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    was Tolstoy’s book Childhood in which he wrote during his time in the military. (Heims, Neil) Another life changing event took place in 1857 when he witnessed an execution by guillotine in Paris. Tolstoy never forgot the severed head thumping into the box below. (‘Leo Tolstoy’) Leo Tolstoy additionally kept an open mind through the realization that his past does not define his future. As a child, Hemric 4 Tolstoy received his early education at home, by French and German tutors. (Heims, Neil) Moreover, In 1843, he enrolled in an Oriental languages program at the University of Kazan. There, Tolstoy failed to excel as a student. His low grades forced him to transfer to an easier law program. Considering he was Prone to partying, Tolstoy ultimately left the University of Kazan in 1847, without a degree. He returned to his parents' estate, where he tried becoming a farmer. His try at becoming the perfect farmer soon proved to be a failure. He did, nonetheless, succeed in keeping a journal—the beginning of a lifelong habit that would inspire much of his writing. (‘Leo Tolstoy’) Leo Tolstoy impacted society by teaching the world to make a difference, expand one's social circle, and to keep an open mind. Although It has been 107 years since the death of Leo Tolstoy, the substantial influence through his life and his works is thriving today. Without his timeless teachings, the world would certainly be a…

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    In 1971, Elia Kazan told Movie magazine regarding the process of adapting Tennessee Williams’ play A Streetcar Named Desire, that: “I took the script of the play, and I just made the play. And that’s all I did.” Discuss whether the adaptation was as simple as Kazan makes it seem through a careful analysis of both the play and film of A Streetcar Named Desire. Adapting a text to film is a difficult task for any screenwriter. There are many challenges that must be overcome, including limitations…

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    Elia Kazan movie On the Waterfront was set on the Hoboken docs of 1952. Elia Kazan depict the era of McCarthyism in a different light then Arthur Miller on the bases of his personal experience of the House of Un – American Activities trials. Elia Kazan was investigated for have communist thoughts. The HUAC put enough pressure on him in the hearing to confess his 2-year membership an American Communist Party, he also named eight follow Group Theatre members who was part of the party. His…

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    as Edie and Father Barry who act as moral advisors to Terry. Finally Terry’s instincts as a fighter allow him to have the strength and anger to fight the union. Kazan highlights how the majority of the longshoremen are afraid to speak up against the corruption with…

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    In 1954, the film “On the Waterfront” by Elia Kazan was released. “On the Waterfront” tells the story of a man bringing down a corrupt union boss along the docks of Hoboken, New Jersey. Kazan uses the film to paint a vivid picture of the waterfront as a space distinctly unique from other spaces in America. Through techniques of narration, Kazan uses the setting, characters and events of the film to create an allegory of morality. The waterfront, corruption, communist party, and events in Kazan’s…

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    Many characters in On the Waterfront, a movie directed by Elia Kazan, and The Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller, parallel each other; however, in both works the creator takes an opposite stance portraying them. The mob in On the Waterfront parallels those accused of witchcraft in The Crucible, Charley Malloy is a parallel to Elizabeth Proctor, and Johnny Friendly is a parallel to John Proctor. Each of these characters are in a similar position to their parallel, however they are…

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    Elia Kazan and quickly signed on to become the director of the play and the film adaptation hiring an almost unknown actor Marlon Brando in the role of Stanley Kowalski. The play became a smash hit, and even a Pulitzer prize-winner. This caused the critics and audience to demand more greatness from Williams just under 40 he was America 's most famous playwright he started to feel the weight of it all and started hitting the bottle. He dealt with alcoholism in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, a play about…

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    embodiment of the ‘new’ modern world, the character of Stanley is ironically chauvinistic in terms of sexual politics. However, while Brando achieves his character’s significant macho nature, his inclusion of stillness, less assertive pronunciation and downplayed aggressiveness, through his attempt to embody the ‘truth’, contributes to the delivery of the charismatic personality of Stanley Kowalski. This can be viewed in the scene where Stanley questions Blanche about the official papers for…

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    The Star of Kazan is a historical mystery book written by Eva Ibbotson. Taking place in Vienna from 1900 to the 1920, a girl was abandoned at birth in a church and found by a cook, named Ellie. Feeling sorry for the little baby, Ellie took the bundle home with her to her to the three professor's house (Emile, Gertitude and Julius), where she worked. Growing up with a cook and a maid (Sigrid), Annika was bound to be good with her hands. Annika had 2 best friends, Pauline, the granddaughter of a…

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    circumstance, his argument is more persuasive than Elia Kazan’s support of the informer. In On the Waterfront, Terry is asked to testify against Johnny Friendly on countless occasions, but he consistently declines. Once the mob kills his brother, Charley, he reacts violently. To avoid a fight, Father Barry says, “You want to hurt Johnny Friendly?... Do you really wanna finish him... for what he did to Charley...? Then don't fight him like a hoodlum down here in the jungle because that's just…

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