...Tennessee William’s play “The Glass Menagerie” features several fragile characters. The character of Laura Wingfield is about a young 24 year old girl, “I’ll be twenty four in June” (scene 7. line 159) that is crippled, “I’m crippled” (scene 2. line 47). Her one leg is shorter than the other. This has left her fragile like glass, like the name of the play, The Glass Menagerie. She has a hard time dealing with her emotions; they keep her from being a part of everyday life of society. She almost shelters herself completely from society because of her being a cripple. Could we wonder if she didn’t have this problem would her emotions be such an impact on her life? Would they have caused her to become so fragile? From reading the play “The Glass...
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...by Tennessee Williams written in 1944. In many of his plays the circumstances reflect his own life, in the Glass Menagerie this is especially true. His father, a violent traveling salesman, and mother a puritanical, preacher’s daughter. He also had an older sister named Rose, whom he cherished, she suffered from psychological problems which lead to an institutionalized life. The Glass Menagerie represents a somewhat altered image of the Williams family. The play set in the 1930’s in the Wingfield’s meager apartment; which is in a lower-class tenement building in St. Louis, it’s a “memory play,” in which Tom (after his own real name Thomas) recalls scenes from his youth during the height of the Depression. Outspoken Amanda,...
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...location. The weather plays a huge part because of the precipitation The weather is known to be warm, with a distinct wet and dry season. Despite having some dry periods, the area is known to have 40-70 inches of rain and that rainfall is what drains into Lake Okeechobee. Location is important because it is what determines the flow of water. Southern Florida is very flat and because the terrain is so flat, the rainwater that overflows from Lake Okeechobee during the rains is what creates a wide, shallow, slow-moving river that flows through the marshes. The ecosystems that make up the Everglades have been described as “both fragile and resilient” (Toops). Take for example, the Florida apple snail, which are an amphibious fresh water mollusk (Whitney). Apple snails must lay their eggs on sawgrass stalks around six inches above the water line because they are intolerant of being submerged for long periods of time. In that case, when the eggs hatch, this allows the young snails to enter the water quickly. If water levels are too low or rise too quickly, apple snails do not flourish. Because they are the primary food source for many animals in the area, if they don't survive, that negatively impacts the ecosystem. Another important biotic component that is known to the area is the sawgrass (Whitney). The sawgrass dominates the Everglades since it grows in strands or in between channels of water....
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...The first four lines explain the main theme, which is enduring the hatred of a society. The next four lines give more information on how the hatred that the poet has to endure affects him. These lines explain the effect by saying that McKay uses hatred to fill his life with meaning and emotion. His hatred gives him a way to tolerate the world around him rather than giving up on trying to live a civil human life. His hatred literally fuels his life and without it he would waste away and die. This could mean that McKay’s will to achieve and compete would die, or it could mean his potential as a human being could die and be lost forever. Both of these deaths show that the hatred is necessary in his life and without it, McKay’s or any oppressed group’s ambition and spirit would be crushed by the oppressive machine. The final group of four lines, introduce a change. Instead of just enduring the oppression in his own environment where he would be more comfortable, McKay decides to go further in the white hell and explore the world that oppresses him. By entering the white city, McKay is coming forward to understand and view the city’s harassment and mistreatment directly....
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...Clun works with a mechanical pencil on watercolor paper to bring his wonderful creations to life. It is a simple portrait of an older man wearing what appears to be a hoodie over the top of his head. His use of lines, dots, and shading bring depth and value to the drawing contributing the feel of a black and white photograph. Each line and whisker show the harshness that life has dealt this man. The highlights in the eyes give the viewer insight to this man’s courage. It is a somber piece in which you actually see the damage that time has done to the man along with the elements he has had to face. Clun brings this portrait to life with raw talent, which adds to the beauty of this piece. It is hard to say which one of these are my favorite as they are both beautiful pieces of art. We see in Flack’s painting this beautiful eloquent homage to Marilyn Monroe and in Clun’s piece, we see this beautiful raw portrait of a man who has had to deal with the harshness of life. They both use the elements of photorealism while one does so with color and the other with only a pencil. We see the use of texture and reflection in both...
