In the movie Citizen Kane, the word Rosebud symbolizes the original life that Kane had.Kane seemed to have two lives in the movie.Thefirst life wasn't heavily shown, as was the second life.What I mean byfirst life is when Kanefirst lived with his mother in the country away from city life, quiet, peaceful, etc.When his real father came to take him to a better environment with money, opportunities, culture, etc., Kane didn't want to go.When he was forced to live with his father in a totally different environment, this signifies Kane's second life.
The symbol of Rosebud throughout the movie is very important because Rosebud symbolizes thefirst life that Kane had and never wanted to leave.He didn't want to move with his father and become one of the rich socialites that his was father was.It seemed as though he wanted to live the life isolated from everyone else.That is probably why he moved away from the city and built a huge castle where he wouldn't be disturbed by anyone.
While watching the movie it was very hard to see how Kane missed the life that he had in the country.To me it seemed as though Kane was depressed; and everything he would buy or try to do to fill the whole in his heart just never worked out.Although Kane was conquered by money (as so many people are), deep down inside it seemed as though he wished he could take his life back and never leave his mother and his small quiet home.
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