Charlie Chaplin as a Cultural Phenomenon of the USA – His Life and Work

Abstract

Charlie Chaplin is known as one of the greatest icons of the early American cinema-tography. His work of art has been known to the world for many decades and he has been considered one of the most influential persons in film making history. The study portrays Chaplin and his life from different perspectives. An insight is given on his early life and the most influential milestones in it that have contributed in the artist becoming who the audience knows today. Furthermore, Chaplin’s work of art is depicted with a distinction of silent and voiced films and a detailed descriptions of his character, the Tramp. We search answers to questions about the steps in Chaplin’s career that made him so influential and how the American society viewed his work. A comparative analysis of various sources clarifies that not only was the artist influenced by his personal life and the happenings in it, but also by the American and British society itself and numerous worldwide occurrences.