Write 3 page essay on the topic Weekly Written Assignment #12.Stephanie on the other hand is so eager to leave Brooklyn, for the glamorous life of Manhattan (Driscoll 113).Division among people in the

Write 3 page essay on the topic Weekly Written Assignment #12.

Stephanie on the other hand is so eager to leave Brooklyn, for the glamorous life of Manhattan (Driscoll 113).

Division among people in the society, in the 1970s is reflected in the film in several scenes. The people are divided along class and cultural differences. First there is the bridge that reflects the division among people in the society. This was an era where people of a certain class were deemed important than others. Brooklyn represents the low class people while Manhattan represents the high class people. These two are different worlds. Brooklyn is culturally conservative and economically depressed. there are few opportunities for people there to advance in life. For instance, Tony works as a painter and his role model is his coworker. There is a scene where their boss points out that he had been with him for 20 years. Manhattan, on the other hand is represented as glamorous (Driscoll 114).

The bridge between Manhattan and Brooklyn symbolize the hardships that one had to surpass in order to move from one class to a higher one. In the movies, Tony is having a conversation with Stephanie, sitting on a bench near Verrazano Narrows Bridge. It is here that Tony tells her that he knows everything there is to know about the bridge. how much concrete went into it, the length of the bridge and episodes on how workers died on it. This scene is very significance in the movie as it reflects problems in the society, and Tony knew exactly how tough it is to cross the bridge to the side of the haves (Saturday Night Fever 1977)

Death of several people while trying to close the bridge reflects malaise in the 1970s. Bobby is young, and her girlfriend who is a catholic is pregnant. During a1970s sex before marriage was considered morally wrong. The thought of fatherhood in the poor Brooklyn neighborhood is what drives Bobby to the bridge. He tries to ask for advice from Tony, but he is too busy in his own journey. He turns to Frank who is a priest, but