Citizenship In The Film 'Bridge Of Spies'

Throughout the movie “Bridge of Spies”, every character shows or does not show citizenship in various ways. Citizenship is an aspect of NBHS’s CIRCLE expectations, which are six traits that come together to create a better person. Citizenship is being an informed, responsible, and caring member of your community. Three characters that showed citizenship were Gary Powers, Ivan Schischkin, and Judge Byers. First, Gary Powers was a U.S pilot who was selected to fly the U-2 stealth plane over the U.S.S.R to take pictures, knowing he was risking his life. Then, Schischkin claimed to be from the Soviet embassy, but had lied,as he was from the KGB, trying to negotiate a different deal than what Donovan had agreed to. Finally, Judge Byers was supposed to be an unbiased man who

It is about showing basic kindness to people and doing your duty as a citizen, and making informed, responsible decisions. Of the three characters Powers, Schischkin, and Byers, only one of them showed citizenship. Powers showed great citizenship by putting his life in danger to do what he could to help keep america safe. However, Schischkin and Byers did exactly the opposite. When Schischkin lied to Donovan to try and get him to negotiate a deal that would essentially embarrass the U.S., he was neglecting to take into account the consequences his actions would have on Donovan, and instead hid behind his veil of lies. Also, Byers did not show citizenship when he was being biased towards Abel, allowing prejudice to persuade him, and not giving Donovan time to prepare so that justice could be rightly served. In everyday life, citizenship is a very important characteristic to possess. When our president makes decisions, he is affecting 319 million people, and if he does not make informed and responsible choices, the consequences could be much worse than when Byers and Schischkin did