Citizen Hearst: A Comparison of William Randolph Hearst and Citizen Kane

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Music and Movies

 

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Jennifer G

 

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July 15, 2017

 

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University

 

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Citizen Kane owned a massive estate called Xanadu that was based upon Hearst's San Simeon. Kane and Hearst were also newspaper magnates who used very similar techniques to gain readers and also operated their newspapers in a comparable manner. Finally, both individuals had affairs with young women involved in the entertainment industry and both Kane and Hearst forced their partners into careers that did not complement their talents...
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By drawing parallels between the fictional Charles Foster Kane and real-life newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst, Orson Welles was able to effectively communicate the message that wealth and power can destroy human values, and thus enhanced the audience's enjoyment of the movie. After the death of his mother, Phoebe Apperson Hearst, William inherited 250,000 acres of ranch land that had previously belonged to his father...
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