Symbolism In Casablanca

Sam and his Piano are also an important symbol within Casablanca. Sam works for Rick as his piano player for his café, he is also his longtime friend since before the war. Sam is seen throughout the movie entertaining people and bringing joy throughout Rick’s café. Sam brings life into the refugees as they are seen singing along and dancing as he plays. Sam brings joy to refugees but brings out other emotions in Rick, he is the only person before Iilsa arrives that knows Rick’s past. Sam and Rick’s relationship provide mystery to the already cryptic nature of Rick. In fact viewers often see Rick be rude and dismiss many people. Yet Sam is often trying to lift Rick’s spirits up, which leads viewers to assume he wasn’t always this cold. One night