A structural analysis of Frank Capras "Its a wonderful life"

Essay from the year 2011 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Other, grade: 1,3, University of Constance, course: "Reading" Baz Luhrmann, language: English, abstract: This essay performs multiple tasks. On the one hand the narrative structure of Frank Capras "Its a wonderful life", directed in 1947 shall be worked out. Its intended to show how meaning is created in this movie through an understanding of its specific narrative structure. On the other hand, this essay will include several central ideas from contemporary texts in narrative theory, like William Simon for example.