City Lights

Tramp wandering city streets. Poverty, loneliness, and humor set.

Theme of love, kindness, and human connection introduced through Tramp’s encounter with blind flower girl.

Tramp meets blind flower girl. Sparks of romance, empathy, and hope.

Tramp discovers girl is blind and poor. Stakes of emotional investment established.

Tramp struggles with how to help her, balancing personal poverty and desire to do good.

Tramp decides to earn money to help girl. Enters “world of action” by joining boxing matches.

Relationship with girl deepens as Tramp secretly supports her. Emotional stakes grow.

Tramp engages in comedic attempts to raise money. Slapstick and heartwarming scenes.

Tramp loses hard-earned money. Setback emphasizes fragility of hope.

City authorities or misunderstandings complicate Tramp’s attempts. Tension mounts.

Tramp jailed. Girl unaware of his efforts. Emotional low point.

Tramp reflects on failure and impossibility of helping her. Deep pathos.

Tramp released from jail. Gathers courage to make final act of kindness.

Tramp secretly ensures girl has money for medical care. Sacrifice and love realized.

Girl sees Tramp only briefly, eventually recognizes him. Emotional closure and triumph of human kindness.