Taking a look at the characters

* Hoboken Docks

* The protagonist of the film * A former prizefighter * Inside, he’s tender and conflicted * He communicates through long silences and seething outbursts * Falls in love with Edie Doyle

* Sister of Joey Doyle & daughter of “Pops” Doyle * Catholic teacher-in-training * Helps Terry to reclaim his conscience * Sexuality is crucial in her involvement with Terry, and their attraction grows, in part, because they are physical opposites * Edie’s loyalty to her brother is the driving motivation for all her actions

* Catholic priest * Father Barry remains steadfast to one overriding mission: administering the word of God by advocating peaceful resistance * his development parallels Terry’s—he becomes active rather than passive and begins to acknowledge his own potential effectiveness

* Corrupt leader of the Longshoreman Local Union * Money and power are his motivations * Initially, Friendly comes across as powerful * After Terry Malloy speaks out to the Waterfront Crime Commission and effectively strips Friendly of all his power, Friendly becomes pitiable

* Terry’s brother * Second in command to Johnny Friendly * Always exhibits concern for Terry’s well-being * becomes increasingly desperate to figure out how to maintain his loyalties to opposing parties. * Is murdered by Friendly’s goons

* A longshoreman who testifies to the Waterfront Crime Commission & is murdered for it

* Edie & Joey’s father * Has worked on the docks for 4 decades * His only concern is for his daughter, Edie

* The pier boss who dispatched the work tabs each morning * Remains loyal to Johnny Friendly

* A Waterfront Crime Commission officer * His questioning of Terry on the rooftop proves his understanding of Terry’s dilemma

* The boy who hangs out around the pigeon coops & idolises Terry

* Edie’s brother * Only seen from his apartment window * A young longshoreman who is coerced up onto the roof by Terry for a “discussion” with Johnny Friendly’s goons

* Write a response of approximately 400 words, using appropriate examples and quotes (if possible), to this statement. * Terry Malloy is a complex character. We perceive him, at first, as a man without a conscience. Throughout the course of the film Terry is transformed and, ultimately, redeems himself. Discuss the role of other characters in his redemption.