• Mind Control. The Satire in "Citizen Kane"

     

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Published: 13.04.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
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  • Essays 'Mind Control. The Satire in "Citizen Kane"', 1.
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The famous classic Citizen Kane, by Orson Welles, lashes out at the way we are affected by the mass media. The film paints a stingingly clear picture of the malleability of the public opinion, and the power that the media possesses over it. The film outlines the life a newspaper tycoon by the name of Charles Foster Kane, showing the significant influence his newspaper had on politics, war, and the personal lives of several people. It is a harsh reminder of how we have gotten to the point where we have stopped thinking for ourselves, and believe everything we're told.

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