A Broadway director criticised Tennessee Williams’ original Act Three on three counts. He claimed that Big Daddy should not be absent from the Act; that there should be perceptible change in Brick’s character after his interview with Big Daddy; and that the character of Maggie should be more sympathetic. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the director? When the play was staged on Broadway in New York in 1955 Elia Kazan‚ a friend of Williams who has directed many of his other plays
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from the text to support my claim is “You gotta help them daddy Ty’ree said out of breath Daddy that dog.” Another example from the text is”Cause I wanted a stupid dog! Ty’ree said I wanted a dog more than anything in the world‚ and because of it I lost my dad.” One last example to support this claim is” I wanted to make believe I wasn’t there. Figured if nobody talked about it‚ I wouldn’t go around blaming myself’ cause I had told daddy to help them.” These quotes from the text show that Ty’ree
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his own doubts about his family. Firstly‚ he thinks that his wife‚ Maggie‚ whom loves him dearly‚ marries him because of the inheritance that is up for grabs whenever his father (Big Daddy) passes away. Next‚ he also thinks the same way about towards his mother (Big Momma) who in all reality has been loving Big Daddy unconditionally throughout their whole marriage. Brick says‚ “Mendacity is a system that we live in”. He tries to escape from his problems with alcohol and eventually his internalization
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character Big Daddy dies. Though numerous people in the world work towards money Williams‚ like Big Daddy‚ came from a poor setting. Also the battle of alcoholism portrayed by Brick relates to the play writes father as well as a large number in the audience. The population that viewed the original
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Mr. Mckutchin was known as the creepy man all the kids in the neighborhood knew to be afraid of for reasons unbeknownst to them. Nobody ever saw him coming or going from his great big house that was across the street and a just touch down the road from Erin’s home. But‚ sometimes people‚ scary and furtive people‚ his ilk‚ would occasionally visit Mr. Mckutchin at night. They would pull their vehicles into the long‚ poorly light driveway that led up to eerie dwelling. Then‚ the cars would disappear
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of one of these unfortunate male characters is of course Albert from the Color Purple. Throughout the novel‚ Albert is portrayed as an abusive agitator whose main concerns are money‚ sex‚ and making sure things are in their "place". "Dear God‚ Harpo ast his daddy why he beat me. Mr. ________ say‚ Cause she my wife." (Walker‚ 23) Only the most ignorant of men‚ even if they believed this would make that reply‚ fueling the fire that this author feels to have Alice Walker burned at the stake. Especially
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care anyways. The only reason she is helping us‚ is because we have no where else to go. I mean‚ how could we have predicted we would be spending spring break in the hospital? My sister and I begin the short journey to my dads room. “I really hope daddy is in a better mood today‚” my sister ask with an anxious smile‚ “it hurts my feelings when he yells at us.” “Me too‚” I say‚ trying to comfort her‚ “but it is not dad’s fault‚ the pain medicine is what makes him yell and act that way‚ I promise it’ll
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Big Daddy didn’t seem like a man that wanted a clingy wife‚ or a child who only wanted money. Big Daddy showed his affection by buying gifts for his family‚ he thought this would be enough to show his love because when he was younger he really never had anything because he was poor. Brick was probably the only one to notice that his gifts and everything his father bought wasn’t enough to feel lover‚ that is why he had Skipper‚ someone to count on. Yet Big Daddy wanted his child to
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Growing up Poor I did not realize until about the 5th grade‚ what being poor was all about. From kindergarten until then‚ kids didn’t really pay attention to what you wore to school‚ what type of home you lived in‚ or what your parents did for a living. What mattered was how nice you were‚ that you shared your toys‚ and took turns on the playground. Fifth grade started a whole new chapter in life. It started with a new school with both familiar and unfamiliar faces and with that‚ new challenges
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the chair‚ her head leaning on her arm‚ leaning on the top of the back rest. Mommy! Daddy! A small little girl about the age of four‚ came rushing into the center of The Buchanan’s great living room‚ where both daisy and Tom were. The little girl had beautiful blond hair and was chubby. “Come back here mistress!” the maid yelled as she chased the little girl‚ “you have not gotten your afternoon nap” “Mommy‚ Daddy! Why are you mad‚ why are you mad?”
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