In class essay Throughout the play A Streetcar Names Desire by Tennessee Williams‚ Stella is a victim of abuse from those around her. Blanche Dubois‚ Stella’s sister staying with Stella and Stanley from Laurel‚ finds herself lost after loosing a life of luxury on a ranch. Stanley‚ Stella’s husband‚ has irreconcilable differences with Blanch on most views. The great difference between Stanley and Blanche causes Stella to be a middleman: caught in-between the ongoing dispute. This position Stella
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A Streetcar named Desire I can’t stand a naked light bulb‚ any more than I can a rude remark or a vulgar action. This line clearly sets up the key theme of illusion vs reality. Blanche takes the naked truth - the stark bare lightbulb‚ the rude remark - and dresses it up prettily to make everyone happier and everything easier. That she speaks of talk and action as analogous to a lightbulb shows that she considers the remedy for uncouth behavior and appearance to be a paper lantern‚ an external
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Hope Gerald Mr. Kelly 12 IB HL English II: Period 2 April 10‚ 2014 Study Guide: A Streetcar Named Desire Background: Streetcar hit theaters in 1946. The play cemented William’s reputation as one of the greatest American playwrights‚ winning him a New York’s Critics Circle Award and a Pulitzer Prize. Among the play’s greatest achievements is the depiction of the psychology of working class characters. In the plays of the period‚ depictions of working-class life tended to be didactic‚ with
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Intro paragraph: Esperanza sees everyone in her community and in someway gets influenced by them. Whenever Esperanza sees someone in her neighborhood doing something worth writing about‚ she gets into deep thought about it. Esperanza also gets influenced by her own friends and family too. In this book Esperanza gets affected by the community she lives in and the people that live there. Body paragraphs: In this book Esperanza gets affected by the community she lives in and the people that live there
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1. Dear Esperanza‚ Healing is a process that not one can undergo overnight and it is a long arduous process which requires a continued effort and often taking ones’ will to live but to endure this dire period of life and to come to peace with yourself is an achievement that will help you succeed and focus on larger tasks at hand. I can relate to your emotions seeing the scars it leaves on you. I find it an "obligation to take care of the people whose lives are in danger" (page139) and you placing
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Blood slides along my body‚ beneath my clothes and down to the floor. It’s warm‚ somehow it feels kind of nice. But it shouldn’t‚ surely this is the end of me‚ surely I’m dying. But I’m standing‚ I’m still standing. My legs beg me to give in‚ to let go and drop to the soft grass below‚ but I’m still standing. I can’t take this anymore‚ somebody find me already‚ please! Aah‚ this is driving me insane. I can’t.. Somebody.. I don’t want to die‚ please help. I can’t do this on my own‚ I’m to weak‚ I’m
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The cab driver mumbled incomprehensible but foul language as I entered. I heaved my heavy brown overcoat off as I entered the cab so as to sit comfortably in this sticky‚ sweat smelling car. Will father show mercy‚ after all I promised that marrying her was my only favour. This ridiculous New York traffic‚ surrounded by those crooks prowling and scavenging on those that dare to walk alone. The dull grey sky didn’t interest me in the slightest and as I began getting restless‚ as my eyes feasted upon
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I like the vignette “Louis & His Cousin & His Other Cousin”. I like this vignette because a lot happens. In the beginning of the vignette it explains that Meme basement is an apartment. Louis and his family moved in. He lives there with his two little sisters and two of his cousins. One which is Marin. Louis’ other cousin has a yellow Cadillac. He was driving the car fast around the block. Everybody heard sirens. Louis’ cousin told everyone to get out of the car and he tried to drive away. As the
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Mom I don’t want to leave town and move to the middle of nowhere to an old ranch that boring. Tom you do know why we have to move. No‚ why. The reason is that me and your dad always wanted live out in the country and after what you did‚ so tell me again made you think that was cool. I don’t want to talk about that. Honey the movers came did you get everything from the garage. Yes‚ did you give the movers the direction to get to the house. Yes‚ they said they will follow us. Tom wake up we’re here
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This film deals with corporate America and the ethical behavior in the workplace. Bud Fox‚ as a young account executive‚ has the desire to become the highest salesperson in his company‚ and also the desire to become very rich. His focus is centered on getting a big account‚ mainly Gordon Gekko’s. Gordon Gekko appears as a leader because of his charisma and his power to reward and by being an expert in his field as an investor. Gekko uses his power as a leader for personal gain. He uses his
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