The idea of individuality draws on the intellectual and political thought of the Enlightenment and Romanticism, both of which stressed the primacy of the individual.
Individualism is the basic tenet of the American Way f Life and Classic American Cinema.
From Here to Eternity:
Prewitt says: “If a man don’t go his own way, he’s Nothin.”
He is willing to take risks, and the film does not convert him into a socially acceptable hero; he remains alienated to the end.
Biblio:
Bella, Robert N. Habits of the Heart. Individualism and Commitment in American Life. Univ of California Press, 1985.
Bensman, Joseph and Robert Lilienfekd. Between Public and Private: Lost Boundaries of the Self. Free Press, 1979. 196pp.
Heller, Thomas. (ed) Reconstructing Individualism. Autonomy, Individuality, and the Self in Western Thought. Stanford Univ. Press, 1986.
Film Theory: Individualism
The idea of individuality draws on the intellectual and political thought of the Enlightenment and Romanticism, both of which stressed the primacy of the individual.
Individualism is the basic tenet of the American Way f Life and Classic American Cinema.
From Here to Eternity:
Prewitt says: “If a man don’t go his own way, he’s Nothin.”
He is willing to take risks, and the film does not convert him into a socially acceptable hero; he remains alienated to the end.
Biblio:
Bella, Robert N. Habits of the Heart. Individualism and Commitment in American Life. Univ of California Press, 1985.
Bensman, Joseph and Robert Lilienfekd. Between Public and Private: Lost Boundaries of the Self. Free Press, 1979. 196pp.
Heller, Thomas. (ed) Reconstructing Individualism. Autonomy, Individuality, and the Self in Western Thought. Stanford Univ. Press, 1986.