viewer about urban life in America in the 1940s. In On the Waterfront, city life is seen as.

             dirty, raunchy, cutthroat, and downright scary. It is seen from the prospective of the.

             docks, or the "Waterfront" , and life is good for very few people. There is no hierarchy.

             of power in this neighborhood, one group of people has all the power, and one man has.

             control over this group of people. Taking this into consideration, it is logical that the.

             members of this group are all comfortable, and well off, however anyone not involved.

             with this group with poor, and just barely scraping by. It is a mirror image of American.

             society as a whole form the early 1900s, the rich kept getting richer, while the poor kept.

             getting poorer. In the Godfather, urban life was seen away from the docks, in houses, and.

             big buildings downtown, a more upscale prospective. It is seen as a place where there is.

             more variation in the type of people who live there. There is more of a middle class,.

             making all three of the classes a little more equal in the power scheme. It shows a more.

             livable aspect of the city, where people can be trusted, family is important, and respect is.

             bestowed upon those who have proved themselves worthy. The only real similarity is.

             that business under any circumstances, always comes first. .

             On the Waterfront and the Godfather showed contrasting views about.

             working people in the 1940 as well. In On the Waterfront working people were seen as.

             the dregs of society, people whose only function in life was to ease the lives of the people.

             who didn"t need to do manual labor. Seen an sub-human animals they completed their.

             work, and never asked questions. They are depicted as people who don"t ask questions.

             and don"t answer them, anonymity is key to these people. If they can remain unknown,.

             they can remain alive, don"t make yourself known, and you can"t get yourself into.

             trouble. You never ratted on somebody because you knew the powers would find out in.