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– Philadelphia Essay, Research Paper


In the movie Philadelphia a lawyer named Joe


miller takes a heroic journey. His journey is


taking a case dealing with an Aids patience that is


working in a distinguished law firm . Andrew


Beckon is wrongfully accused of losing an


important document regarding an important cort


case. To make the call of this hero more


interesting, he has a personal problem with


homosexual behaver . Also , he has to deal


with society ?s mindset on gays. Joe turns


down the call at first, but then receives it after


realizing that, Andrew Beckon has no one


else.


Next, in the hero?s journey Joe goes though the


"jumping off point" of his journey. He is


interfaced between the know, that Andrew


Becker was fired from his job at the law firm.


Also, The unknown why was he fired from a


well-known law firm after being called " One Of


the best", by the head director. Joe Miller is


faced with finding the facts, mainly about why


was this "promising" lawyer without a job? Was


the firing of Andrew Beckon because he was an


active homosexual with Aids? This being one of


the biggest struggles taken by this hero?


Now, In this case Joe faces many challenges.


One: being how people really feel about


homosexuals. The second: proving to the journey


that sex preference does not hold an individual


working ability . The Third challenge, being up


against highly trained layers being accused of


firing aid patience. The forth challenge dealing


with, finding out why Andrew was really fired.


Though the Joe?s whole journey there are two


helpers. One Andrew Beckon himself , is aware


of what other law firms reactions are to aids


patience working for them. The other being Joe?s

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wife making him aware of whom in their family


is homosexual. With both of them influencing this


hero, Joe is shown that some things are really are


an important risk.He is just learnig that not


everyone thinks his way( Man and woman).


Now at this point in the movie Philadelphia Joe


ungues the abyss. He is faced with the greatest


challenge of his whole journey. Can he win this


case before Andrew passes on? Also, do


homosexuals really make people more or less of


a person? He cannot take any more challenges


until he looks though himself to find the answers


to defend Andrew.


Joe Miller encounters a drastic change in the way


he thinks and views about homosexuals; after


going though the case. In the beginnings of his


quest Joe is afraid to even touch Andrew. Now


he is like a brother to him, part of the family in a


sense. He now seems to look at homosexuals in a


new light. He sees that your sex preference


doesn?t define you spirit as a person.


Finally, Joe returns to reality, after Andrew?s


death he sees what an impact Andrew has had on


his life, Joe is able to understand the life of a


hard working man. All Andrew wanted to do was


reprsent people in a court of law as best as he


possibly could.


Lastly, Joe understands why people stereotype


but, also why


things that you do in your personal life are


different, than the attitude and ability to work as


an individual." You?re truly a good man" Joe tells


Andrew on his deathbed. In return this is a lot for


Joe to deal with because of his feelings toward


the whole situation. "Thanks for everything "


replies Andrew as Joe is sliding his oxygen mask


up to avoid slipping, Joe learns ?not to judge a


book by it?s cover? but what?s inside.

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