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Citizen Kane: Miscellaneous notes. Characters: Thompson (sent by Mr. Ralston) Charles Foster Kane Kane's father Kane's mother Walter Parks Thatcher Jedediah Leland Mr. Bernstein Mr. Carter Emily Monroe Norton Susan Alexander Jim Geddes the waiter Raymond, the Butler ------ Kane: Never loved anyone but himself Bernstein: servile, "If making money..." Emily: no rose bud _____ Plot Summary (No Tresspassing) Newsreel -reporters in the screening room Thatcher's diary Bernstein's story Leland's story Susan Alexander's story the butler's story -reporters at Xanadu rosebud (fire and smoke) (No Tresspassing) Significant events taken from home by Thatcher (rich) picks newspaper to run marries Emily meets Susan Alexander loses election Emile divorces him Marries Susan Susan's opera career Susan attempts suicide stock crash retires to Xanadu Susan Leaves dies "rosebud" General Comments: Besides shadow tricks for revealing and hidingcharacter (Leland tells story in the light) the movie is difficult to see because it is difficult to see into a person's life. Kane/Welles: Kane attempts to buy the world; Welles attempts to eat it -- Freud's oral stage(dominance) -- Gore Vidal says Wells once had to be cut out of the front seat of acar 400 lbs.
Approximate Word count = 762
Approximate Pages = 3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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