The Movie Dogfight

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The movie Dogfight, by Bob Comfort, takes place in San Francisco, in 1963, a few weeks before the Kennedy assassination. Eddie a young Marine with his three friends arrived in San Francisco for the night, before shipping off to Vietnam. They decided to hold a "dogfight," a particularly cruel contest in which they pool their money, rent a bar, and have a competition to see who can find the least beautiful date. The Marine with the best "dog" wins the cash. They all went separately into the city to find their dates for the night. After a few women rejected Eddie, he went into a coffee shop, where he met Rose. Rose is young, shy and awkward girl who works as a waitress at her mother’s coffee shop. She was on her Break, practicing her guitar when Eddie noticed her; he went close to her and attempted to charm her by complementing on her guitar skills and talking about the song she was playing after which he invited her to the party, which she agreed to go. Rose is not particularly an ugly person, rather a plain person; …show more content…

She asked her mother who was a bit surprised her party ended early, if she could play music in her room. While she was in her room, she heard her dogs bark. She tried to see what was making them bark, but she saw nothing. Not knowing it was Eddie who followed her home and was trying to get to her to apologize. After a few attempts, he was able to slip a note on her window. Rose saw the note, she went down to meet with him, where he apologized and offered to buy her dinner. He took her to a fancy restaurant, although the waiter attempted to hinder them from getting in, but they were able to find a way in. While they were having dinner, Eddie bought only Rose food, because he could only afford one meal. When Rose found out, she split the food into two, so he could have some. They both had dinner, and afterwards walked into a club where she hopes to play soon, and then to a

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