The Gold Rush Literary Elements

The Gold Rush Literary Elements

Director

Charlie Chaplin

Leading Actors/Actresses

Charlie Chaplin

Supporting Actors/Actresses

Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Malcolm Waite, Georgia Hale

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Language

English

Awards

Academy Award Nomination for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture (1943)

Date of Release

1925

Producer

Charlie Chaplin

Setting and Context

Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush

Narrator and Point of View

The Lone Prospector

Tone and Mood

Comedic and Dramatic

Protagonist and Antagonist

Protagonist is The Lone Prospector. Antagonists are Black Larsen and Jack Cameron.

Major Conflict

Georgia tells The Tramp she will come to his cabin for New Years Eve and doesn't show up.

Climax

After finding millions of dollars of gold with McKay, The Tramp reunites with Georgia on a ship and they sail away with a kiss.

Foreshadowing

Larsen is tearing up his wanted posters and throwing them in the fire. It foreshadows that he will be a threat.

Understatement

Jack being the intended recipient of Georgia's apology letter is understated.

Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques

n/a

Allusions

n/a

Paradox

Jack treats Georgia like crap but paradoxically she loves him.

Parallelism

The cabin on the edge of the cliff with The Tramp and McKay parallels The Tramp walking on the edge of the cliff in the opening scene.

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