2.+Symbolism+&+References

Symbolism and References __ Throughout the Story of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington... __

     We are comparing the movie of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington compares Smith to Jesus of Nazerath. Mr. Smith resembles Jesus in many ways including innocence, purity, and honesty in his actions. Smith is a humble boys camp leader appointed to the senate. This is like Jesus because Smith was a common man given the opportunity to do something great. The different characters of each story are in many ways alike:   <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> People didn't always agree with Jesus due to influential men, Smith's hometown felt disgraced because Taylor told them lies. <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">    Jefferson Smith=Jesus Christ
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 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jesus common man, Smith common man
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 * Jesus is crucified on the cross while Smith faints in the senate
 * Both accused of blasphemy

Like Jesus, Smith goes to the senate and tries to pass his bill which would help boys around the nation. This could be compared to Jesus preaching to people spreading the word of God or Christianity. However there are many challenges Mr. Smith faces. Smith has to end the corrupt "Talyor Machine" and destroy his influences on the Senate in order to have his bill passed. Jesus also faced challenges which included the Roman Empire which would not listen to his preachings and wanted him crucified. Smith was in a way crucified by the Senate because they all went against him and almost succeeded in banning him from the Capital. The senate would be the pharisees mostly because in the story of Jesus they were the only ones other than Romans persecuting him and other Christians. <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Clarisa could be compared to Mary because they both were living the way society wanted them too. Magdalene was a prostitute while Saunders was just following orders. They both however decided to do the right thing so Magdalene helped Jesus and came clean of her sins, while Saunders decided to help Smith and tried to get his bill passed in the Senate. <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Mr. Taylor in Mr. Smith goes to Washington in many ways resembles the complete opposite of Mr. Smith which is integrity and goodness, making Mr. Taylor deceitful and evil. This could be compared to the Devil in many ways in the story of Jesus. Mr. Taylor tries to in many ways tempt Smith to do things his way and flow with their bills and opinions. However, Smith did not flow instead he tried to show the corruption of Mr. Taylor. This is in many ways the same as Jesus, because the devil tempted Jesus three times and each time Jesus did not give in. The Roman Empire could also be compared to Mr. Taylor as well because the Romans did not want the public to hear what Jesus had to say. Mr. Smith tried to explain what was actually happening but Mr. Taylor also did not want the public finding anything out. The Roman Empire and Mr. Taylor are both very alike because they both used their influence to make sure the public would never hear the truth. Both failed in the end however, and Mr. Smith prevails at the end of the movie.
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Clarisa Sanders= Mary Magdalene
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Living the way society wanted them to
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Both felt they had done wrong and wanted to redeem themselves
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">   Mr. Taylor=The Devil, or the Roman Empire
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">   They both bribe or tempt Smith and Jesus[[image:http://bible1.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/temptation.jpg align="left"]]
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 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">   Both influence the public and higher political figures
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 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">   Both Roman Empire and Mr. Taylor fail at end
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<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">     <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The Senate reflects the Pharisees in the idea that both were swayed by one group or mans ideals and end up refusing the ideas of Mr. Smith or Jesus. The Pharisees were influenced by the head preist Jonathan's belief that Jesus was not the Son of God and his preaching was blasphemy. This led to the Pharisees feeing Brutus and crusifying Jesus. The Senate of the movie compares to actions that of the Pharisees by being swayed by the ideas of Senator Paine of Mr. Smith lying about his bill and accused of blasphemy as Jesus.
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 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Senate=Pharisees
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 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Both Pharisees and Senate mass groups of people influenced by single voice of society
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 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Voice that decides societies decision

<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Joseph Paine=Ponchus Pilot
 * Both were the wise men that ultimately influence the decisions of the Senate and Pharisees

<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Joseph Paine was the higher power over Jefferson Smith but below Mr. Taylor, thus believing in Mr. Smith's ideas but following his instructions put on by the Taylor Machine. After the fact, Paine realizes after Smith had exhausted himself, Smith was right and comes clean and pursuades the Senate. Pilot had also been the higher power over Jesus but Caesar still over powered making him try to solve the problem without Caesars aid and let the people decide who shall be crucified, Brutus of Jesus. After the crucifix of Jesus, Pilot had felt the guilt of his actions of putting a pure man tod eath, as Paine had gone agianst Mr. Smith    <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">


 * Boy Rangers=Disciples and Peter
 * Both groups stayed loyal to their leader
 * Peter and the boys both denied his place in society by denying him threetimes befor the public and throwing away their buttons

The Boy Rangers supported Mr. Smith but portrayed like peter when the betrayed Mr Smith once he was pursecuted but were true to him when he returned. Also they are referenced to the disciples because of their loyalty to Mr. Smith and how they spread the actions of Mr. Smith to the Governor as the disciples would spread ideas of Christianity. media type="youtube" key="jWx9ynNdF-4" height="344" width="425"