“The Graduate” 1. Characterization Dustin Hoffman plays a young man by the name of Ben. He is first introduced to the audience in a plane during the credits. While the credits are rolling, Simon and Garfunkels’ “Sounds of Silence” was playing. He is standing on a conveyer belt in the airport as the opening continues. During that time it seems that everyone else in the background is moving faster than he is. You can tell that …showed first 75 words of 1597 total…

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