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...Bobbi Kristina Brown's boyfriend, Nick Gordon, is finally speaking out about her death, and he is revealing some heartbreaking details. Bobbi Kristina Brown shocked the world when she was found unconscious and face down in her bathtub in January 2015, the same way her mother, Whitney Houston, died three years prior. Bobbi Kristina died six months later when her family took her off life support. Now, Nick Gordon is telling his side of the story, and giving details on his life with Bobbi. According to Hollywood Life, Nick says that Bobbi Kristina had gotten pregnant a couple of times before her death. However, those pregnancies sadly ended in miscarriages. Gordon claims the ordeal was hard on the fragile Brown. “We had a couple of miscarriages....
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...The Function of Light in The Glass Menagerie to Emphasize the Importance of Laura Sam Student Course/123 November 1, 2009 Sally Teacher The Function of Light in The Glass Menagerie to Emphasize the Importance of Laura Tennessee Williams explores the sensitivity to light in The Glass Menagerie through explicit statements in the production notes, screen devices, and references to descriptions of characters, especially Laura. The lighting cues as explained by Williams (1945/1999) enhance character and mood, and in practically every scene, Laura dominates the stage even though she has fewer lines. Williams (1945/1999) develops Laura’s character the most through his focus on light. Even though Amanda, Laura’s mother, and Tom, Laura’s brother, have the most lines, Williams’ production notes make it clear in describing Laura that she is the major character: “The light on Laura should be distinct from the others, having a peculiar pristine clarity such as light used in early religious portraits of female saints or madonnas” (p. xxii). One of Williams’ most interesting uses of light is the screen device, or screen image, as explained in his production notes: This device was the use of a screen of which were projected magic-lantern slides bearing images or titles . . . These images and legends, projected from behind, were cast on a section of wall between the front-room and dining-room areas, which should be indistinguishable from the rest when not in use . . . . The...
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...emotional progression to depict the speaker’s initial reaction consisting of shock and rage to his final realization and understanding of death. Throughout the first 25 lines, the speaker and his emaciated heart appear to be in a state of shock, unable to understand or comprehend how this miniscule experience could have such truth behind it. The speaker’s emotions are running high after he begins to examine the dead animal; there is a certain longing to...
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...In Hamlet, trust is an apparent theme and shows how fragile it is. At the beginning of the play, Ophelia and her father, Polonius, talk about her relationship with Hamlet. Polonius says, “This is for all: I would not, in plain terms, from this time forth have you slander any moment leisure as to give words or talk with the Lord Hamlet” (1.3.140-143). Polonius’ tone in this quote is very demanding and harsh with his decision. Polonius not letting Ophelia speak to Hamlet not only shows a lack of trust with Hamlet, but a lack of trust with Ophelia. He does not believe that Ophelia can make her own decisions in life, which is consistent with how he treats her for the rest of the book. Since Ophelia and Polonius are part of a family, this lack of trust is so apparent and so much more amplified because he is controlling the decisions she makes in life. Hamlet was also very deceptive once his mom broke their trust. For example, Hamlet had decided that he wanted to kill Polonius for the acts that he committed. Gertrude had no idea of this plan, and was completely blindsided when it happened. She said, “ O, what a rash and bloody deed is this! (3.4.31). Especially in Hamlet: The Movie, Gertrude...
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...silhouettes, I’ve always enjoyed things like that. It’s almost like an illusion, but it’s not. There is no trying to hide the faces, but they’re not really a bold statement either. The subject of this work is cigarettes or just smoking in general. I would say it’s endorsing smoking, but if it’s not it’s quite the bad job at doing so. The faces are arranged so perfectly, there are the three larger faces connecting to the three cigarettes on the ash tray who also have a cigarette in their mouths. Then there are the four smaller faces starting at the smoking coming from the cigarettes coming out of the large faces. There’s definitely some sort of movement as the faces are portrayed as the smoking moving upward from the cigarettes making their lines form...
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...Shakespeare constructed Iago as an intelligent usurper whose cunning plans would not be undone by other characters, however his careful consideration into Iago’s character allowed him to exploit his personal and internal weaknesses to show that power will always corrupt in some way. Act 2, scene 1, line 158 demonstrates a clear example of how other character’s comments can have a significant impact on Iago internally, when Desdemona says ‘O, most lame and impotent conclusion!’ Whilst this quote is not directly describing Iago as a person, the audience are able to understand that Iago believes that this is what he is becoming and therefore decides to seek revenge on all who wrongly accuse him. The quick and somewhat spontaneous aggression in the words ‘lame’ and ‘impotent’, suggest Desdemona’s sudden vexation with Iago. These words are both synonymous with being disabled or lacking power and ability. They therefore portray a perspective of Iago’s character as being utterly powerless. This point is furthered in Act 3, Scene 3, when Iago warns...
