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In contrast, Raymond Shaw is a weaker representation of the American side. He cannot be freed easily of his brainwashed state "this does not mean that he is not a good American, just that he is not as strong as Marco. The communists have made a complete tool out of Shaw, and thus are being said to be able to make weaker Americans pawns. Shaw is so weak that even Josie, his deepest love, cannot help him "the weak American cannot be saved by affection, only skillful counter-brainwashing. This is how Shaw is eventually liberated by the clever Marco. Shaw can once again think for himself, and is thus able to be strong in his own way in the end when he becomes a sad hero by killing his own mother and step father in order to stop their takeover of the White House. The significance of Raymond's actions shows that all Americans can be saved in the end, and can come through for the sake of ending communism "no American is hopelessly lost to communist plotting if they are good at heart.
The communists, in contrast to the Americans in The Manchurian Candidate, are shown as nothing but manipulative and evil, whether for the sake of the party of for their own self progression. Dr. Yen and his colleges are in charge the brainwashing of the platoon, showing the deviousness of the communists. They enjoy watching Shaw kill his fellow soldiers, which also depicts them as sadistic. The only difference between Yen and Mrs. Iselin is that Yen is evil in an effort to further the expansion of the party. Mrs. Iselin, on the other hand, uses the party's help in order to try to gain power for herself; the communists do not care about Mrs. Iselin's family, and she does not care about their party, which shows the cold attitude and corruption even within the party. All communists in the film as shown to be evil, or those who follow evil unquestionably.
In contrast to the strictly drawn lines in The Manchurian Candidate, this is not so in both The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Dr.
