Symbolism In The Rain Man

Introduction
The Rain Man is a movie about two brothers, Raymond and Charlie, who reunite after their father’s death. Their reunion takes place under strange circumstances as it involves Charlie trying to get the wealth that his father had left Raymond. Charlie had never known that he had a brother until after his brother’s death since Raymond was in a mental institution due to autism (Levinson, 1988).
Descriptive
The funeral setting at the cemetery after the death of Charlie’s and Raymond’s father is filled with a mixture of feelings. It shows the departure of their father and the returning home of Charlie. This funeral is symbolic of the end of an era and the beginning of another. It depicts the end of the times when Charlie used to know only of his father and how much hatred existed between the two. Also, it opens a new chapter in Charlie’s life in that it introduces him to his long-lost brother Raymond, who has been in a mental institution ever since Charlie was a child.
The hatred that existed between Charlie and his father was shown in the fact that Charlie only received rose flower bushes and his father’s old car as an inheritance. This little inheritance was probably meant to intimidate Charlie and show him how little value he had in his …show more content…
In it, the two brothers, Charlie and Raymond, get to remember their time together when Charlie was young. It acts as a replacement for their home in that they are in it together. Their home was a place of comfort and relaxation, and they have come to the motel for relaxation and to get some rest. This relationship between their home and the motel brings back childhood memories for Charlie. He remembers that he once lived with Raymond at their home and that the imaginary friend he had as a child was Raymond, only that he called him Rain Man. The motel serves the purpose of recreating the once broken bond between the two