on the waterfront
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On the Waterfront. Taking a look at the characters. Hoboken Docks. Terry Malloy. The protagonist of the film A former prizefighter Inside , he’s tender and conflicted He communicates through long silences and seething outbursts Falls in love with Edie Doyle. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Taking a look at the characters
On the Waterfront
*Hoboken Docks
*Terry Malloy
*Terry Malloy(Marlon Brando)
*The protagonist of the film *A former prizefighter *Inside, he’s tender and conflicted *He communicates through long silences and seething outbursts *Falls in love with Edie Doyle
*Edie Doyle
*Edie Doyle(Eva Marie
Saint)
*Sister of Joey Doyle & daughter of “Pops” Doyle*Catholic teacher-in-training*Helps Terry to reclaim his conscience*Sexuality is crucial in her involvement with Terry, and their attraction grows, in part, because they are physical opposites*Edie’s loyalty to her brother is the driving motivation for all her actions
*Father Barry
*Father Barry(Karl Malden)
*Catholic priest*Father Barry remains steadfast to one overriding mission: administering the word of God by advocating peaceful resistance*his development parallels Terry’s—he becomes active rather than passive and begins to acknowledge his own potential effectiveness
*Johnny Friendly
*Johnny Friendly
(Lee J Cobb)
*Corrupt leader of the Longshoreman Local Union *Money and power are his motivations*Initially, Friendly comes across as powerful*After Terry Malloy speaks out to the Waterfront Crime Commission and effectively strips Friendly of all his power, Friendly becomes pitiable
*Charlie Malloy
*Charlie Malloy
(Rod Steiger)
*Terry’s brother*Second in command to Johnny Friendly*Always exhibits concern for Terry’s well-being*becomes increasingly desperate to figure out how to maintain his loyalties to opposing parties.*Is murdered by Friendly’s goons
*Timothy J “Kayo” Dugan
(Pat Henning)
*A longshoreman who testifies to the Waterfront Crime Commission & is murdered for it
*Pop Doyle
*Pop Doyle(John
Hamilton)
*Edie & Joey’s father*Has worked on the docks for 4 decades*His only concern is for his daughter, Edie
*Big Mac(James
Westerfield)
*The pier boss who dispatched the work tabs each morning*Remains loyal to Johnny Friendly
*Glover(Leif Erikson)
*A Waterfront Crime Commission officer*His questioning of Terry on the rooftop proves his understanding of Terry’s dilemma
*Tommy
*Tommy(Arthur
Keegan)
*The boy who hangs out around the pigeon coops & idolises Terry
*Joey Doyle(Elia Kazan)
*Edie’s brother*Only seen from his apartment window*A young longshoreman who is coerced up onto the roof by Terry for a “discussion” with Johnny Friendly’s goons
*Write a response of approximately 400 words, using appropriate examples and quotes (if possible), to this statement.*Terry Malloy is a complex character. We perceive him, at first, as a man without a conscience. Throughout the course of the film Terry is transformed and, ultimately, redeems himself. Discuss the role of other characters in his redemption.