Returning to the Leaving Cert Comparative, On the Waterfront is an emblematic tale of resistance, justice, and social corruption. Ex-prize fighter Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) unwittingly assists Friendly, the corrupt boss of the local Dockers Union, in the murder of a longshoreman who had spoken to the police. Plagued with guilt as he grows closer to the dead man’s sister Edie, Terry deliberates over the right action to take