Book Review Rear Window By Alfred Hitchcock - 900 Words

L.B. Jefferies is a photographer who is currently wheelchair-bound due to an injury that took place at his last photography job. He is restless and ready to go back to work. It is this restlessness that leads to the curiosity of wondering what his neighbors are doing in their daily lives. Jefferies analyzes every detail of a situation in his own life and in the lives of others. Jefferies is confronted with relationship issues and his moral issues. He shares his curiosities and theories with those arounds him and it is this curiosity that almost turns this mystery thriller into a tragedy. Rear Window was produced by Paramount Studios and is directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Rear Window was filmed in 1954 and IMBD gives the movie a rating of†¦show more content†¦With Lisa and Stella also on his side, Jefferies calls his old-time friend Lt. Doyle. Doyle says he will look into the case but thinks that Jefferies just has too much time on his hands and is going to the least likely conclusion about Thorwald’s strange behavior. Jefferies does not give up on his intuition of what is happening across the courtyard. Throughout the movie Jefferies is trying to prove that Thorwald has killed his wife even though he has yet to come up with any proof other than a gut feeling and Thorwald’s odd behavior at night. Rear Window leaves the viewer wondering if Thorwald is guilty or innocent up until the very end. Lisa Carol Fremont is the perfect 1950’s woman. She is beautiful and fashionable. Lisa is in love with Jefferies while Jefferies is unsure about his feelings towards her. He sees her as being â€Å"too perfect† (Rear Window). Jefferies tries to tell Lisa that he does not think the relationship will ever go anywhere because of their differences. He does not think that Lisa could ever leave her work and live the life of a traveling photographer’s wife. Lisa becomes angry with Jefferies and storms out of his apartment. When she comes back Jefferies has come up with the theory of where Thorwald’s wife has gone. At first Lisa does not believe this theory but the more she starts thinking about theShow MoreRelatedLangston Hughes Research Paper25309 Words   |  102 Pagesfrom rowdy white boys who chased and teased him about the second hand clothes and cast-off womens shoes that he wore. Langston spent many hours sitting on a stool beside his grandmother, who read him stories from the Bible or from his favorite book, Grimms Fairy Tales. Her long wavy hair had very little gray in it, and in her ears she wore the small gold earrings Langstons grandfather left her. Her lips were thin, and her skin, wrinkled like an Indian squaws, was a lighter shade of brownRead MoreOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 PagesJayawardena, â€Å"Migration and Social Change: A Survey of Indian Communities Overseas,† Geographical Review 58, no. 3 (1968): 426–449; Amarjit Kaur, â€Å"Indian Labour, Labour Standards, and Workers’ Health in Burma and Malaya, 1900– 1940,† Modern Asian Studies 40, no. 2 (2006): 425–475; Dudley L. Poston Jr. and Mei-YuYu, â€Å"The Distribution of the Overseas Chinese in the Contemporary World,† International Migration Review 24, no. 3 (1990): 480–508; and various other sources. A  majority of Asians also moved