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"The Big, The Good, The Ugly" - College Essays

"The Big, The Good, The Ugly"

There are many parallels in the movie "Roxanne" and the book Cyrano de Bergerac. Most of the distinguishing estrums in both titles are his physical attributes, characteristics, and similar living conditions. There are a few though that could be brought out from just the obvious similarities. The scene in which C.D. helps Roxanne get back into her house could be paralleled with the scene in which Cyrano helped the drunken poet fight off the twelve men. Both of the men did not really know or have a good relation with the people they were helping. C.D. went out and helped Roxanne get into her house before he was love stricken, Cyrano helped out the poet with out even knowing who he was ...

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in the quarters, and had very little spending money. C.D. lived with the Firemen most of the time, he also as a fireman did not make that much money. The contrast of the living styles helps out with the reader and viewers point of views because most people who are "ugly" can still do very well in life in terms of opposite sex relations if they have good jobs and lots of money. C.D. and Cyrano did not make lots of money and were not thought of as upper class people. Both men had to try to impress the woman that they were trying to get by flattering her with their words and not really by their actions.
Cyrano used Christian by writing all of his letters. Cyrano was able to get all of his feelings out for Roxanne and she did not know that Christian was not writing the letters. C.D. also used Chris by getting closer to Roxanne by writing letters when she went back to Arizona. Both men got caught by their love during the ends of the play and movie. Cyrano could have told ...

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