PLEASE DO NOT PLAGIARIZE. USE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.
Use ONE of the Five topics to write an essay.

1. Trace the development of Travis Bickle’s odyssey from ordinary cabbie to that of the hero who rescues Iris. How effective are the slow motion scenes as we watch Travis watch the street action? What is the purpose of the cafeteria scenes as Travis meets the other night cabbies?

2. What realizations occur to Dr. Borg in Wild Strawberries as he drives from his house to Lund to receive his award? What does he learn from his dreams?

3. How does the world end in Dr. Strangelove? How does the idea of “initiative” suffer in the face of the actions of the dedicated crew in Dr. Strangleove? What is a “mineshaft gap” as mentioned in the film?

4. Compare Michael to Lyle in Red Rock West. Remember that one drives a white Cadillac, the other a black Buick. GM has the hierarchy of cars with Cadillac bearing more social cachet than a Buick. Consider that as you compare the two characters given the incidents in the film.

5. Compare the surreal elements in Bunuels’s Belle de Jour and Bergman’s Wild Strawberries.