One of the main themes in the film Casablanca is the personal transformation of the movie's main character Rick Blaine played by Humphrey Bogart. In the beginning of the movie, Rick Blaine is shown as a selfish, bitter American exile who claims to have no emotional or political loyalties. By the end of the movie Rick becomes a man who sacrifices his own happiness and risks everything for love and honor. It is established early …showed first 75 words of 609 total…

…showed last 75 words of 609 total…is going on in the world. Rick encourages Ilsa to leave Casablanca with her husband and fight the Nazi's by her husband's side. When Ilsa leaves Casablanca with her husband, Rick remains to face the Nazi's. By the end of the movie Rick Blaine's political and emotional transformation is complete. Once viewed as a selfish and bitter person, Rick changes into someone who sacrifices his own feelings for the advancement of the French Résistance.