Bonnie And Clyde In The Film Clyde And Taxi Driver

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Bonnie and Clyde differs from Taxi Driver in the sense that the characters rarely think for themselves and question the deeds that are being committed throughout the film. All of the characters fall subject to a corrupt system and never once think to take a step back and really think about what they are doing. C.W. Moss joins the gang without a hitch, Blanche and Buck Barrow read about Clyde in the papers and meet up with him, and Bonnie is attracted to Clyde due to his daring and villainous personality. The characters rarely comment on what they are doing and fail to think for themselves and take action. Their lost sense of individuality can be attributed to their lack of responsibility. Clyde is the leader of the group and often takes most of the responsibilities upon himself. …show more content…

A perfect example of this is when Clyde tells Moss to idle the car outside of the bank, but instead, he parks it elsewhere. This results in Clyde shooting a man and “after shooting the man, Clyde is greatly shaken and blames Moss, who had parked the getaway car instead of idling outside of the store, for the man's death” (Mazzucco). Clyde’s subtle dictator like personality causes the rest of the characters in the group to remain quiet and rarely question his methods. All they know is that they get paid at the end of it all and don't complain about the free and easy money. This results in a continuous state of brainwashing and inability to step back and think about what is going on. Their lack of responsibility in the illegal acts doesn’t allow them to engage their conscience and question the world around

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