Reader-Response Question: Citizen Kane as a “Failure Story” What I believe Orson Welles means by Citizen Kane being a “failure story” is, despite Charles Foster Kane’s immense amount of wealth and status due to his career as a newspaper tycoon, he is a man who is very unhappy in life. The story shows how prosperity and power is ultimately useless in the absence of genuine love from others. Being put under the guardianship of New York City banker Walter Parks Thatcher by his mother in order to live
In the film, Citizen Kane, Charles Foster Kane’s immaturity, wealth, power, stubbornness and lack of love turn him into an corrupted figure. Kane grew up with Mr. Thatcher but takes no advice from him, and purposefully go against his will. Kane lives his own way of life, and unaware of what is "normal" and what is not. Kane’s wealth and power makes him think that he can get whatever he wants just by using the two. His stubbornness does not allow him to admit mistakes, and makes him more and more
immaculately models the broader spectrum of Romantic literature in his infamous poem, “Kubla Khan.” Through his obscure structural foundation and recurring syntactical elements, Coleridge guides us in a dreamlike trance through the “pleasure-dome” of Xanadu, a portal into the fascinating mind of one of the world’s greatest Romanticists. At first glance at “Kubla Khan,” the disorganized plot and peculiar organization appear indecipherable. It’s vastly abstract storyline is largely, if not entirely, accredited
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lines, Coleridge describes the ‘pleasure dome’ in Xanadu. In Xanadu did Kubla Khan a stately pleasure dome decree Kubla Khan did not merely order, but decree that a ‘stately pleasure dome’ be built. This dome is evidence of how unnatural the place of Xanadu is, it has a ruler who ignores the unpleasantness that can be found in life. The use of vocabulary challenges and teases the imagination into seeing what he, Coleridge saw in his dream. In Xanadu, there are not small streams, but ‘sinuous rills’
productivity in his poetic imagination. By creating this connection, Coleridge finds both a source of inspiration and blurs the lines between the poet and the poem. Coleridge describes Xanadu as a land where pleasure is a virtue, by both direct statement and appealing to the senses. The most direct insight into the luxury of Xanadu is given in Coleridge’s description of the land as a “pleasure dome” (2, 36). Besides stating it outright, Coleridge emphasizes the hedonistic nature of the land by appealing
lines, Coleridge describes the "pleasure dome" in Xanadu. In Xanadu did Kubla Khan a stately pleasure dome decree Kubla Khan did not merely order, but decree that a "stately pleasure dome" be built. This dome is evidence of how unnatural or unreal the place of Xanadu is it has a ruler who ignores the unpleasantness that can be found in life. He uses his vocabulary to challenge and tease the imagination into seeing what he saw in his dream. In Xanadu, there are not small streams, but "sinuous rills"
Coleridge used to create “Kubla Khan” is at the very least what makes this poem provocative; Coleridge’s opium induced vision and utopian ideals combined with his literary genius form a subjective yet imaginative dreamscape of a pleasure-dome in Xanadu ruled by “Kubla Khan”. Before delving into an analysis of “Kubla Khan”, a brief history of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s life and ideals will prove beneficial into understanding the scope of “Kubla Khan”’s significance. Coleridge went to Cambridge University
many remarkable scenes and cinematic techniques as well as innovations. Within this well-known film, Orson Welles (director) portrays many stylistic features and fundamentals of cinematography. The scene of Charles Foster Kane and his wife, Susan, at Xanadu shows the dominance that Kane bears over people in general as well as Susan specifically. Throughout the film, Orson Welles continues to convey the message of Susan’s inferiority to Mr. Kane. Also, Welles furthers the image of how demanding Kane is
was very similar to the character mentioned by Helen Oyeyemi 'Jess'. I also think it influences Jessamy's character. ‘Kubla Khan’ is one of the best-known poem of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. This poem details of named Kubla Khan in the foreign land of Xanadu. Similarly, in the novel Helen describes about her main character 'Jess', which was going to Nigeria, which was also a foreign land for her. Nigeria is the different world for her. In this poem, poet describes the familiar themes of the powers and
