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Places
in the Heart
(1984)
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- Themes
- Baptism
- The tornado (wind/pneuma
and water) as baptism for Mr. Will. After the tornado he turns his
attentions outward, realizes that he cares for the family and
becomes part of the community.
- Community
- The black community pitches in to
help get the cotton crop in on time.
- Final Eucharist shows the
relatedness of all in the town, no matter how at odds or far away
they seemed during the story.
- Confrontation with
Evil
- Edna insists on fairness and justice
when she brings the cotton crop into town.
- Conversion
- Change in Mr. Will's character from
being self-centered and obsessed with his disability and sacrifice,
to caring for others and becoming part of the community.
- Courage
- Edna's courage as she defies those
who would exploit her because she is not married.
- Moze's courage as he defies those he
knows can harm him.
- Determination,
Endurance
- The determination of Moze and Edna
to get the crop in on time.
- Edna's determination to keep her
family together.
- Eucharist/Communion
- Final Eucharist scene -
reconciliation and interconnectedness between characters in the
story.
- Friendship
- Developing friendship between Edna
and Moze.
- Friendship between Mr. Will and
Possum.
- Interconnectedness
- Final Eucharist scene -
reconciliation and interconnectedness between characters in the
story.
- Mother types
- Edna's courage and
determination to help her family survive and keep them together. Her
desire to protect those within her community/family.
- Overcoming
Obstacles
- Edna and Moze
overcome storm and difficulties raised by others in order to bring
in the crop.
- Reconciliation
- Final Eucharist scene -
reconciliation and interconnectedness between characters in the
story.
- Sacrifice
- Moze is beaten and forced to leave
town because of his care for Edna and her family.
- Seeing/Not
Seeing
- Mr. Will learns to "see" a
different reality after the "baptism" of the tornado
(wind/spirit and water). (Malkovich is said to have played that part
not by wearing a blindfold and practicing being blind, but by
looking into himself at the places where he himself is blind.)
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