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?The Great Santini?, 2002.
Examines the familial relationships in L.J. Carlino's 1979 film.
1,652 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 38.95
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This paper looks at the relationships between family members in "The Great Santini", directed by L.J. Carlino. The family in the movie is dominated by the father, Bull Meecham, who is himself ruled by the military and by a military view of life. The paper looks at Meecham's relationship with his spouse and with his son, Ben and daughter, Mary Ann and examines how their family life is paralleled to an army platoon.
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"The family unit consists of individuals, but they have to deal with the other members of the group and alter some of their natural behavior to do so. Ben is reshaped in his father's image whether he wants to be or not, while Mary Anne rebels more than does Ben and yet to little avail in the period of the film. The two smaller children are not given that much attention, but there is no reason to believe they would not follow the same path if their father lived long enough. The unit is shaped, defined, and kept together by the power of the father, even if some resent this. Lillian is more nurturing on her own, but she also reduces her own participation on some level and becomes an observer when Meecham is around."
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"The Great Santini", 2002.
An analysis of the makeup and dynamics of the family unit portrayed in the 1979 movie.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, £ 28.95
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Analysis of the makeup and dynamics of the family unit porgrayed in the 1979 movie. Discusses consequences of dominating father's military view of family life; setting up a rigid chain of command in his home that recreates the order & discipline of his life in the Marine Corps. Conflict that arises from imposing his vision on his son. Uses theories of social scientists to illustrate the family system in the film.
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"The family in the movie The Great Santini (Carlino, 1979) is dominated by the father, Bull Meecham, who is himself ruled by the military and by a military view of life. He sees things in terms of a hierarchy. In the military, he has his place in the chain of command. At home, he is the top of that chain, the ultimate arbiter. He has certain precepts by which he lives and by which he expects his children to live, most notably his son, who he sees as a developing version of himself without any concern for the vision the boy might have of himself. He is most in his element in the opening scenes of the film, when he is in the air and unwinding in a bar after the mission. At home, he tries to recreate the order and discipline that marks life in the Marine Corps.
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