On The Waterfront (Movie) - Top Notes - Five Senses

Elia Kazan’s On the Waterfront – Study Notes for VCE English

Top Notes VCE English Series has been created to assist VCE students of English in their understanding of texts set for the text response section of their paper. Top Notes are easy to read, providing analysis of issues and discussion of important ideas contained in the texts.
Particular care has been taken to ensure that students are able to examine each text in the context of the VCE. The notes should assist you to be able to clearly understand the texts set for study.
Each text includes:

Plot summary
Character analysis
Setting
Thematic concerns
Language studies
Essay questions and a modelled response
Study practice questions
Useful quotes


Contents

Introduction
The VCE Examination
Studying a Film
The Director
Context
Plot Outline
Plot Summary
Setting
Character Analysis
Themes
Language and Film Techniques
Model Essay
Essay Response
Other Essay Questions and Extension Activities
Quotable Quotes From On the Waterfront
Glossary of Film Terms