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'''Jack Dawson''' is a [[Fiction|fictional]] character and the main male [[protagonist]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=What Leonardo DiCaprio Told Brad Pitt About Jack's Death And The Door In Titanic|work=[[NDTV]]|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/what-leonardo-dicaprio-told-brad-pitt-about-jacks-death-and-the-door-in-titanic-2070776|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref> in the [[Epic film|epic]] [[Romance film|romance]] and [[disaster film]] - [[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]] released in 1997.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=Titanic-review|work=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/apr/05/titanic-review|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=The Iceberg Was Only Part of It|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/10/science/a-new-look-at-natures-role-in-the-titanics-sinking.html|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref> His character is played by [[Leonardo DiCaprio]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=Could Jack Have Fit? A ‘Titanic’ Question for DiCaprio|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/16/arts/titanic-door-leo-dicaprio.html|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=20 years later, 'Titanic' is still the best love story ever.|work=[[USA Today]]|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/12/18/20-years-later-titanic-still-best-love-story-ever-right-right/955460001/|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=Paul Rudd encouraged Leonardo DiCaprio to do Titanic after they shot Romeo + Juliet|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url=https://ew.com/movies/2019/10/17/paul-rudd-leonardo-dicaprio-titanic/|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref> The character was critically acclaimed and was the breakthrough in Caprio's career.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=James Cameron analyzes what he got right and wrong in 'Titanic: 20 Years Later'|work=[[USA Today]]|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/11/27/james-cameron-titanic/889969001/|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=‘Titanic’ Sinks Again (Spectacularly)|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-dec-19-ca-39-story.html|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=Leonardo DiCaprio: his career in pictures|work=[[The Telegraph]]|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/11121170/Leonardo-DiCaprio-in-pictures.html?frame=3051406&page=-130513983051479|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref>{{Infobox character |
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| name = Jack Dawson |
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| creator = [[James Cameron]] |
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| portrayer = [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] |
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| gender = Male |
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| religion = [[Christian]] |
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| nationality = [[American]] |
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| image = File:Leonardo_DiCaprio.jpeg |
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| caption = [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] potrayed the role of Jack Dawson |
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}}Jack is considered a fictional icon and has been described by many critics, readers, and audiences as one of the greatest literary and film characters of all time.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=People Who Died on the Titanic|url=https://br.pinterest.com/pin/318559373615696683/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=[[Pinterest]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=FILM REVIEW; A Spectacle As Sweeping As the Sea|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/19/movies/film-review-a-spectacle-as-sweeping-as-the-sea.html|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref> |
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== Creation == |
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The character of Jack and movie- Titanic were created by [[James Cameron]], who has long had a fascination with shipwrecks, and for him the [[Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'']] was "the [[Mount Everest]] of shipwrecks"<ref name="www.playboy.com">{{cite news|date=December 2009|title=James Cameron: Playboy Interview|work=[[Playboy]]|url=http://www.playboy.com/articles/james-cameron-interview/index.html|accessdate=January 19, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100730084827/http://www.playboy.com/articles/james-cameron-interview/index.html|archivedate=July 30, 2010}}</ref><ref name="www.eyeforfilm.co.uk">{{cite news|last=Realf|first=Maria|title=An audience with James Cameron. The filmmaker discusses his movies to date and reveals the motivations|publisher=Eyeforfilm.co.uk|url=http://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2009-12-17-james-cameron-talks-about-avatar-aliens-and-his-titanic-career-feature-story-by-maria-realf|accessdate=January 21, 2010}}</ref><ref name="gq-magazine.co.uk">{{cite news|last=Bilmes|first=Alex|date=December 14, 2009|title=James Cameron is a genial raconteur and self-effacing man, says Alex Bilmes|work=[[GQ]]|url=http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/comment/articles/2009-12/14/alex-bilmes-james-cameron|url-status=dead|accessdate=May 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326133227/http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/comment/articles/2009-12/14/alex-bilmes-james-cameron|archive-date=March 26, 2010}}</ref> |
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Cameroon wanted a piece of romance in a disaster film, that would increase the impact of the loss of life for the viewers. |
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Even though the character of Jack was fictional, the entire story wasn't. Cameroon wanted the film to look real, rather than just being a fiction.<ref name="www.industrycentral.net">{{cite web|last=Schultz|first=Rick|title=James Cameron tells the astonishing story of Titanic, his breathtaking labor of love|url=http://www.industrycentral.net/director_interviews/JC01.HTM|accessdate=January 23, 2010|publisher=industrycentral.net}}</ref> |
