Citizen Kane

Kane’s life was absolutely distorted after his parents gave him away to Mr. Thatcher. He got everything he wanted and Thatcher wanted him to be the best and at the top of the list, and money was very important. Thompson’s interview with people all told stories that showed who Kane was from his greatest faults and strengths: his rough & lonely childhood, his path to being famous and the greatest owner of the New York Inquirer, a first marriage with a woman who’s uncle was the President of the United States, probably one of the known richest, successful man alive, and then all his failures. He was also on the run for US Governor which he wasn’t very successful. He had an affair with Susan Alexander who was much younger than him and an opera singer. Before Kane died, his last words were “Rose Bud”.

            Kane, as we saw in the movie, is a very ambitious, driven man who will do anything he can to get what he want. Is he happy? Absolutely not! Even with all the wealth he possessed, Kane’s major downfall was the fact that he kept all the anger towards his parents to himself. He held a grudge against his parents that overruled his entire life. He had two failed marriages because his life was devoted to himself. All through his life, “Rose Bud” was the one thing that he held on so dearly. His sled was the only thing and friend he had who made him happy even when he was a child. The film portrayed Kane as someone who is wealthy and known but never truly got what he wanted out of his life. He could be the greatest but he could also be a failure. He was liked and disliked by a lot of people. He had major successes in the newspaper industry but major failures in his relationships with others. He was never true to himself of what he really wanted out of his life. He had goals but never cared enough. As viewers, we are left with more questions as to who Kane really was and what was important to him had his life been different if his parents didn’t give him away.