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... In the story, five characters, which included the infamous bandit Tajomaru, a samurai, samurai¡¦s wife, the woodcutter and the commoner give different versions about the murdered case. ... Thus, each character carry out and symbolize specific idea with is closely related to the theme of the film.
In the film, most of the characters are depicted to be selfish of protecting their pride and dignity. ... According to the conversation between the priest, commoner and woodcutter in the last part of the film, the one who removed the expensive dagger was actually the woodcutter, and his motivation of doing that was obviously gaining other¡¦s possessions to exchange money for himself. ...
Another character who is depicted to show the selfishness of human nature is the commoner. ...
A lot of characters were used to express to theme of Rashomon--- Selfishness of human nature.
Approximate Word count = 811
Approximate Pages = 3.2
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