Philadelphia Story
In George Cukor’s The Philadelphia Story, a definite class struggle is carried out in the pursuit of Tracy Lord (Katherine Hepburn). George Kitteridge (John Howard), a “new-money” industrialist with political aspirations, is engaged to Tracy. Upon the eve of their marriage, Tracy’s old husband and childhood friend C.K. Dexter Haven (Cary Grant) comes back in order to requite his love. A third suitor, a poetic writer named MaCauley Conner (James Stewart), also engages Tracey’s heart. But the real twist of The Philadelphia Story is its subtle commentary on the three backgrounds and classes that each of Tracy’s suitors comes from. In failing to take Tracy’s hand, George does not prove that a man in America cannot rise from one class to another to join the ranks of The Lords, quite the contrary – he shows that in order to earn Tracy’s love a suitor must be more than from the same class – he must understand what she truly wants. While the question of Tracy’s desire lingers throughout the movie, the question of her needs is addressed immediately. In the opening shot of the film, we see Tracy throw C.K out of her house, breaking a golf club of his over her knee in the process. She is obviously assertive, not to mention rich. He
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Approximate Word count = 1504
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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