Suchergebnisse
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Für Walt symbolisiert der Gran Torino zunächst Männlichkeit und alte Zeiten, in denen Detroit eine erfolgreiche Automobilindustriestadt war. Später symbolisiert der Gran Torino die Freundschaft und Verbindung zwischen Walt und Thao. Das sieht man daran, dass Walt den Gran Torino an Thao vererbt hat nach seinem Tod.
Thao's initiation involves attempting to steal Walt's Gran Torino. Thao develops a friendly mentor-mentee relationship with Walt while he works for Walt to make amends. With Walt's encouragement, Thao develops greater self-confidence, gets a construction job, and asks out the girl he has been interested in.
Walt and Thao represent opposites. At first, Walt and Thao do not like each other. Walt, in particular, is extremely racist and despises Thao and his family and often insults them. Thao, in his turn, does not seem to express any sort of feelings towards Walt and he does not engage with him.
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Through Walt, he learns how to do construction work and labor, and how to act like a man, even getting help in his romantic pursuit of Youa. Initially perceived as a coward by Walt, their growing relationship gradually changes the older man's impression of Thao, with Walt ultimately entrusting the Ford Gran Torino to Thao.
Bald entwickeln beide ein freundschaftliches Verhältnis, und Walt, der zunehmend zum Vorbild für den Jungen wird, ermuntert Thao, eine regelmäßige Arbeit anzunehmen. Er vermittelt ihn an einen befreundeten Bauleiter. Da Thao keine Werkzeuge besitzt, schenkt Walt ihm einige.
free-time activities: Walt reads newspapers and repairs household items vs. Thao as the silent, helpful boy without any hobbies but doing household chores
Set in Highland Park, Michigan, the story follows Walt Kowalski, a recently widowed Korean War veteran alienated from his family and angry at the world, whose young neighbor, Thao Vang Lor, is pressured by his cousin into stealing Walt's prized Ford Torino for his initiation into a gang.
