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Paralells In My Brilliant Career
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Paralells in My Brilliant Career
Ray Romeo
Film as Lit.
Strojan and Ward
Paper #1
My Brilliant Career
Paralells in My Brilliant Career
Obtaining ones goals in life is not an easy task. There are many obstacles that can
prohibit one from doing so. What separates the weak from the strong? The ability to
overcome the obstacles and reach your goal. This was most evident in the movie, My
Briiliant Career, it is a stunning example of how one can go through trials and tribulations
and still be successful. The parallel between the movie, reality, and Australian history is
very clear in this film.
In the movie we meet a young lady by the name of Sevilla. Her dream is to write a
novel. Unfortunately that is not conducive to the goal of her parents. So her parents tell
her she can move in with her grandmother. This works to Sevillas advantage because her
grandmother appreciates art and the beauty of such talents. This is the first triumph that
we witness, but as we know there is always some other adversity to overcome. That is
what we do , we travel with her through her life and experience the joys and pains that she
experiences. While on this journey we find out some important things about our leading
lady. First we discover that she is a woman with a mission and that she will go through
any length to get it. We also find out that love is very important to her. for example she
has a man that is courting her and is a womans dream. He is handsome and rich, also has
a good family name. In fact her grandmother who is very important person in her life tells
her that she should accept his love. Instead she rejects it, and tells her grandmother that
she does not love Frank. From this point we find out she is a feminist with very strong
views. She has a need to feel independent and feels that women don't need men for
anything at all.
Then she meets Harry and to her surprise falls in love with him. She does not act
on this love in fact, she rejects it. He wants to marry h...Read entire document
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