Rebel Withou At Cause
Submitted by Lmc983 on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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Rebel Withou At Cause
Jim's Confused Family
The film Rebel Without a Cause teaches the importance of the relationship between parents and their children. The relationship between Jim Stark (James Dean) and his parents helps the viewers understand why he has so many problems. Jim tries to find a father figure in his father, but his overbearing mother always takes control of his father. Rebel Without a Cause exemplifies the incompetence of Jim's parents to act as responsible adults, and their unwillingness to help their child become an adult.
In the police station at the beginning, Jim's parents argue, and he interrupts them by exclaiming, "You're tearing me apart! You say one thing, he says another, and everybody changes back again." This causes Jim to release the anger and frustration that he holds inside of him. His father states what he really feels, but his mother forces him to side with her. Love and affection is not the only things that Jim need, but also guidance. Jim blames his parents for the misery in his family.
Jim takes control of the arguments he has between his parents. While Jim was arguing with his mother, Jim turns to his father for support. Jim's father replies, "This is all going to fast for me." Jim snaps back at his father, "You better give me something. You better give me something fast." Jim wants to see his father stand up for himself. He looks to his father for help, but his father backs down, because he is indecisive and afraid of his wife. All Jim wants is his father's advice, but he never
always speaks for him. In a conversation with Ray (a detective) Jim says this of his father, "He always wants to be my pal. If he had the guts to knock my mom cold, then she'd be happy and she wouldn't bother him." Jim needs more than a friend, and his mother needs someone else to wear the pants in the family besides her.
Jim's mom appears to be clueless. Her family falls apart because she tries to live...
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