1. Silkwood - Apathy or Activism
Karen Silkwood, Drew Stephens, and Winston, "the picture man," are three characters from the film Silkwood, who show varying levels of citizenship, which is loosely defined as bettering ones country or community through personal actions, throughout the movie. Karen Silkwood, a model of the southern American, blue collar, confederate, activist, is a nuclear power plant worker with a mission. ... By trying to expose the truth behind some of the power plants unsafe practices, Karen Silkwood defines herself as a model citizen, worthy of emulation. ... Silkwood refuses to give into the powerfu...
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