The 39 Steps, Hitchcock
Throughout the film The Thirty-Nine Steps, there are many symbols and parallels between outside forces in the world. There were also many firsts for Hitchcock as a filmmaker which paved the way for his illustrious career. Among these symbols and themes are spies, marriage and religion. We see spies throughout the movie, very possibly symbolizing the growing power of Nazi Germany. We see the illness of an arranged marriage, and also a pretend marriage between the male and female stars. A man torn between religion and greed furthers Hitchcock’s symbolism. The Thirty-Nine Steps seems to have been heralded as Hitchcock’s first real “masterpiece,” bringing acclaim to Hitchcock for the first time from audiences in the United States. Robert Donat, our protagonist, appears as a man who cannot fully understand his position, yet is caught on the run for his life after being framed for murder with no eyewitness. He runs from citizens, police, and a group of spies, not knowing whom he can trust in any situation. Madeleine Carroll stars his opposite, who would prove to be the “first in a long succession of classic, cool and icy, intelligent blonde maidens (Dirks, 1).” Yet, this “cool” blonde is not introduced at the beginning
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Approximate Word count = 1308
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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