On the Waterfront

Compare 'A Man for all Seasons' with 'On the Waterfront' using the quotes below as a basis for your response. Terry: "Conscience. That stuff can drive you nuts". More: "Well, I believe when statesmen forsake their own private conscience for the sake of their public duties they lead their country by a short route to chaos." Act I, Scene II. Our ability to discern what is morally right and wrong speaks volume about where our values lie. The subjective norm of moral behavior determines how individuals

The Transformations of Pigeons and Hawks On the Waterfront directed by Elia Kazan, is an award-winning, controversial film that portrays the symbols of hawks and pigeons. Pigeons are seen as weak and fragile animals. Hawks, on the other hand, have eyes on the side of their head and see everything around them. They are the birds on top of the food chain. Hawks may not be able to transform into pigeons and pigeons may not be able to morph into hawks in the real world, but some characters prove to

Elia Kazan’s film On the WaterFront and Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible are two works that have always been paired together because of their similar themes. The crucible; written in 1953 replays an awful chapter of American history regarding witch trials and a vengeful town whose greed for revenge led to deaths of many innocent people. The film on the other hand was created in 1954 and told us the story of a man who freed a town from the hands of a mob. These two authors were once close friends

The 1951 Waterfront Dispute was the biggest and most prevalent industrial dispute New Zealand had ever seen. Waterfront workers were unhappy with their working conditions and wages due to the current financial hardships, so up to twenty thousand of them went on strike to oppose these circumstances. It lasted a total of 151 days, from 13th February to 15th July 1951 (Ministry for Culture, 2014), and many different people took action in hopes of driving change. They all faced various challenges throughout

In the works Tale of Two Cities and On the Waterfront we are exposed to a theme of the power of love outweighing the power of evil and hatred.The power of love to overcome hatred and death is a force to be reckoned with. In the work Tale of Two Cities a character named Lucie Manette, weaves the lives of 4 contrasting men together. Lucie is referred to as “The Golden Thread” throughout the story. In the film production On the Waterfront we see a lady named Edie Doyle who helps inspire a once mafia-employed

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

egotistical intentions. Both “Twelve Angry Men” written by Reginald Rose and “On The Waterfront” directed by Elia Kazan portray characters faced with morally crippling choices to make and they feature persons who are similarly driven such as Johnny Friendly and Juror 3. The novel and film also display homogenous themes throughout, such as justice and correct moral choice. In contrast however, characters throughout “On The Waterfront” are commonly basing decisions more upon fear and the need for protection,

In ‘Twelve Angry Men’ and ‘On the Waterfront’ each protagonist faces conflict through standing alone and challenging others to do what’s right. Terry Malloy lacks confidence and faces inner conflict by wanting to testify against Johnny Friendly. Terry’s inner conflict is reflected with his conflict with Edie about whether or not he should testify or remain ‘deaf and dumb’. Edie and Father Barry continually challenge Terry, which ultimately gives him the courage to testify against Friendly. Kazan

Globalization of business has had a large impact on the field of management. Those seeking management roles in large, multinational corporations must have a different set of skills than in previous generations. In his article “Globalization on the Homefront”, Harold Torrence (n.d.) wrote, “As a direct result [of globalization], management teams are racing to develop the skills and competencies needed to comprehend and appreciate an onslaught of values, assumptions, beliefs and traditions that are

The antagonists in ‘Twelve Angry Men’ and ‘On The Waterfront’ respond to being challenged in different ways. Johnny Friendly controls the society, and is an intimidating and cold-hearted man, and does not develop over the course of the text. Contrastingly, while Juror 3 is stubborn and self-centered, his development is illustrated when his character has ‘the guts’ to open his mind and challenge his own prejudice when he accepts the boy is ‘not (his) son. He’s somebody else’. Juror 3 exhibits stubbornness