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DiCaprio was reluctant to play the role of Jack in the beginning. Cameroon had to convince him on the importance his role had on the movie, and how he was the perfect person to act the role.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title="He’s immediately captivating, leaping and whooping with such infectious energy and joie de vivre that it feels almost impossible not to fall in love with him and want him to show you the world."|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/features/someone-to-trust-something-to-prove-the-films-of-leonardo-dicaprio|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=[[RogerEbert.com]]}}</ref> |
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== Biography == |
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=== Early Life === |
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Jack Dawson was born near [[Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin]], in 1892, in a middle-class family. After the death of his parents in fire, when he was 15, he moved away from home. Due to his economic difficulties, his life was spent in poverty and misery, and he spent most nights on roadsides and under bridges, as he was homeless.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Jack Dawson|url=https://jamescameronstitanic.fandom.com/wiki/Jack_Dawson|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> |
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=== Life on Titanic === |
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Jack won his tickets to travel in titanic, in a poker game, where he and his friend ''Fabrizio De Rossi,'' won it from a Swedish man. He entered Titanic on April 12 1912, as a Third-class passenger. He begins to enjoy his initial time in Titanic, and spent most of time in drawing potraits of fellow passenger. One night, he finds a beautiful woman, Rose DeWitt Bukater, trying to commit suicide as she was forcefully being married to businessman Caledon Hockley. Jack successfully manages to save her from jumping, and is given a chance to join the First-class passengers for supper. Rose discusses her problems with Jack, who maintains a moderate attitude towards her situation. [[Margaret Brown|Molly Brown]], a kind and rich lady, helps Jack prepare for supper, by giving him a suit, and advising him on how to behave. After having a boring time in supper, Jack takes Rose to the Third-class supper area, where they both enjoy thoroughly. The next day, he meets Rose at the bow of the ship, where they exchange their first kiss. Rose asks Jack to draw her nude picture, wearing the necklace - ''the Heart of the Ocean'', after seeing his drawings.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=Topless drawing of Kate Winslet in Titanic to sell for £10,000|work=[[The Telegraph]]|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-news/8421218/Topless-drawing-of-Kate-Winslet-in-Titanic-to-sell-for-10000.html|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref> After spending the night together, Rose informs Jack that on reaching America, she was going to join him, rather than going with a family. At this moment, they view an iceberg crashing on the ship, and run back to the First-class area to inform the others. Hockley, on the other hand traps Jack and gets him arrested by planting the necklace in his pocket. Jack is taken to the lower floors, where he is handcuffed to a pole in a room. As water begins to flood in, people begin to panic. Rose manages to find her way to Jack and rescues him. After refusing to go without Jack, the couple are left back, after all the life-boats left. Jack helps Rose up a wooden-piece after the ship sinks, keeping her away from the cold water, as he stays in it. After the lifeboats return, Rose finds Jack to be dead.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Why Jack's Death in Titanic Had to Happen According to James Cameron|url=https://movieweb.com/titanic-movie-jack-death-leonardo-dicaprio/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> She emotionally decides to live her life happily as Jack wanted her to do. She marries another man, and has a family and kids, exactly as Jack had advised her.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== Characterization == |
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=== Outward appearance === |
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Jack is physically attractive. He is a small man with golden hair. His clothes bring into light, his economic status, as they are old and worn out. |
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=== Personality === |
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Jack is a kind, brave and energetic man.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=ENFP - JACK DAWSON|url=https://screenrant.com/titanic-character-mbti/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref> He spent most of his time on the ship, drawing potraits of fellow-passengers.<ref name=":2" />His character is always on the move, and is never shown to depict the lazier side of man.<ref name=":2" />He tries to save Rose, when she tries for suicide,risking his own life for a person he doesn't know.<ref name=":2" />When Jack visits the First-class passengers, he remarks that he leaves his fate for luck to decide.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Jack is a happy go lucky person.|url=https://www.slideshare.net/karenmach02/character-analysis-example-jack-dawson-from-titanic#:~:text=Personality%20Jack%20is%20happy%20go,way%20of%20looking%20at%20everything.|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> |
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== Reception == |
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The character of Jack Dawson recieved positive reviews fro critics. [[RogerEbert.com]] praised DiCaprio's potrayal of Jack, as one of the finest pieces of acting<ref name=":1" /> and [[Gene Siskel]] found Leonardo DiCaprio "captivating".<ref name="bventertainment.go.com">{{cite episode|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q_rNZVuOQ4|title=Titanic (1997) Review|series=Siskel & Ebert|date=December 6, 1997|season=12|number=14|website=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=February 11, 2014}}</ref>James Berardinelli praised the entire film, and stated that DiCaprio was one of the finest actors of the time.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Titanic-review|url=https://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/titanic|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=[[ReelViews]]}}</ref> |
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== Notes == |
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[[Category:Leonardo DiCaprio]] |
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