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James Agee and Walker Evans Fortune Magazine, in July and August of 1936, sent James Agee and Walker Evans to research a story on sharecropping. In the preface of Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, Agee describes it as “a curious piece of work.” They were to produce “an article on cotton tenantry in the United States, in the form of a photographic and verbal record of the daily living and environment of an average white family of tenant farmers,” (IX). James Agee and Walker Evans set out to write

Whilst watching ‘Hoop Dreams’, the respect that is held for William Gates and Arthur Agee by the filmmakers Steve James, Peter Gilbert and Frederick Marx within the observational documentary (Bill Nichols, 2001) is obvious, and their decorum after the film’s release remains an integral part of the film’s legacy. As a whole, documentaries often do not perform as well as their narrative film counterparts, and so when ‘Hoop Dreams’ soared beyond expectations to make $11.8million at the box office

Suffering in Photographs Photographs are used to document history, however selected images are chosen to do so. Often times these images graphically show the cruelty of mankind. In her book, Regarding the Pain of Others, Susan Sontag asks, "What does it mean to protest suffering, as distinct from acknowledging it?" To acknowledge suffering is just to capture it, to point it out and show somebody else that it exists. In order to protest suffering, there has to be some sort of moral decision that

Let Us Now Praise Famous Men      “Let Us Now Praise Famous Men,” was written by James Agee and Walker Evans. The story is about three white families of tenant farmers in rural Alabama. The photographs in the beginning have no captions or quotations. They are just images of three tenant farming families, their houses, and possessions. “The photographs are not illustrative. They, and the text, are coequal, mutually independent, and fully collaborative.” (87) The story and

Relationships in James Agee's A Death in the Family Spending time with each other, having strong morals and giving a lot of love are a few of the things that give families hope and happiness. In the novel A Death in the Family (1938) by James Agee, a family has to use these advantages in order to make it through a very difficult time. During the middle of one night in 1915, the husband, Jay, and his wife, Mary, receive a phone call saying that Jay's father is dying. Ralph, the person who called

THE AFRICAN QUEEN Short Summary: "The African Queen" is the tale of two companions with different personalities who develop an untrustworthy love affair as they travel together downriver in Africa around the start of World War I. They struggle against the climate, the river, the bugs, the Germans and, most of all, against each other. In the course of much misery, they develop love and respect for each other. Detailed Summary: In September 1914, the German occupying forces hold East

personal gain. According to Marx, these objects are not given intrinsic worth, rather they are viewed as a means to an end in capitalism. The critically acclaimed documentary, Hoop Dreams, follows the journey of two young inner-city boys: Arthur Agee and William Gates. It depicts the pressures and challenges that come with growing up in the poor urban ghettos of America. Ultimately, this film brings to light the commodification of athletes that occurs in major high school athletics. The documentary

rain. In A Death in the Family James Agee uses both literary devices and elements to talk about his theme about how even after all the events that transpired they have remained a unified family with a fortified front. In the beginning of his book James Agee uses indirect characterization when he introduces Jay’s brother Ralph and consequently has with that already started the foundation for his story’s main theme. After all “It was Ralph” (James Agee) who called Jay to tell him the dreadful

work and it is what makes it fascinating to read or watch. Many authors such as James Agee, use powerful descriptions to portray their themes. James Agee was an American journalist, novelist, poet and screenwriter who began his career in the 1930’s. His childhood and adult lifestyle greatly influenced his writings. He grew up with religion being a big part of his life and this impacted his writing career greatly. Agee was best known to make people envision his words and this had an effect on the readers

where he goes into detail about the depressing feeling in losing someone in a accident. In the role that he plays in this work of literature Rufus Follet the six year old boy in which the story is told by presented the death of a family man. When Agee wrote the book A Death in the Family the author did not use his name because he did not finish the book. The author had pass away