society as a whole. In A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams‚ the symbolic death of the aristocratic Southern lifestyle of grandeur serves as a notion that illuminates on the meaning of the piece. Comparing and contrasting characters such as Blanche DuBois‚ a typical Southern belle who is struggling to hold onto the dreams and mannerisms of the Old south and refusing to face of the reality of it all being over‚ and Stanley Kowalski‚ a working class brute who is representative of the emerging
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How and why is the Grotesque Used in Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire? Throughout this semester‚ we were introduced to varying degrees of literary styles and themes. From the epiphanies discovered through American Realism‚ to the skepticism explored through Literary Modernism‚ to the conflicts of social conformity and individualism approached by a Post-Modernistic America and its writers. We have had the great opportunity of being exposed to individuals who questioned and pushed
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Okonkwo. Okonkwo is a completely self made individual that against all odds‚ rose to the challenge of life. No matter what life threw at him‚ he always met that challenge with brute force and determination. However‚ never did Okonkwo imagine that his downfall would be because of his own tragic flaw. Okonkwo’s violent and rash nature made him difficult to work with and gave people the wrong image of who he was. He was so distracted by trying to be anyone other than his father that he lost himself along
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creepy presence amongst the characters especially Blanche and her uneasiness. Through the use of Stanislavskian methods and Non-verbal Communication‚ I began a deeper understanding of the Blanche. I discovered that there was a parallel link between my exploration into childhood insecurities and Blanche DuBois. Thinking back to my own experiences as a child‚ sharpened my insight into feeling isolated and being ‘out of my comfort zone’‚ just like Blanche. She is delicate like a moth‚ and this hints at
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POINT; Stanley has power over Blanche as he knows about her past. Blanche fears that news will get around. EVIDENCE; He goes out Blanche rises from her chair. She seems faint; looks about her with an expression of almost panic’. EXPLAIN; Blanche doesn’t want anyone to find out about her past‚ but she knows Stanley has therefore he has a power over her and is almost black- mailing her
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There have been numerous quintessential examples of wicked downfalls throughout the history of the world. A famous example would be when Moses led the people out of slavery in Egypt and because of that; it caused the emperor to go mad. In addition‚ because of his madness‚ that is what killed him and his entire army. But the French Revolution is one of the most devastating attacks against the Roman Catholic Church. It cost the lives of some many great people at the time. God writes straight with crooked
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fate and luck play in existence primarily in images of gaming.”(70) Quirino justifies this idea by using the example of a scene from The Poker Night‚ in which the cards can be seen as a metaphor of Blanche DuBois’s history‚ with Stanley Kowalski‚ "the powerful master of Elysian Fields against Blanche DuBois‚" (62) as the winner and the master of the poker game‚ who "chaps his winnings by raping her."(62) As Blanche’s presence rattles Stanley’s world‚ he “systematically allays his own fears at the
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Ostracised and essentially exiled from her hometown of Laurel‚ Mississippi‚ Blanche retreats to the only place she has left to go: her sister Stella’s two-room apartment in New Orleans’ French quarter. When she strikes up a relationship with Mitch‚ Stanley investigates her past to find information that would drive a wedge between
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Williams[->1]. 3. What was the type or genre of the film? 2 points The film is typically categorized as a tragedy and drama. 4. What are the names of the main figures (documentary) or major characters (narrative) and who played them? 6 points Blanche DuBois was played by Vivien Leigh. Stella Kowalski (Blanche’s younger sister) was played by Kim Hunter. Stanley Kowalski (the husband of Stella) was played by Marlon Brando. Harold “Mitch” Mitchell (Stanley’s army friend‚ coworker‚ and poker
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Stanley stands up and smacks his wife in her thigh. As hours and hours pass by‚ Stella says to Stanley and his friends “Drunk‚ Drunk‚ animal thing‚ you!” Then Stanley charges after Stella and smacks her again‚ but this time the pain made Stella cry. Blanche and Stella exited the house after this fiasco. Stella wants to be able to have some wife and husband time with Stanley‚ but all
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