ed with "golden" spoons in their respective mouths. Kane is unusually
             devoted to his mother, as shown when he turns away from his father to
             listen to his mother, and when he only pays heed to his mother's answers to
             his questions (Citizen Kane). Hearst likewise was completely devoted to
             his mother. He was sheltered from the real world by his mother and her
             money for most of his young life, rarely even seeing his traveling father
             (Swanberg 25). Also, Kane's dying word and the name of his childhood sled,
             "Rosebud," (Citizen Kane) was the name of a town twenty miles east of where
             Hearst's parents were born and grew up (Robinson 13). Everything from the
             newsreel at the start of the film on Kane's life matches Hearst's almost
             perfectly. Kane ran over thirty newspapers, radios, and syndicates, had a
             well publicized romantic affair, tried in vain to be elected to public
             office, was totally and completely careless with his money, (always
             expecting there would be much more coming), and built himself a pleasure
             palace called Xanadu, which included a gigantic collection of statues and
             animals (Citizen Kane). Hearst also did all these things over the course
             of his life, which further served to convince movie viewers of Welles'
             libelous intentions in the making of the movie. (Swanberg).
             After the opening newsreel on Hearst's life, the movie goes through the
             boyhood scene where Thatcher takes Kane away from his parents. It then
             quickly shifts to a point twenty years later, when Kane is about to inherit
             the sixth largest private fortune in the world. Thatcher is concerned that
             Kane won't know his place in the world, and his fears are affirmed when
             Kane sends a telegram saying that he has no interest in gold mines or banks,
             but, rather, he would like to take over a small newspaper of which Thatcher
             has taken possession, the Morning Inquirer, because, "I think it would be
             fun to write a newsp...