At the beginning of the movie, in the exposition of the plot, we are introduced to the two main characters, Rose (Audrey Hepburn) and Norman (Humphrey Bogart), along with a minor character, the minister who also happens to be Rose's husband. Hepburn plays a missionary in Africa who, along with her husband, is trying to convert all of the Africans to become Methodist. Bogart plays the mailman, who delivers all mail and supplies to the missionaries and Africans. We are also informed that this movie takes place in the middle of World War I.

The narrative hook of the plot is exposed when the Confederates come in and destroy the entire village that the missionaries had worked so hard to help build. The Confederates set fire to all of the houses and killed many people. They also took many hostages. The minister, Rose's husband, was also killed but Rose was able to survive along with Norman.

This leads us to the rising action of the plot. The rising action consists of the many dilemmas Rose and Norman have to undergo in orde

This film, The African Queen, can be critiqued in two ways, under religion and under structural. Under religion, the film can be classified as accurate. In the film, it is basically religion against no religion. The battle is between strictness of beliefs. Rose is Methodist and Norman has no religion stated. Rose is very strict with her religion, following every rule to a "T" and liking it that way. Norman likes to be able to do whatever he wants and love God in his own personal way. The director is trying to portray the fact that religion doesn't have all leverage on love and relationships. Religion does not have to be the deciding factor. I f it were Rose and Norman would not be together.

I do agree with how the director portrays the structure. My father was in Viet Nam and he tells me of how the men felt like animals but there was nothing that they could do, they had to save their country and the people they had left back home, they couldn't worry about the ones they had to kill to do that.

Critical Essay: Religion and Structural

I believe that this portrayal of relationships between religions is very accurate. It is also appropriate for the time and setting of the film. If

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