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85Central ideas, symbols, & film techniques of "Citizen Kane"
Important ideas, symbols, & film techniques of "Citizen Kane": 1. Rosebud (motif): The rasped final word of Charles Foster Kane is a recurring element which is a device to both emulsify the narrative; but also to provide a poignant reminder that...
22 comments80Citizen Kane- Kane's downfall
Topic: "What led to Kane's downfall?" Orson Welles' film, "Citizen Kane", depicts the protagonist's demise as fuelled by the implications of its pervasive motif; "Rosebud". Charles Foster Kane forfeits a...
2 comments85Nineteen Eighty-Four-control of information
Topic: "Nineteen Eighty-Four shows that control of information is the most important tool of tyranny" Discuss. George Orwell's dystopian novel, "Nineteen Eighty-Four", depicts a society in which the...
0 comments76NIneteen Eighty-Four_knowledge and society
Topic: "Knowledge did not matter, ignorance was safer, in Oceania" Is this an accurate description of the society portrayed in Nineteen Eighty- Four? George Orwell's dystopian novel, "Nineteen Eighty-Four",...
1 comment84Central Ideas of Nineteen Eighty-Four
Central Ideas of "Nineteen Eighty- Four": DOUBLETHINK ("reality control"): The ability to hold two contradictory points of view and believe both of them. This allows an "unending series of victories" over an...
0 comments6975Citizen Kane- Kane is difficult to know
Topic: ‘Kane says to Susan, "You really like me though, even though you don't know who I am," Why is Kane so difficult to know?' Orson Welles' drama, "Citizen Kane", portrays "Charles Foster Kane" to possess contradictory characteristics that...
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