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* Conflict Rick and Louis disagree over
whether Laszlo will escape, but Rick defuses any real conflict by turning their disagreement into abet.
* Twist or Reveal The
great freedom fighter Laszlo, whom we haven't met, is traveling with a remarkable woman,
and hard-boiled, cynical Rick was a freedom fighter himself some years before.
* Moral Argument and Values This exchange is about acting morally. The two men bet
on whether Laszlo will escape, not on whether he should. Indeed, Rick insists he will not help Laszlo and wasn't acting for moral reasons when he fought for the "right" side in Ethiopia and Spain. Rick also says Laszlo will take one exit visa and leave his companion in Casablanca. The clear value opposition in the scene is money and self-interest versus romance and selfless fighting for right.
* Key Words Romantic, sentimentalist. The dialogue of both characters in this scene is very stylized and witty. Louis doesn't just ask Rick about the ghost of his past. He asks, "Did you abscond with the church funds Did you runoff with the Senator's wife I'd like to think you killed a man. It's the romantic in me" Rick doesn't just tell him to mind his own business. He says he "came to Casablanca for the waters" When Louis reminds him Casablanca is in the desert,
Rick responds, "I was misinformed"
Closing Scene Between Rick and Louis The
final scene in Casablanca is one of the most famous in movie history. Rick has sacrificed his love for Ilsa and sent
her off to help her husband, Victor
Laszlo. Now he faces his former opponent but stylistic equal, Louis.
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