the torment he could have went through.

Sophie seeks out Ed in the park because she misses him and she is curious. When she

"The Boat" by Alistair MacLeod is the story told from the perspective of university teacher looking back on his life. The narrator relates the first memories of his life until his father's death. The story focuses on the conflicting relation between the mother and the father, and their different perspectives on how their children should lead their lives. MacLeod uses features of setting to present the tension between tradition and freedom.

To begin, Johnny is innocent for the murder of Bob concidering that Bob was killing Johnny’s third party Ponyboy, leaving Johnny to use self defence. “ ‘I had

In the start of the film, Terry has no identity. Everyone thinks of him as a bum. He is an ex-fighter whose glory days are behind him. He is angry and relies on his tough exterior as a safety net. His identity is controlled by Johnny Friendly, known mob leader. In one of the early scenes, the audience is introduced to Terry and Johnny Friendly in a bar. Johnny Friendly is hitting some man because he tried to cheat Johnny of the money that he owed him. It is obvious that Johnny, the intimidating mob leader has much effect on Terry and everyone else. Throughout the altercation, Terry sits in the bar quietly, acting submissive to Johnny after witnessing the extend in which Johnny induces fear in people. Johnny knows of his power and reminds the other members of their place. Terry accepts his place as a yes man and doesn't dare to stand up to Johnny. His eyes are fearful of Johnny’s power and the consequences of acting against Johnny. After Joey Doyle’s death, the Waterfront Crime Commission approaches Terry to see if he knows of what happened to Joey. Terry is defensive and hard with the officers. He mentions that he has no involvement in the death. Even though Terry is reeking of guilt about setting up Joey, he doesn't tell the officers because of the fear of retaliation by Johnny. He isn't ready yet to stand up to Johnny Friendly.

falling action · Lt. Rooney was called because they found a dead body. Lt. Rooney recognizes Johnathan as a convict and sent him to happy dale, along with teddy who is clinically insane.

Johnny is not justified in what he did and is guilty because he had the intent to kill. Ponyboy talks about Johnny and the previous attack by saying, “He would kill the next person who jumped him. Nobody was ever going to beat him like that again. Not over his dead body…” (Hinton 34). This shows that Johnny was changed by the previous

(Hinton 12). Johnny is the most fragile member of the gang, and running away is just a minor example of what he would have done if his friends had not taught him love, or affection, something his parents, and

Everyone has a courageous moment in their life, but Johnny has multiple moments where he shows a true act of courage. The first event that shows that Johnny is courageous is when he saved Ponyboy from the Socs. There has been this rivalry between the Socs and the Greasers (the rich and the poor) which has caused a lot of fights. When Johnny’s best friend Ponyboy and him were in the park they were jumped by Bob and his group of Socs. They were drowning Ponyboy in the fountain and Johnny decided to take a courageous action and stab Bob to save Ponyboy. If it was not for Johnny, Ponyboy would be dead. Johnny knew that stabbing Bob would get him in trouble with the police, but he took the chance. “ You really killed him, huh, Johnny ?...

When Edie enters Terry’s world, she confronts him, not just with qualities if gentleness and kindness, but also with an uncompromising morality that he sees as dangerously impractical. Edie was a special exist in the film and she was represented as the angelic human being in this dark world of men. In Terry’s impression of Edie was a brave girl who always has courage to find the truth, her gentleness and her passion to help people were influent Terry’s understanding of his own world. Terry thinks that Edie’s kindness to others and her courageous to fix the things she sees in the Waterfront is wrong, are dangerous and unrealistic. Edie was one of the main factor that encouraged Terry to speak up in the court, her encouragement is very important to release the true self of Terry. In Terry’s word, “she is the first decent thing that’s ever happened to me.” that means Edie’s appear and her impact on Terry is huge and not to be neglect. The camera angle indicate clearly of Terry’s face are full of guilt when Edie said she was Joey’s sister. The only things that Terry were afraid to talk about with Edie is conscience, when Edie asked Terry what happened on the roof that night when Joey die, she said about

Initially, Terry finds himself being used as an ignorant “bum” for evil purposes, but he is not ready or strong enough to break free. When Terry betrays Joey (who is his friend) because Joey broke a secret rule of “D ‘n D”, he is shocked when Joey is killed by the mob. The fact is that Johnny Friendly’s side will kill all and any longshoremen who try tell the truth – “When those guys wanna win a bet there’s nothing they won’t stop at”. A poor woman mourns that her Andy was killed five years ago, proving that this community has lived in fear for years. Likewise, in the early scenes when Joey calls from his window saying “I gotta watch myself, you know?” we the audience understand that fear is part of this community. The spectre of that fear is realised almost immediately in the menacing and murderous shadows that wait on the roof above him. Joey’s fears are almost immediately confirmed when he is thrown from the roof, and the mobsters joke “He could sing but he couldn’t fly.” At this stage Terry is shocked, worried, confused, and clearly regretting following

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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.

Johnny’s internal issues are as equally grievous as his external issues. He practically raised his siblings since he was six years old, and started to work in factories when he was seven. Due to his early start transferring to adulthood, he never really had the chance to experience a jovial and enjoyable childhood. Johnny “had been robbed of a large part of that playtime by being compelled to take care of [his siblings] … he had fallen the part of little mother and father as well” (8). Johnny does not have any pleasurable memories to look back on and confirm that his upbringing readied him to steadily transition to adulthood. His mother is not a major help in his life, consequently making him uphold both roles of provider and supporter when it comes to his family. With no time for himself, it was evident in Johnny’s face that “there was no joyousness in him…