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"The Big Lebowski"


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"The Big Lebowski"
An analysis of the character of the Dude in the film "The Big Lebowski".
1,065 words (approx. 4.3 pages) | 2 sources | MLA | 2006 United States


Paper Summary:

This paper examines how the Dude from the film "The Big Lebowski" betrays the traditional image of the hero with his less-than-perfect physique and substandard ambition. It explores the Dude's role as mediator between the oppressive, zealous Walter and the passive, naive Donnie as well as his heroic role as he blunders through his misinformed attempt to rescue Bunny on behalf of the Big Lebowski from the apathetic German nihilists. The paper also delves into the buffering role the Dude plays between the aggressive Jackie Treehorn and the ostensible victim Bunny. Finally, the paper explores the Dude's fulfillment of Maude's odd wishes in spite of the Big Lebowski's oppositions, who adopts the role of the aggressor in this situation.

From the Paper:

"In what may appear to be a common friendship between three men, the Dude actually plays a critical role in mediating the conflicting natures of his two closest friends. Walter, an eccentric, outspoken, Vietnam veteran relentlessly chides Donnie, whose absentmindedness is a ready fuel source for Walter's self-righteous anger. Essentially, Walter and Donnie respectively personify an opposition between defilement and naivety, which casts Walter as the strong and Donnie as the weak. Though the Dude forgoes active intervention between the two in most circumstances, his mere presence reconciles Walter's hostility with Donnie's passiveness, a presence that prevents, and even rescues Donnie from becoming entirely subjugated by Walter's dominating personality. "

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APA Citation:

"The Big Lebowski" (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-The-Big-Lebowski/67237

MLA Citation:

""The Big Lebowski"" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-The-Big-Lebowski/67237>




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I'm currently enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley as an undergraduate. I'm an intended business major, and as such I have to write a lot of papers for my prerequisite classes, which are common courses that usually have to be taken at other schools, too. All of my papers are completely original and have received at least B+ grades, while most have received A- grades and better, all at a UCB level of curriculum.
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