Essay On Symbolism In Citizen Kane

The use of symbolism and expressionism is paramount to both the narrative and to the theme. Meaning of some of the symbols are;
• Mirrors: The mirrors in the movie Citizen Kane shows how Kane has different series of mirrors in his life in which his image has duplicated infinitely. Metaphorically, these mirrors continuously showed us different versions of Kane.
• Puzzles: The jigsaw puzzle shows how Susan Alexander used to play with them very often not merely for fun but also as a way to fulfill her unyielding existence with Kane. The jigsaw puzzle shows how all pieces always don’t fit in properly, similarly, Susan and Kane’s personalities were very different that created unresolved issues and conflicts in their lives.
• Doorways: In the movie, Susan Alexander leaves Kane at a scene where she walks out the doorways. She walks out of many doorways which seems like if she is leaving Kane over and over again making the pain even worse for Kane.
• Rosebud:

It makes the scene more dramatic and more interesting. The level of understanding and connecting to the movie increases a lot too.
• Loud noises: Loud noises tending to be more powerful, forceful, intense and threatening.
• Camera angles: Dutch angle was achieved by tilting the camera slightly giving a sense of fear to the scene. Low angle was achieved by merely shifting camera angles showing the ups and downs of characters fortune but also the attitude and audience should adopt for any action in the film.
• Structure of film: The film is not in a continuous way. It’s more like in flashbacks of people thinking about Kane and the important event related to him. It also has a repetition of the Xanadu palace scene in the first and last scene. The film is also from the perspective of other people. We actually don’t know if the perspective of people regarding Kane is trustworthy or