Gran Torino follows the life of a man called Walt Kowalski who is Korean war veteran and a retired auto worker who had a terrible predisposition about the Asian‚ Latino and Blacks in his neighbourhood. All this changes when he forms an unexpected friendship with his Hmong neighbours. After I had finished watching this movie‚ I was amazed how the character Walt changes and through I felt as if had given a clear insight into modern day racism in America and it’s all because of strong‚ sense of nationalism
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‘At the heart of conflicting perspectives in texts is that the protagonists believe their viewpoint is correct.’ Evaluate this statement in light of how Shakespeare‚ in Julius Caesar and TWO other composers have represented different viewpoints through the actions of their key protagonists? Perspective does not exist without this egocentric bias that occurs in the private sphere of characters. In Julius Caesar‚ Shakespeare explores inner turmoil’s and indeed exterior ones to depict how “at
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the movie Gran Torino. The movie depicts not only the very apparent differences between races‚ but in cultures as well. In Gran Torino‚ Walt Kowalski defies a person’s expectation of a white savior. He is an old man who is offensive to everyone since his wife died‚ especially those who are not the same race as him. Hollywood has this idea that in order for a movie to be desirable‚ the savior has to be a young handsome man that is likeable throughout the whole movie. Yet‚ in Gran Torino‚ Walt Kowalski
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Gran Torino 9th January 2009. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Warner Bros. Gran Torino follows the story of Walk Kowalski‚ a widowed‚ unhappy Korean War veteran. Originally racist towards his new Hmong neighbours‚ he soon discovers that he has more in common with them than he expected. Walt’s connections to others are developed through a growing understanding of the shared values between him and his neighbours‚ such as respect for elders. Walt shares little affection and values with his own
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Conflicting Perspectives Essay Composers deliberately manipulate conflicting perspectives in order to achieve their purpose. This may be a unanimous truth amongst composers whether it is to attract sympathy‚ inform the responder‚ or to make a comment on the functioning and morality of society. In order to achieve their purpose‚ composers deliberately manipulate responder’s conflicting perspectives so that they will have the same perspective as them. Ted Hughes utilises the subjective nature of
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agenda into the reader by persuading them to accept their perspective on key events‚ personalities and/or situations. Through the manipulation of various textual forms‚ structures and language composers persuade their audience to adopt their perspective. Composers often decide to present conflicting perspectives to truly engage their audience. By demonstrating the concept of conflicting perspectives the composer is able to glorify their perspective in contrast to another to enforce their agenda‚ they
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Conflicting perspectives are the direct result of bias or self-interest as people are always quick to enforce the correctness of their perspective over those of others‚ by contrasting their perspectives with others‚ they seek to advantage their own point of view opposed to the viewpoints of others. Conflicting perspectives are caused by bias‚ or prejudice‚ and self-interest from a person‚ event or situation that is encountered. William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and Philadelphia (1993)‚ written
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The concept of conflicting perspectives is consistently present in Harper Lees’ novel To Kill a Mockingbird. The text asks questions about current trends in society and the attitudes that cause people to ‘act like sheep” and conform while also expressing the need for individuality. It also brings into question the way the judicial system should be beyond reproach no matter what man is on trial‚ whether they be white or black. In a similar manner it also shows changing attitudes in regards to racism
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throughout history‚ we have been shrouded in conflicting perspectives. Everybody has a different point of view‚ a unique perspective and this is reflected heavily throughout most if not all literature. Further more‚ the conflicting perspectives often supply the text’s main interest and drama. ‘Julius Caesar’ by William Shakespeare and ‘Saving Private Ryan’ directed by Steven Spielberg are superlative examples of this‚ being riddled with conflicting perspectives and ideals. By using techniques such as
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Shakespeare‚ George Orwell and Pablo Picasso in Julius Caesar‚ Animal Farm and Guernica respectively where each protagonist presented is shown to act on behalf of their own agenda espousing the belief that their perspective is indeed the most desirable. Due to the complex nature of perspective‚ it is impossible to encapsulate the entire truth at once. Caesar perceives his role in public to be the “northern star” of Rome. Juxtaposed against this highhanded nature is the irony that Caesar has not fathered
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