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Dr. Andrea Cilio.a-Rubery Poli5cs and Literature Paper Topic

Please read and discuss the following paper topic. Papers are to be 4 pages in length, double spaced. They are due on April 20, 2021. No late papers will be accepted unless other arrangements have been made or an appropriate medical excuse is provided.

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“It is also here that tragedy and ethics reveal their complicity when ac5on and its consequences expose the horror of freedom and responsibility. Kieslowski’s Decalogue occupies this site of terror. These con5ngent moments, in which a chain of events is about to be determined, can be understood as the loca5on of the missing God. Kieslowski marks this moment with the random, reciprocated gaze of a passing stranger. ..The actor never u.ers a word. His role is the simple gesture of looking up and mee5ng eyes at a key moment in the script. His gesture locates the ethical in the gaze of the other. “

In a thoughRul essay, discuss Srst, the nature of this quote rela5ve to a par5cular character in Decalogue 5, April Fool’s Day and The Grand Inquisitor. How “free” are these characters in their choices? Where are the moments of an “ethical gaze” and does the character know that his ac5ons can be altered? Why do they choose what they do and what conclusions can we draw regarding human nature and the subsequent responsibility we have for such acts?

**Remember, all work is to be your own. No outside sources are to be used. If I suspect that such sources have been used, a failing grade will be given. Papers must be double-spaced and all quotes must by referenced by author and page number. Be sure at the end of your paper to provide a proper bibliographical cita5on for the two wri.en works. This of course, does not apply to the Decalogue 5 Slm....