Laura is very weak and open to attack; she is unable to defend herself from the truths of life. Amanda attempts to portray herself as a loving mother‚ doing everything she can for her children‚ and caring nothing for herself‚ Patel 2 when in fact‚ she is quite selfish‚ demanding and disrespectful. Amanda disrespects Tom‚ as she says‚”What is the matter with you‚ you-big-big-idiot!” (Williams 21) Amanda claims that she devotes her life to her children‚ and that she would do anything for them‚ but
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Critical Analysis: What techniques have been used by these books’ creators to engage their audiences - and did they succeed? Bridge to Terabithia: The novel‚ Bridge to Terabithia‚ written by Katherine Paterson (1977) is an intriguing story about friendship. Paterson’s novel is about two children who together use each other’s strength to overcome each of their own weaknesses. Paterson’s uses a range of techniques to engage her audience‚ this including the setting‚ language‚ characters and themes
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story. Another character is “the mother” Amanda Wingfield. Also “the daughter” Laura Wingfield is a character in this play. Last‚ “the gentleman caller” Jim O’Connor is a character in this play. This play is about how these four characters cope with what is going on around them. The character Tom Wingfield is working on a job he hates and is even more miserable when he is at home. He constantly has to deal with the pressures put on him by his mother‚ Amanda Wingfield. He had to become the man of
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their lowest percent and has alloted $20‚000 to for the collection of information. Howard has scheduled a meeting with Jean DeBua‚ Uma Gardener and Amanda Hamilton‚ whom are all member of the Board of Directors. Amanda‚ who also works for Aquine‚ recently recruited Krysten Neiman as Aquine ’s spokes person‚ who is a acclaimed for winning many races. Amanda believed that the decrease in sales was caused by the quality of the mechanics and advertisement would assist in boosting sales. During my first
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candles and lamps‚ and by the colorful images of rainbows throughout the play. While providing the characters with actions the very descriptive stage directions also provide a sense of emotions for them to act out. In scene six while Laura and Amanda are waiting excitingly for Jim to come over‚ William’s describes Laura as being “piece of translucent glass touched by light‚ given a momentary radiance‚ not actual‚ not lasting" (1748). William’s uses this idea of light to describe Laura’s emotions
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lighting and the settings of the scenes. We can see this by noting the lack of realism; it’s overblown and there is too-perfect symbolism‚ as well as its frequent use of music. The narrator‚ Tom‚ is not the only character haunted by his memories. Amanda also lives in constant pursuit of her disappeared youth‚ and old records from her childhood are almost as important to Laura as her glass animals. For these characters‚ memory is a hindering force that stops them from finding happiness in the present
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character‚ Amanda‚ from The Glass Menagerie is similar to Gilbert’s mother‚ Bonnie‚ from What’s Eating Gilbert Grape because their characteristics are alike and their major role in their respective stories. For Amanda’s character‚ “Don’t say crippled! You know that I never allow that word to be used!” (80) and “One Sunday afternoon in Blue Mountain-your mother received-seventeen!-gentleman callers! Why sometimes there weren’t chairs enough to accommodate them all” (33). This shows that Amanda really
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Southern Indiana tornado history Three days ago‚ on March 2nd‚ several tornadoes struck southern Indiana. Washington‚ Jefferson‚ Ripley‚ Clark and Scott counties were affected‚ and more than 14 people were killed. These were certainly not the first twisters to hit the region‚ nor were they the worst. Here is a list of some of the deadliest tornadoes in Indiana history: The ‘Tri-State Tornado’ struck in March‚ 1925‚ sweeping from southern Missouri to southwestern Indiana at more than 200 miles per
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Amanda Bartolome (Vilma Santos) is a woman trying to track down and understand the true meaning of being a woman in the middle of the complex situation of the country in the 70s under martial law. He was acting as a mother (five children purely male) and wife according to the dictates of society and of his wife‚ Julian (Christopher de Leon). Although traditional‚ existing families Bartolome freedom of expression so their children grow conscious awareness of what happens in society. Therefore joined
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Austin Gardner Homer English 112 April 27‚ 2015 A Deception Born Family In The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams‚ the author writes about the experience of a small family living in St. Louis. The three main characters: Tom‚ Amanda‚ and Laura all have issues of their own‚ causing them to live in their own fantasies. Tom and Laura were abandoned by their father years before the setting of the play‚ having no form of contact with him. Deception‚ one of the most important themes in the play‚ will
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