DerivationItisbasedonthe1963novelTheGraduatebyCharlesWebbThescreenplaywasbyBuckHenry,whomakesacameoappearanceasahotelclerk,andCalderWillingha.SketchofthenovelThisclassicnovelaboutanaive(天真的)collegegraduateadrift(漂泊的)intheshiftingsocialandsexualmoresofthe1960scaptures(拍摄)withhilarity(欢闹)andinsightthealienation(疏离感)ofyouthandthedisillusionmentofanera(时代的觉悟).ThisisthestoryofBenjamin.Heis20yearsoldandhejustgraduatedfromschool.Heisconfusedofthefuture.Whilestayingatthehouseofhisuppermiddleclassparents,hesuddenlyfindshimselfbeingseducedbyMrs.Robinson,thesexywifeofhisfather'slawpartner.Atfirst,Benresistsherattractions,forhehasknownhersincehewasababy,anditissimplytoostrangetoconsider.However,Benjaminfindshimselfsoboredwithhislifethathedecidestomeethersecretlyseveralnightsaweekatalocalhotel.AllisgoingwelluntilMr.Robinson,completelyunawareofwhatishappening,insiststhatBentakeouthisdaughterElaine,whowascomingdowntoLAfromBerkeley,whereshewasattendingschool.Forreasonsthatarenotentirelyclear,Mrs.RobinsonisdeterminedtonotletBenjamingooutwithElaine,buthedoesanyway.Theresultisadisasterforallinvolved,astheaffairissoonexposed.ThesituationthenbecomesevenmorecomplicatedwhenBenfindshimselffallinginlovewithElaine.BackgroundInthe1960s,thedevelopmentofAmerica’seconomygrewquickly.Theyoungpeoplebegantodoubttherationalityoftheoldtradition.Thecivilrightsmovement,women'sliberationmovement,againsttheVietnamwarallreflectedthedisruptiveanddestructiveofthenewideas.TheGraduatereflectedtheAmericanyoungpeople’shelpless,confusinganddissatisfactiontothesocialreality.SocialItrepresentstherebelliousspirtsinthe1960sItspublishtimeis1967.ThetimeisjustaftertheVietnaumWarFilminglocationAlumniPark-3551TrousdaleParkway,UniversityofSouthernCalifornia,LosAngeles,California,USAAmbassadorHotel-3400WilshireBoulevard,LosAngeles,California,USA(TheTaftHotel-whereBenjamin&Mrs.Robinsonconducttheiraffair)Berkeley,California,USADohenyLibrary-3550TrousdaleParkway,UniversityofSouthernCalifornia,LosAngeles,California,USALaVerne,California,USA(Elaine'sWeddingandrelatedScenes)LosAngeles,California,USAPhysicalEducationDept.Building,UniversityofSouthernCalifornia,LosAngeles,California,USARoyceHall-340RoyceDrive,UCLA,Westwood,LosAngeles,California,USASanFrancisco,California,USASanFrancisco-OaklandBayBridge,SanFranciscoBay,California,USASantaBarbara,California,USAUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,California,USAUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,LosAngeles,California,USAVonKleinSmidCenter-3518TrousdaleParkway,UniversityofSouthernCalifornia,LosAngeles,California,USA(Elaine'sclassroom)TheGraduate,MikeNichols'secondfeatureafterhisbrilliantdebutwithWho'sAfraidofVirginiaWoolf?(1966)mightseemalittledated,butit'sstilladelightfulclassicandanostalgicpieceofitstime,tosaytheleast.ThemainthemesTheheroBenjaminsufferedbecauseteenageperiodbytheexperienceofidentityconfusion,producedistancedisorders,notcommunicateswiththeoutsideworld,andwhenhefoundsignificantintimaterelationship,graduallymaturepersonality.ExploretheinfluencethesidentityformationofcrisisBenjaminsocialandhistoricalfactors,thispaperanalyzestheidentityandroleinthecauseofthecrisischaosandperformance,andthefinalbyseekingintimaterelationship,outoftheprocessofselfidentitycrisis.Thetwodifferentgenerationsarealsoreflectedinotherdualities:thetworivalwomen(younginnocentdoe-eyeddaughterElaineandtheolderseductressMrs.Robinson),thetwoCaliforniasettings(LosAngelesandBerkeley)andS.andN.Californiacultures(materialisticvs.intellectual),andthedivisioninBenjamin'scharacter(morallydriftingandindecisivevs.committed).1.Forthetraditionalconceptoftheresistanceandunrestrictedrebel2.generationgap3.Obeyparentsarrange-Breakfreebound4.Unknowforthefutureandqueryelders’sermonauthorityConflictsBenjamin’sinnerconflictBetweenBenjaminandsocietyBetweenBenjaminandtraditionalconceptionWithsocialmoralityMrs.Robinson’sinnerconflictElaine’sinnerconflictBenjamin’sinnerconflictBenjaminandMrs.Robinson’semotionalconflictBenjaminandMrs.Elaine’semotionalconflictBetweenBenjaminandsocietyBenjaminisfarfromreallife.Heevendidn’tknowhowtocommunicatewithotherpeople.Whenhecommunicatewithotherpeople,wecanseethathelookssonervous.What’sworse,hewascaughtinatrapandallkindsofordersbyadultsocialization.Hecan'tadapttothesociallifeBetweenBenjaminandtraditionalconceptionTheoldpeopleconsideredthattheyoungpeopledidn’texperiencedthesufferingofwar.Theyhadtocherishthehard-earnednicefuture.Buttheyoungcouldn’tunderstandtheirparents.Mrs.Robinson’sinnerconflictTreatBenjaminasasexualpartnerAgainstBenjaminclosetoherdaughterTreatBenjaminasanenemyElaine’sinnerconflictHaveacrushonBenjaminDisgustBenjaminReconciledwithBenjaminPerformanceThedirectorMikeNichols(迈克尼·科尔斯1931.9.6).Heeverworkedaspostman,night-watchmanandsoon.Forhisloveinperformance,hedevotedhisallenergyonmovie.AndwithTheGraduate,hewontheAcademyAwardforBestDirector.ActorDustinHoffman(达斯汀·霍夫曼1937.8.8).Heisafilmmasterwhoenjoyahighreputation.InHollywood,healsoenjoys“Chameleon”reputation.LeadingrolesAnneBancroft(安妮·班克罗夫特1931.9.17