Motsinger W.

The most important scene in "W.," as far as describing the character of Bush, seems to be the Delta Kapster hazing at the beginning of the movie. Bush simply being in this scene reveals to us that he wishes to be accepted into a community. Why else would he attempt to become a Delta Kapster? The audience notices a light is concentrated on Bush during the entire scene; yet the light is dimmed on all the current Delta Kapsters. This light could prove to be Bush's innocence before becoming a Delta Kapster, as well as a politician. The darkness shrouding over the current Delta Kapsters could represent the death of innocence, which Bush experienced later on in the movie. There is a sense of resentment towards his father when Bush replies to the question of following in his father's footsteps by saying "Hell no! No way in the world I would want to do that!" Finally, we notice that Bush is in a bucket of water, near the bottom of the screen (this implies inferiority), which implies that he felt he could not live up to the Kapsters at the top of the screen, and ultimately afraid he could not live up to his father's wishes.