Thematic Analysis
Bay, Robert B. “The Thematic Paradigm.”
Bay investigates the thematic paradigm, which occurred in the dominant tradition of American cinema. Bay further describes how the thematic paradigm happened. The film’s reconciliatory sequence could apply magical embodiment of directly opposite traits on one character, such as the gangster, who turns into a coward from his brevity. Bay notes that the two-sided roles seemed specially formulated to portray a general American notion encompassed in myths of inclusiveness. Bay, nonetheless, stresses that the creation of these traits had initiated a connection with the element that Erik Erikson referred to as the American Psychological pattern. Bay also argues that the outlaw hero and the official hero formulated the essential pair of competing myths. In addition, Bay looks into the effect of traditional mythology adopted by the Classic Hollywood, which the people derived from differences established by American ideology encompassing the opposition of civilized man versus natural man. The article aids in the investigation of the thematic paradigm, which occurred in the traditional dominant theater. It gives enlightenment on how the people perceived different characters as used in the cinemas.