Benjamin and Elaine begin dating. Mrs. Robinson was furious and tells Elaine a terribly inaccurate account of the affair, which hurt Elaine badly. Soon afterward, Elaine went back to school in Berkeley and Benjamin followed her there only to find out that she had started a new relationship with another guy. At this point, Benjamin had started to realize one of the things that he wanted in his life very badly was Elaine Robinson. Benjamin told Elaine the real story but it only confused her even more. Just when Elaine was beginning her healing process toward Benjamin, her parents rushed her into a wedding with the guy she had been seeing at college. Benjamin arrived at the ceremony just as the vows had been made. He ran in to the ceremony and grabbed Elaine and they both ran out the door of the church and jumped on the first bus they !
             The Graduate falls into the most common category of the three styles of film, classicism. Classicism is usually a fictional film that avoids the far parameters of the realism films and the formalist films. The Graduate is like many other classicism films in that its idea's are reflective of formalism films because of the ideology and the views of the director and writers.
             The Graduate isn't merely a film for entertainment purposes. It portrays some of the idea's that all young adults have and the confusion that these ideas bring about. In the beginning of the film, Benjamin is unsure of his future and of himself. As the movie progresses, Benjamin becomes more comfortable with himself but not with his future which is perfectly fine by him.
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