The misuse of power penetrates the very core of this movie. Money brought the foraging components between the gang and dockworkers bringing turmoil to the town of Brooklyn. Throughout the film power has brought the down fall of Johnny Friendly, pulling him into a state of bankrupt. The rambling of power eventually beings Charlie to turn on Johnny Friendly, which ends up in the death of Charlie. Johnny Friendly truly was power hungry only cares about himself, while benefiting from the dockworkers. Furthermore, proving there are no true friends in the game of power, just the acquiring of power, money and the defense against their enemies. The dockworkers were specially choosing each day to work in harsh conditions and payed one coin to work portraying the continue misuse of power. On the Waterfront portrays symbolizes the pigeons vs. hawks, fear, and the church about the riveting fear of a society being controlled by a corrupt organization. The pigeons sybolizies the everyday innocent people trying to escape the hordes of the harsh lifestyle and kept from testifying by the mob. “They got it made. Eat all they want— fly around like crazy—sleep side by side— and raise gobs of squabs” (On the Waterfront). Terry Malloy is a pure symbolism of the …show more content…
Or so they thought. “Moose and Nolan come down the steps of the church. They do not realize they are being ambushed but the audience does. The goons leap out at them, and we see the effect of this action in the giant shadows across the face of the church, the flailing bats looming as large as telephone poles. We hear the cries of pain, then groans” (On the Waterfront). Father Berry and Edie both want justice/truth of the murders of Josey and Timothy J. Nolan. Timothy eventually sums the courage to tell the information about what Johnny Friendly and his followers are doing. At times the truth can be difficult to find when power is being