On the Waterfront

Dockyard; Terry Malloy observing corruption and dockworkers' lives; tension in air.

Theme: courage, integrity, standing up against oppression and corruption; moral awakening.

Terry involved with corrupt union; loves Edie; witnesses injustice; pressure from crime bosses.

Brother killed by mob; moral conflict intensifies; Terry forced to choose between loyalty and justice.

Should he testify against union bosses? Risking life and friends; internal struggle.

Decides to fight back; gathers courage to testify; initial steps to justice.

Romantic tension with Edie; personal motivation intertwined with moral choice.

Investigating corruption; small victories; gathering evidence; confrontation with henchmen.

Testimony begins; corruption exposed; high tension; personal risk peaks; false sense of danger resolved.

Union bosses push back; Terry targeted; friends under pressure; moral stakes high.

Public or personal defeat seems likely; isolation; fear of failure.

Reflection on courage, sacrifice, family; motivation renewed.

Final decision to confront corruption; moral action imminent.

Terry stands up in court; exposes corrupt bosses; justice begins; resolution achieved.

Dockyard free of fear; Terry and Edie together; moral triumph; mirror of opening transformed.