In your view, how does Welles’ portrayal of the complex nature of happiness contribute to the enduring value of Citizen Kane? Orson Welles’ portrayal of happiness in ‘Citizen Kane’ shows the enduring value of the film as happiness is an emotion that is not only sought after by Mr Kane but also by all of humanity. Citizen Kane reflects the life of Mr Kane who tries pave over the void that has been created by losing the emotion of happiness. This is portrayed through his yearning to relieve his childhood
Shot 1: Dissolve from a establishing shot of Xanadu into a close-up of Susan working on a jigsaw puzzle. Susan looks up from her puzzle to the direction of Kane’s voice while the camera cranes away from a close-up to medium shot of her. This shot begins a shot-reverse-shot sequence between Susan and Kane. Shot 2: A cut to extreme long shot of the interior of Xanadu and Kane in the background standing at the archway walking forward. Once again in shot-reverse-shot sequence. There are Egyptian, Greek
Purchas, drifted into a hallucinatory, drug-induced vision in which he dreamt of the infamous Mongol leader, Kublai Khan, and "could not have composed less than from two to three hundred lines of poetry". The first few lines of Coleridge's poem (" In Xanadu did Kubla Khan/ A stately pelasure-dome decree") almost directly mimick an excerpt of Purchas, His Pilgramage ( "Here the Khan Kubla commanded a palace to be built, and a stately garden thereunto.") as it is easy to see from where Coleridge drew his
blue sparkling eyes walked straight towards Galaxy Girl. “Hi, I’m Hailey! How can I help you?” she asked, gleefully. She looked at her. This Hailey seems vaguely familiar, her voice and features. She frowned, showing her worry line. “I’m Xanadu,” She said. “Xanadu? I have a best friend named that! And from your worry line, I can tell you’re lost.” Hailey said, smiling. Wait a second! Hailey?! She remembers now. It all came back to her. Hailey is her best friend, who helped her on the quest. But Hailey
Eventually over time, the audience starts to see more statues to highlight Kane’s growing wealth, fancier locations, and even a large arena that Kane speaks in. As the film progresses, every moment gets larger and larger, eventually peaking with Xanadu, the daunting fortress that Kane spends the rest of his days in. Lighting is also used to emphasize this evolution. The beginning of the film is brighter, crisper, and has a happy tone. As the film continues, however, the lighting begins to get
third person, but the last stanza is in first person. Coleridge is describing “Paradise” but transitions to seeing: A damsel with a dulcimer In a vision once I saw: (...) That with music loud and long, I would build that dome in air, (37-46). “Xanadu” is a wonderful “Paradise” of fantasy, but Coleridge draws the readers back to reality with the word “I.” He immediately transitions from describing visionary objects to explaining his own poetic challenge. The “pleasure-dome” mirrors the poem and
the immediate start of the poem, the reader finds themselves subjected to interprete these hidden symbols. ' In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure dome decree; Where Alph, the sacred river ran' Although this passage seems straight forward, it contains the essential first three symbols of which the entire poem is based upon. ' Xanadu' symbolises the poet's mind, as Xanadu like the mind is the site where all the forecoming events take place. Kubla Khan actually exsisted in real life
Emily or even if Emily really loved Kane. After their divorce Kane married Susan Alexander; Susan was the closest Kane ever got to loving someone or being loved. Kane built a forty-nine thousand acre palisade in Florida called Xanadu for Susan after her attempted suicide. Xanadu was a pleasure ground that included a golf course, manmade mountains, and a zoo. Susan accuses Kane of trying to buy love which infuriates Kane to the point that he slaps. The slap leads to Susan walking out on their marriage
COLERIDGE… Asl Tekinay - http://www.wineontheweb.com/features/xanadu/xanadu.html …. XANADU – A Report from a Vinous Pleasure Dome - http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/coleridg.htm … Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/coleridg.htm Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) 2. http://www.wineontheweb.com/features/xanadu/xanadu.html …. XANADU – A Report from a Vinous Pleasure Dome 3. http://www1.dogus
pace that can be seen between the two halves of the first stanza. Inn the second half of this stanza, the rhyme scheme is changed and this has a noticeable effect on the stanza as a whole. It creates a definition between the broad description of Xanadu in the first half of the stanza, and the more specific description of the pleasure dome itself in the second half of the stanza. The language and sentence structure is of a biblical style. This is a reference to the holiness of the pleasure