Even though many activists at the time criticized Watching God for being too catered to white readers and not political enough, there was a minority audience that found some of the experiences described in the book incredibly realistic- the women reading it. As has been the tradition for
path becomes unclear, morals can guide the way and provide a simplistic view of life and the future. In the literary classic To Kill a Mockingbird, moral development is seen in nearly every character, main and supporting. These moral changes are most clearly shown in the character of Jem Finch and how his ideas of right and wrong change over the course of the two-year narrative. Strongly identifiable are his shifting views on gender, social constructs, and family roles, most often shown in his berating
was meticulous about the production design. The construction of an entire town from scratch made Yojimbo his most expensive film yet. The film was unusually violent by the standards of the day; the movie is not shy about showing severed limbs, and it's one of the first to use gruesomely realistic sound effects for the sword's blade slicing through flesh. Yojimbo met similar success around the world, catapulting Kurosawa to new levels of international fame. It earned an Oscar nomination for Best Costumes