Review of Lawrence of Arabia
The movie Lawrence of Arabia had many interesting aspects about it and, according to sources, is very historically accurate. Taken place during WW with the feud between British and Turkish forces over the Suez Canal, the movie reflects a life of an individual who tries to do something about the injustice of the Arabian people. David Lean depicts Lawrence or El Lawrence as the tragic hero of the biography in order to make the story more enchanting to the reader. Lean depicts Lawrence as the classic tragic hero by first making him of noble race. Lawrence himself is enrolled in the British army and is stationed at Cairo. Lawrence, however, dreams of bigger things and wishes to work with the Arabians first hand. Lawrence being the intelligent young officer with the big background is allowed by his superior to go and find Prince Feisel. Despite the fact that he is allowed to this because his superior can't stand him, Lawrence moves out on a mission to find the prince. On the way to Arabia, Lawrence teams up with a tribesman to help him find his way. To his dismay, the guide is killed when they wonder into off-limits territory for the guide and the guide is killed by Sherif, a member
Lawrence's last two traits of a tragic hero are that of recognizing your flaw and dying as a result of it. Lawrence recognizes that his dream of independence for Arabia was just a dream when none of the Arabians stay with him. During his continuous raids of Turkish trains, Lawrence begins to realize that his dream is impossible. This is because none of his employed Arabians stay with him, most of them leave after they get whatever they followed him for. Lawrence realizes that he cannot lead Arabia to independence when he is caught inside an Arabian city and beaten by the city guards. Afterwards, he realizes that he couldn't possibly unite the Arabian people when he himself cannot even pass as one. As long as he remains a white Englishman, he believes that the Arabian people will never unite themselves through or under him. The Arabians perceive him as an Englishman who is capable of bringing them riches, not as someone who has come to unite them or as someone that they! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Another trait of a tragic hero that Lean depicts Lawrence of having is a tragic flaw. Lawrence's tragic flaw is quite obvious in this biography, it is simp
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