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...In every form of artistic expression the human life and how people spend our existence is explored. Our Town is one such exploration of life choices and consequences. Every single human being assumes they have a unique perspective on life. Like snowflakes, no two lives are lived exactly the same. However, the constant of life is that people are all born, live ,and die. The when, where, why, and what of life are the variables that determine our passage through earth. In a scene from Hope Floats (Whitaker)the mother says “beginnings are scary, endings are usually sad, but it’s the middle that counts the most.” In the beginning, people are born blissfully unaware of the choices to be made. As people grow in awareness of what life is demanding...
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...to get through the day with optimism and joy. But seizing the day, or living in the moment, requires you to let go of the past. You cannot hold on to the past, while living in the moment. This is the essential problem for the main character Andrea in the short story, Janus by Ann Beatie, she carries her past on her shoulders like it was the weight of the world. But how does past ruin the present? The main character Andrea is a divided individual, who is torn between a love from the past and her husband. First of all, Andrea is a divided self in the way that she is indecisive towards her husband and lover. Her lover made an ultimatum, which is seen in page 47 lines 38-43: “Her lover had said that she was always too slow to know what she really loved… When she would not decide in his favour, would not change her life and come to him, he asked what made her think she could have it both ways.” This clearly shows how Andrea cannot decide whether to leave her husband or not. Moreover, the quote shows how well the lover knows her compared to how little her husband knows her, take the following example: “When her husband first noticed the bowl, he had peered into it and smiled briefly… Her husband had pronounced the bowl “pretty,” and he had turned away without picking it up to examine it. He had no more interest in the bowl than she had in his new Leica” (P. 25 ll. 16-23). Comparing the two examples the reader gets the feeling that their marriage is loveless and uncaring, wherein...
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...Advanced English ‘Homecoming’ was written in 1968. This was at the height of the Vietnam War when the tide was turning and the anti-war movement was gaining momentum. In his poem, Dawe depicts the harsh realities of war. One of the main ideas explored in the poem is the senseless waste of human life during the war. Dawe uses many techniques to convey his message. “All day, day after day”, the repetition emphasises the futility and senselessness and creates an image of a continuous flow of bodies; it implies that the war is never ending. This is not unique to the Vietnam War, and many still face these realities in war, this means the audience connects to and feels empathy for the situation, as it still exists today. Loss of hope is another prominent idea in the poem; the imagery in “telegrams tremble like leaves from a wintering tree” forces the reader to imagine the leaves, fragile and dying. Personification likens these leaves to the telegrams being opened. This idea is further shown in the last line “they’re bringing them home, now, too late, too early”, the paradox in the line expresses almost bitterness, a loss of hope and futility. It evokes strong emotions from the reader. The effects of war on the environment and communities can be seen in “the steaming chow mein”, in which Dawe uses a common Vietnamese food to express the destruction of the landscape. They all felt for the soldiers and respected their efforts, even the dogs who “raised muzzles in mute salute”...
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...retorisk spørgsmål: “Is it possible to execute a reckless deed solely for the fragile purpose of avoiding humiliation? The mysterious ways of human behaviour and development is the focus in the short story “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell from 1936 that is set in British Burma during the colonial time. The story is centred on a British police officer and an elephant at large, and through a modest gallery of characters we are consumed by a view on humanity in revolt.” Ex. 2, indledning med udgangspunkt i en almen erfaring: “Most people have an everyday routine. In most cases this is comfortable and gives you a feeling of structure and makes it easier to cope with life. However, there is a fine line between a well-planned and secure everyday life and a life of boredom and predictability that mechanically takes its course and distances you from life. This is exactly what the story “Stolpestad” by William Lychack from 2008 is about. It is about how the narrator’s day-to-day routine is so predictable that his life has become a condition of numbness.” Ex. 3, indledning med udgangspunkt i et citat fra teksten ““[…] This is your life, Stolpestad.” (p. 2, l. 5). That is it, deal with it. A clearly negative second person narrator takes the reader through the life of the policeman Stolpestad; a non-motivated and truly stagnated husband and father from a small town in America. Stolpestad’s life is just passing by, and he is letting it. William Lychack takes us through the...
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