The Graduate

What do you think the director is trying to communicate to the audience through this scene? Pay attention to a few key elements and symbols.

In the pool scene, The wet suit, mask ans respirator: What feelings and physical sensations might Ben be experiencing because of these things? Why are these feelings and sensations important?

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Again, the isolation and alientaion that Ben feels. The view through his mask is myopic: a symbol of the world that is estranged to him. The bottom of the pool is a place to hide.