The night of the hunter: children & adults in the secret

  • Terry caesar Crockett College
Palavras-chave: Hollywood, childhood, violence, money, secret, adulthood.

Resumo

Night of the Hunter is  the 1956 Charles Laughton’s film considered  one of the best discussions about childhood. In this film, the story revolves around the fate of John and Pearl, two orphaned siblings whose father was hanged for stealing. The father had given the children the money, and they hid the money inside the girl’s doll. When the Preacher Powell enters their lives , both John and Pearl are in danger. The siblings have to keep a secret which is both where they put the money, and the fact that, for children, money is simply paper.

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Biografia do Autor

Terry caesar, Crockett College
Professor de Literatura Americana, Teoria Literaria. Atualmente se dedica somente a escrever.
Publicado
2010-04-06
Como Citar
caesar, T. (2010). The night of the hunter: children & adults in the secret. Revista Espaço Acadêmico, 9(107), 6-10. Recuperado de https://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/EspacoAcademico/article/view/9909
Seção
DOSSIÊ - A SITUAÇÃO DA MULHER: REFLEXÕES E PERSPECTIVAS (Org.: Eva Paulino Bueno)