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Joan Of Arc

Joan of Arc
The movie Joan of Arc is the story of a young woman who goes on a mission to unite France under King Charles. This film tells the tale of how Joan becomes a leader and teaches civilians, captains, soldiers, bishops, and even a king the way to peace and prosperity. In this essay I will compare and contrast myself to Joan, explain the culture in the film as compared to mine, and analyze the end of the film.
Joan’s character throughout the film is a fighter. Joan fought her way through two cities to get to the Dauphin, Charles, and get permission to help lead the army and spread her spirituality. She fights in a battle to gain back Orleans, and then she battles in Paris, both victories. I am too a fighter. If I want something, I will do anything I am capable of to get it. Joan is also very religious. She lives her life by god’s messages and by the voices she hears from saints. She relies on God through all of her battles, when she needs strength, or she needs an answer. I am not like Joan in that sense for I am not a very spiritual person. Religion has never been that important to me and I’ve only really relied on other people in my life other than God. Joan is also a very outspoken person. She speaks her mind and it gets her into quite a few quarrels with generals and the king. When her mission is questioned, she is going to speak her mind of how she feels about you and your view point without hesitation. I am like Joan in this way also, for I will speak what I think or feel, and I don’t hold back even if I feel it will go against someone else’s beliefs. She also lives by the statement that if you do nothing to help people in need, then you might as well be taking more away from them. And to me, that statement is so completely true.
The culture in the film is a lot different than what you see today. The French way of life during this time period is very religious, and very intolerant. Their world revolves around god, because to them he is their...