Themes in Rushmore

While there are several themes dealing with adolescence in Wes Anderson's 1998 film Rushmore, the central theme is that of the outsider, part of and yet apart from the upper class society into which he was not born, but strives to belong. Although the main character is 15-year old Max, the character of Herman Blume is equally significant in depicting the theme of the film.

A Vietnam Vet (the subtext of the character), a self-made millionaire steel magnate, Blume has achieved the American Dream of success and it has brought him sorrow, not happiness. Hating his twin sons, wife and lifestyle, Blume feels like an alien in the world he has built for his family. The scene under consideration in this essay pictures the despair

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