Taking a look at the characters

On the Waterfront

*Hoboken

Docks

*Terry Malloy

*Terry Malloy(Marlon Brando)

*The protagonist of the film

*A former prizefighter

*Inside, he’s tender and conflicted

*He communicates through long silences and seething outbursts

*Falls in love with Edie Doyle

*Edie Doyle

*Edie Doyle(Eva Marie

Saint)

*Sister of Joey Doyle & daughter of “Pops” Doyle

*Catholic teacher-in-training

*Helps Terry to reclaim his conscience

*Sexuality is crucial in her involvement with Terry, and their attraction grows, in part, because they are physical opposites

*Edie’s loyalty to her brother is the driving motivation for all her actions

*Father Barry

*Father Barry(Karl Malden)

*Catholic priest

*Father Barry remains steadfast to one overriding mission: administering the word of God by advocating peaceful resistance

*his development parallels Terry’s—he becomes active rather than passive and begins to acknowledge his own potential effectiveness

*Johnny Friendly

*Johnny Friendly

(Lee J Cobb)

*Corrupt leader of the Longshoreman Local Union

*Money and power are his motivations

*Initially, Friendly comes across as powerful

*After Terry Malloy speaks out to the Waterfront Crime Commission and effectively strips Friendly of all his power, Friendly becomes pitiable

*Charlie Malloy

*Charlie Malloy

(Rod Steiger)

*Terry’s brother

*Second in command to Johnny Friendly

*Always exhibits concern for Terry’s well-being

*becomes increasingly desperate to figure out how to maintain his loyalties to opposing parties.

*Is murdered by Friendly’s goons

*Timothy J “Kayo” Dugan

(Pat Henning)

*A longshoreman who testifies to the Waterfront Crime Commission & is murdered for it

*Pop Doyle

*Pop Doyle(John

Hamilton)

*Edie & Joey’s father

*Has worked on the docks for 4 decades

*His only concern is for his daughter, Edie

*Big Mac(James

Westerfield)

*The pier boss who dispatched the work tabs each morning

*Remains loyal to Johnny Friendly

*Glover(Leif Erikson)

*A Waterfront Crime Commission officer

*His questioning of Terry on the rooftop proves his understanding of Terry’s dilemma

*Tommy

*Tommy(Arthur

Keegan)

*The boy who hangs out around the pigeon coops & idolises Terry

*Joey Doyle(Elia Kazan)

*Edie’s brother

*Only seen from his apartment window

*A young longshoreman who is coerced up onto the roof by Terry for a “discussion” with Johnny Friendly’s goons

*Write a response of approximately 400 words, using appropriate examples and quotes (if possible), to this statement.

*Terry Malloy is a complex character. We perceive him, at first, as a man without a conscience. Throughout the course of the film Terry is transformed and, ultimately, redeems himself. Discuss the role of other characters in his redemption.