Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a film about an average man’s journey and experience in Congress as Senator of Mississippi.

1, 2) This man is appointed by the state Governor, Governor Hopper, when one of the Senators from Mississippi unexpectedly dies. 3) Jefferson Smith is chosen as an alternative when the Governor, influenced by a politically corrupt man named Jim Taylor, and the public disagree on which man should be appointed

He is also appointed because he can help to earn some of the young votes since Smith is young and runs the Boy Rangers

4) Joe Payne, the other Senator of Mississippi, and Smith begin to develop a good relationship as Smith has looked up to Payne for many years and as Payne and Smith’s father had a close friendship growing up. But Payne is also close with Taylor. For years Payne has been influenced by Taylor to the point where he basically does everything Taylor says. In return, Taylor makes sure that Payne is reelected every term as Taylor has a tremendous amount of power over people and the presses. Taylor also controls Hopper and all decisions that the Governor must make.

5) Payne, as a seasoned member of the Senate and highly liked by the public and members of Congress, is looking to run for President in the upcoming election. And with the help of Taylor, he looks to have a good chance. 7) Diz is an important member of the press and he is close with Saunders.

9) Mr. Smith has an idea on a bill he would like passed. He would like to start a boy’s summer camp in an area in Mississippi. This location is also the place of a future dam that is part of a bill soon to be passed. 10) The dam, named the Willett Crick Dam, is being created for the benefit for Mr. Taylor and his corrupt political machine...

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...resents a very different staff between Senator Smith and Senator Payne. The obvious difference is the size. Mr. Smith has only Saunders as part of his staff. Senator Payne, on the other hand, has at least a dozen. This may be due to the Junior Senator (Smith) and Senior Senator (Payne), in which there are differences in favor. Also, since Payne has been in the Senate a long time and it is probably part of a committee where they receive staff benefits. [last sentence is a fragment]

Good. I don’t know if you looked at Dartmouth’s site, but I highly recommend examining it and bookmarking it for college. In general an analysis goes into a bit more length and detail and contains an introduction and conclusion, as well as a thesis that is tested, if even briefly. http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/ac_paper/what.shtml

Plot: 9/10 Analysis: 9.25/10