The “Casablanca” Arcanum
Posted by Essay Help on May 10, 2009Good writing is often designed around a character who has a distorted modality of himself or of the class. During the account, he is placed low adequate pressure to force an epiphany, a moment of clarity in which, he sees the class as it is, not as he wished it to be.
A classic example is “Casablanca,” where Bogart’s immortal Rick has managed to create an insular class in which he can pretend to be absolutely detached and unconcerned. He purportedly has no political beliefs, and no real human connections. But the reappearance of Ilsa forces a cascade of events that cause Rick to reexamine his attitudes about love, fate, patriotism, courage, fidelity, friendship, and life itself.
Rick begins as a damaged, closed off character, carrying wounds to his heart and ego. What he WANTS is to be left alone to his self-pity. What he NEEDS is to be re-awakened to a life of purpose. The writers, sagely, give Rick what he needs, not what he wants, and in that manner a classic was born.
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