The Apostle By Robert Duvall: Character Analysis

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In The Apostle, Robert Duvall plays the eccentric yet rather troubled southern preacher, the Apostle E.F. E.F has committed his fair share of sins throughout the years and his marriage is falling apart in front of him. Both he and his spouse, Jessie have seen other people behind each others backs and Jessie has had enough of his constant preaching and carrying on about the lord. The two have been separated for a little while and Jessie has a new boyfriend, however, E.F still wants to be fully involved in the lives of his children. Along with adulterant behavior, E.F also has a very volatile temper that could usually be written off as passion. His anger gets him in a lot of trouble while attending his son’s baseball game. E.F shares an argument …show more content…

He whole-heartedly accepted people of all races and all backgrounds and I feel like he truly was color blind but also that he himself was a sinner and had come from a troubled past so who was he to judge someone else on anything? Another thing that proves his exceptional leadership skills was his ability to relate to and carry a conversation with anyone, whether they be black, white, old or young, he had a special gift of communicating with people. His exciting and upbeat style of preaching is also what attracted the black community, which was most of his congregation. He had a more modernized and optimistic style that they loved and it spoke to their culture and kept them coming back. I believe that it was never intended for us to dislike the apostle E.F. he had so many intelligent and redeeming qualities about him that it made it hard to not be on his side. Of course at the end of the day murder is murder and one must pay for their actions, but he spent the time he had in Louisiana touching people’s lives and making a difference in his community. The Apostle E.F was interesting as a man and also as a leader, it was intriguing to analyze his style of doing things and to also try to make sense of why his personality was so bold and eccentric as a

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