Truman Show and Pleasantville

Through observing the worlds that The Truman Show and Pleasantville present us with, issues raised about individuals, society, television and cinema all overlap and affect each other. Ultimately these two films differ in their overall concept and portrayal of the human condition.

One of the ways in which we can start to observe similarities and differences between these two films is by addressing how the central characters serve their function to the narrative. The Truman Show presents us with an individual, Truman Burbank, who is the subject of a make believe world in which everyone in it, and everyone watching it are aware of but him. Pleasantville does the exact opposite. It’s two main protagonists, David and Jennifer, are the only ones who are wise to the world in which all the other characters of Pleasantville are living in.

Truman believes that he is just another inhabitant of the town Seahaven. The world around him is one in which all seems to be well and good. Al

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Approximate Word count = 2617
Approximate Pages = 10 (250 words per page double spaced)