Answer each question in a solid, well-suppored and illustrated paragraph. Number each response corresponding to the question you are answering (no need to rewrite the question, though). Check your...

Answer each question in a solid, well-suppored and illustrated paragraph. Number each response corresponding to the question you are answering (no need to rewrite the question, though). Check your syllabus for the due date for this week's assignments.Upload your file in PDF (preferred) or MS Office (.docx or .doc).

Essay Questions for Citizen Kane (answer all three):

1. What do you think the theme is for Citizen Kane? Support your answer with examples from the film.


2. With the answer you gave above in mind, some have said that the meaning of Kane’s final words, “Rosebud,” is just an excuse to set the plot in action (a McGuffin), with no real importance to the overall theme of the film. Do you think it has some symbolic significance in relation to the life of Charles Foster Kane, especially as it may relate to what you identified as the theme?


3. Give one example where some aspect of the cinematic technique Welles and Toland used in the film helped underscore the theme you identified. Try to use a couple terms or concepts covered in your readings or the supplementalslides/handouts in the Film Basics tab to this point in your response. There are many you couldchoose from. There are several examples in the Film Basics slides, but try to identify one of your own not shown in the slides. The slides will give you a good idea of what you could identify, though.