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Trip has conflicts with several characters, but sometimes it simply seems that he has a score to settle with the world. He is difficult to work with and not easy to approach and this makes him have various problems with others. He lets his fellow soldiers know from the very beginning that even though they are fighting for their country, nothing is going to change for the black America and this stirs up emotions, even with the normally quiet and collected Rawlins. Trip has a very big conflict with his leader, Shaw, and this leads to a brutal whipping for the crime of desertion and makes the master and slave motif even more resonant. Even though things are eventually resolved between the two men, the conflict between Shaw and Trip is ongoing and it is clear that Trip saves much of his resentment for Shaw, even though he does try later in the film to help the men by getting shoes and also refusing his paycheck. Trip is also extremely harsh to Searles, who is quiet and reserved, and it seems he sees the shy Searles as weak and other characters also pick on him because he is educated and represents something different and more “white” than a character like Trip.
Trip has a number of personal conflicts that he must overcome before the end of the film, the most notable of which is his attitude about the future of black people. He is very bitter, especially after being a slave and undergoing the harsh punishments that are evidenced by the scars on his back but strangely, it is this bitterness that is his strength. Once he is able to reconcile his anger with a higher sense of purpose, he is able to let go of some of the pain and be a proud soldier that knows he is doing the right thing. He sees that he has the potential to empower his people, even if he does it by making embittered statements. For instance, he says to one of his fellow black soldiers in one of the important quotes from Glory, “Let me tell you something, boy. You can march like the white man, you can talk like him. You can sing his songs; you can even wear his suits. But, you ain’t never gonna be nothing to him, than an ugly ass chimp… in a blue suit” and while this is a harsh thing to say, it does eventually seem to motivate some of those around them to stand up for themselves.
Trip’s transformation comes rather late in the film as he feels a growing sense of brotherhood among himself, the other black soldiers, and the white leader Shaw. He realizes that they are fighting for a good cause and is able to put his bitterness aside to achieve a goal. The final battle, even though it produces a sad ending, still contains a hopeful message and part of this is because Trip was able to reconcile some of his past with the future of African Americans. He has used his anger and resentment to rally his fellow men and to bring about some kind of changes in the perception of African American soldiers who were, at first, thought of as disobedient and incapable of doing anything but basic tasks instead of fighting. In this way, he is one of the film’s anti-heroes and stands out as one of the most remarkable characters in the film.
This film made history real and accessible. Instead of representing common stereotypes of black men and soldiers, all of these characters are well rounded and realistic, especially Trip. Without him, the calmness of Rawlins would have fallen flat and the true message, that African American soldiers were able to rally for a cause and prove themselves, might not have been so powerful. This is an excellent film to be shown in high school classes because it does not distance us from the reality of racism and war during the era of the Civil War. In textbooks and many other films, African Americans are presented in the background and are not recognized at all, but this film makes their role clear and this is a welcome change. Without a film such as this, it might be ore difficult to imagine the role of African Americans in the Civil War since there are few, if any, images of them in the readings and standard Civil War fare most students are presented with.
Other essays and articles in the History and Arts Archives related to this topic include : Slavery in America’s South : Implications and Effects • Film Comparison of “Gone with the Wind” and “Cold Mountain”
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]]>The film starring Vivien Leigh, “Sidewalks of London,” released in Europe under the title of “St. Martin’s Lane,” came to the big screen in 1938, and was the role that first brought Vivien Leigh critical acclaim as an actress; it was also the performance that would earn her the offer of the role of her career, that of the dramatic and compelling character of Scarlett O’Hara in the wildly popular 1941 movie, “Gone with the Wind” (Shafer 131). When the viewer meets Leigh in “Sidewalks of London,” she is a skillful street pickpocketer, a role that initially seems incongruent with Leigh’s beautiful and charming looks.
In fact, Leigh would, in this movie and in her subsequent films, become known as much for her great beauty as for her acting skills. It is her beauty, however, that is key to Leigh playing the role of Liberty, better known as Libby, successfully. Libby in the film “Sidewalks of London” played by Vivian Leigh is no ordinary street girl, and she does not let anyone think otherwise. She is fully aware of her beauty, and she uses it to both distract and exploit her unaware victims, generally men who would be unlikely to think of her as a thief and a petty criminal. Her long and sleek black hair, her smooth, creamy skin, and her big saucer-sized eyes with their fluttering lids all serve to captivate men who cast their eyes upon her, and it is, in large part, her beauty that will be responsible for transforming her role form street urchin to a minor superstar.
Although Libby in the film “Sidewalks of London” starring Vivian Leigh is wholly cognizant of her beauty and uses it to her advantage time and again, she does not rely upon her good looks alone. Rather, she has several skills that she has developed quite well, skills that impress most people who come to know her, even when those skills are maladaptive or criminal. When the viewer first meets Libby in the film “Sidewalks of London”, she is slipping coins out of a street performer’s cup, a criminal act she commits with speed, grace, and clever stealth. No one is the wiser at first, until the quick-witted Charlie spies Libby pilfering the money he has earned as a street busker. Though angry about the theft, he is immediately captivated by Libby, and his fascination with her increases substantially when he follows her to an empty mansion, where he sees her dancing. She has broken into the mansion, of course, demonstrating still more criminal aptitude, but Charlie dismisses Libby’s criminal tendencies because he is entranced by her dancing; it is this skill which will prove even more critical to Libby’s future than her ability to survive on the streets by filching others’ coins, wallets, and silver cigarette cases.
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