Symbolism, in the form of objects in films, was a way for filmmakers to capture themes and present them for audiences to interpret. Some visual elements allow viewers to see the attitude and mood within a film more closely, capturing a larger overall idea. One of these symbols is the snow globe, found in the early scenes of Orson Welles' Citizen Kane, which captures within it the childhood memory of Charles Foster Kane, but in turn also acts as a barrier. The significance of the snow globe is that as an object, it acts as a shield that keeps everything inside isolated from the outside world. Much like Kane, in later life, the snow globe is only a mere semblance of the childhood happiness Kane grew up in. Kane's snow globe once he has amassed his fortune and entered a life of what he thought could be true happiness, through his control over the world around him becomes Xanadu, exactly mirroring the isolated state of the scene snow globe. Inside the snow globe is Kane's home as a child, and as an adult Xanadu is the only true sense of home he has. His lifestyle in Xanadu also mirrors that of the life he began once separated from his mother. He tried to fill his life with frivolities, the newspaper, the women he involved in his life and his last home, all of these represent the changed state Kane has fallen into, feeling insecure about himself to the point where his last moments are alive. , he remembered the confidence he had as a child, remembering the rosebud and destroying the snow globe. All of this was before money and power changed his life forever. The globe also encompasses the idea of ​​mastering one's domain. As a child, Kane only had power over the boarding school with... middle of paper... future love, Susan. He wanted to turn her into an object of perfection for which she was not cut out, and as a result he broke his and Susan's morale. Although Kane was persistent, his attempts were futile and ultimately defeated him when he realized that he could not use money to control an outcome in his life. He can control objects and people around him, but when it came to Susan's voice, he had no ability to improve his Work, other than placing biased reviews in the newspaper to increase confidence that it had no effect on a physical problem that Susan had. . His ambition abandoned him when he realized he could achieve anything, and he became so obsessed with Susan, and with making her voice perfect, that seeing no progress he slowly degraded, to the point where Susan leaves and he retracts the symptoms of old age. . Through obsession, he ultimately defeated himself.