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The Crying Game

In the movie The Crying Game, the character of Fergus undergoes a transformation as he discovers his true nature and overcomes his belief in the doctrine of the IRA, a doctrine which itself overcomes individuality in a belief in the greater importance of the political battle taking place in Northern Ireland. There is no doubt that the movie is largely about issues of identity, and the specific element of gender is only one of the many elements making up individuals which are explored by Fergus as he begins to question the need to conform to any externally imposed point of view and instead seeks to develop his own sense of right and wrong, of life and love, of the importance of the individual over the society as a whole. Fergus at first adheres to the requirements of the soldier to do what he is told, but he begins to shift when confronted with the humanity of his captive. He next develops a conscience as he looks more deeply into the life of that captive after the latter's death, and in effect Fergus takes the man's place with the "woman" left waiting for him in the city. Finally, Fergus has to confront his old life and his new as they come together, forcing him to make a choice.

Fergus is humanized by his experience. He is at first more a mechanical part of the revolution, a soldier with no mind of his own. He does what he is told, and he refuses at first to think beyond that simple fact. He is forced to think about his life and its meaning because he is confronted by the reasonable and sympathetic Jody, the captive. Fergus has been instrumental in the capture of Jody, and now he is charged with guarding the other man. Fergus is somewhat different from the others in the IRA cell from the first. For one thing, he does not have the anger toward Jody that the others have, an anger which they use to justify their actions. Fergus may try to achieve the same level of righteous indignation, but he is handicapped because he al...

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