Journeys are a catalyst for individual transfiguration and offer experiences that can lead to new perceptions. The emotional consequence of one’s actions is heightened in Shakespeare’s tragedy, King Lear and American History X written by David McKenna and directed by Tony Kaye, both exploring the corruption of political power, who become a victim of their external influences. Both illustrate how Journeys extend and help shape ones understanding of the world, enable individuals to alter their lives through the understanding of reality and provide challenges that force them to accept knowledge.
Journeys help shape ones understanding of the world, both texts examine and how redemption is gained through experiences, evident in Lear’s anguish in the symbolism of the storm. Which is a metaphor for the tempestuous change in perspective that Lear is undergoing, apparent in Act 3 scene 1. By embracing Cordelia as a father instead of a monarch he pronounces “as I am a man, I think this lady / To be …show more content…
Derek's inner journey begins when he is sent to prison, as his own prejudices cause him to be betrayed by his fellow white supremacists and the people he thought would never deceive him become his foes. Paradoxically, the individuals he ostracized help him when he reaches his low. After prison, the camera no longer uses low angle to give him authority but mid shot to enable a connection with him. When the camera does use low angle up, it doesn’t make Derek appear menacing, but observing in surprise as he had the power to change what he felt his life was built on, to change his hatred into something positive. The hyperbolic dialogue also aids to this notion “It’s wrong and it was eating me up, it was going to kill me, Danny”. Therefore, both texts enable individuals to alter their lives through the understanding of
Journeys help shape ones understanding of the world, both texts examine and how redemption is gained through experiences, evident in Lear’s anguish in the symbolism of the storm. Which is a metaphor for the tempestuous change in perspective that Lear is undergoing, apparent in Act 3 scene 1. By embracing Cordelia as a father instead of a monarch he pronounces “as I am a man, I think this lady / To be …show more content…
Derek's inner journey begins when he is sent to prison, as his own prejudices cause him to be betrayed by his fellow white supremacists and the people he thought would never deceive him become his foes. Paradoxically, the individuals he ostracized help him when he reaches his low. After prison, the camera no longer uses low angle to give him authority but mid shot to enable a connection with him. When the camera does use low angle up, it doesn’t make Derek appear menacing, but observing in surprise as he had the power to change what he felt his life was built on, to change his hatred into something positive. The hyperbolic dialogue also aids to this notion “It’s wrong and it was eating me up, it was going to kill me, Danny”. Therefore, both texts enable individuals to alter their lives through the understanding of