Tender Mercies
“,” written by Horton Foote, is a screenplay, which presents to the reader ordinary people, who are trying to live decently in an unpredictable and violent world. The reader comes to be aware of many dramatic scenes where the central characters have come to experience many complex but yet fascinating situations in their lives. Reading this screenplay the reader will come to acknowledge one of the centralized themes in “,” which is the theme of redemption. For those who are unaware of the word, redemption as it applies to the screenplay “” is the literary word meaning to be saved or saving someone from an experience or a situation. The reader can ...
Want to read the rest of this paper?
Join Essayworld today to view this entire essay
and over 50,000 other term papers
|
“” is neither a Tragedy nor Pathos.
As mentioned above, one of the centralized themes in “” is the theme of redemption and that it can be seen through many characters, of whom is Mac. In the beginning of this screenplay, Mac is viewed as a person with a drinking disorder. In other words, he was an alcoholic. He would drink continuously, being unaware of the hurt he caused to his loved ones. He drank more and more as he tried to run away from his problems; he believed that drinking was the only factor that solved his problems. As he continued to drink on a regular basis, he lost everything from his wife and daughter to his career as a singer. Fortunately, Rosa Lee, who is another character through which the reader sees the theme of redemption, redeemed him. Rosa Lee gave him a job, a place to stay, and most importantly a family. Out of everyone Mac knew, Rosa Lee was the only one who gave him a chance to start ...
Get instant access to over 50,000 essays.
Write better papers. Get better grades.
Already a member? Login
|
CITE THIS PAGE:
Tender Mercies. (2007, August 4). Retrieved March 28, 2025, from http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Tender-Mercies/69117
"Tender Mercies." Essayworld.com. Essayworld.com, 4 Aug. 2007. Web. 28 Mar. 2025. <http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Tender-Mercies/69117>
"Tender Mercies." Essayworld.com. August 4, 2007. Accessed March 28, 2025. http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Tender-Mercies/69117.
"Tender Mercies." Essayworld.com. August 4, 2007. Accessed March 28, 2025. http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Tender-Mercies/69117.
|
Save
Report