Rear Window: Analyzing American Society Through Hitchcock's Lens

This essay analyzes Alfred Hitchcock's film "Rear Window," exploring its portrayal of American society in the 1950s. The essay begins by introducing the film's plot, focusing on the protagonist's voyeuristic observations of his neighbors and the unfolding mystery. It examines the movie's themes, including voyeurism, the challenges of relationships, and the dark side of suburban life. The essay discusses how the film reflects the societal norms, values, and anxieties of the time, such as the perceived importance of marriage and the rise of self-perception. It also highlights the film's use of symbols and the representation of dissatisfaction within the American culture. The analysis emphasizes the film's commentary on the complexities of human behavior and the hidden realities beneath the surface of everyday life. Ultimately, the essay argues that "Rear Window" offers a critical perspective on American society, highlighting both its cultural values and its underlying tensions.

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Introduction
The objective of this essay is to represent the review about the American society in the year
1950, this review of the American society is based on the Alfred Hitchcock’s classic
thriller Rear Window that was released in the year 1954, the film is based on the short book
story Cornell Woolrich “It had to be murder”. The movie is said to the best reflecting
presentation of voyeurism and interconnection between the families living in a society
without interacting in any form of communication. Hitchcock now, he is one of the most
widely celebrated directors of the 20th century was a controversial filmmaker. America is
rich in western culture that is supposed to be developed in modern lifestyle, this movies
represent many shaded that viewers see from the rear window of L.B. (Jeff) Jefferies.
Detailed discussion about the dark side of the American society’s presented in this movie in
negative manner is discussed in this essay.
Brief of the movies
The movie began with the introduction of Jeff who lives in Greenwich Village apartment,
have a fracture and sitting near the window. Jeff used to sits in his window and observes his
neighbours to remove his boredom. His girlfriend Lisa and nurse used to come to see him,
Jeff as listened a voice of screaming one night and a voice of glass breaking and assume
something wrong. Next day he observes his neighbour Torvalds is behaving suspicious and
his wife is missing, he complained it to his cope friend, but cope did not found anything
suspicious and leave the matter close. As being in confusion movie move in flow and
represent the activities of identifying the Torvalds as culprit in the end.
Titles and symbols in the movie

The title of the movie itself represents the unique concept about the society that a window is
reflection but the life on the real manner is different from the presentation. This title itself
represents the life in the modern society is full of personal challenges and dissatisfaction that
make their living full of challenges. The movie represents that prior marriage relation that
time in America were not acceptable as in the present days, Lisa and Jeff face difficulties to
manage their relation in the society. The America lives about the matrimonial relation
represent them in the argumentative manners. Couples in the movie are represented as
fighting and lead role Jess has no belief in marriage hence it represents that the life of the
mature adults in American society revolves around the self-perception and satisfaction.
Representation of dark side of American society
Voyeurism behaviour is the speciality of the lead character in the Hitchcock’s movies, this
present the mind of the lead character as eager to do what he or she need and feel the right.
American culture reflects that every person has own life but the picture represents the
character as taking interest in others life and other also take it as usual. Being involved in
others, life perfectly sets the negative environment of the society that is feeling easy to
manage their activities openly. Dissatisfaction in the movie is the representation of the
persons from the free culture and managing the life in challenging manner that sets the
arguments and violence in the couple as common. Persuasiveness and Morality in the
American Society is presented in this movies that is true in many ways. American culture Is
practical and as it was in the past, place of emotional binding in the relation was leaking in all
relation and couples in the movie and that is true about the society of America either for the
1950 or in the represent 2020.