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    Melinda Alexander Abstract Expressionism In this essay‚ I will demonstrate a comparison of control and chaos in the painting methods between Jackson Pollock and Helen Frankenthaler. I consider both artists to operate at a type of controlled chaos. However‚ I find that Frankenthaler used more control in her painting method where she carefully applied colors to certain spaces. Pollock’s painting is more a result of his actions than a specific thought as where to apply a certain color in an empty space

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    fabric of human existence‚ simply because it affects how we view ourselves and also others view us. Blanche Dubois‚ Stanley Kowalski‚ Harold Mitch‚ and Stella Kowalski all learned this through their continuous evolution throughout “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams‚ however by focusing on Blanche’s relations and also her past we are able to see the role that that perception plays in her life. When Blanche says‚“A woman’s charm is fifty percent illusion” this becomes increasingly significant

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    A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams And so it was I entered the broken world To trace the visionary company of love‚ its voice An instant in the wind (I know not whither hurled) But not for long to hold each desperate choice "The Broken Tower" by Hart Crane SCENE ONE The exterior of a two-story corner building on a street in New Orleans which is named Elysian Fields and runs between the L & N tracks and the river. The section is poor but‚ unlike corresponding

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    The Amazing Dichotomies of "A Streetcar Named Desire" Light and dark‚ kindness and cruelty‚ realism and fantasy‚ all of them dichotomies used by Tennessee Williams in A Streetcar Named Desire. Tennessee Williams uses many dichotomies‚ clear cut divisions‚ to illustrate main points. The most prominent dichotomy is the sweet and fragile Blanche opposed to the cruel and savage Stanley. The play also highlights other dichotomies such as strong and delicate‚ hidden and open‚ and purity and filth. Basically

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    various forms‚ such as verbal assaults‚ physical harm‚ and cognitive deception. Any form of deliberate cruelty is an unforgivable crime because it can inflict misery and harm into another individual’s life. In Tennessee Williams’ story‚ A Streetcar Named Desire‚ the concept of deliberate cruelty pertains to a majority of the characters’ relationships. Blanche Dubois cognitively decepts her love interest Mitch through the yarns of lies she deliberately weaves. This unforgivable crime ultimately comes

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    In the classic film‚ A Streetcar Named Desire‚ there are four main characters with four very different personalities. While Stanley is the definite dominant male‚ controlling and demanding to his wife‚ Stella‚ who has learned to tolerate his personality; Mitch is the overall average good guy‚ desiring nothing short of a normal life with a loving wife. Blanche is the main character in the story and is the sister of Stella. The two of them have been apart over the years and recently came together

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    forget‚ but hangs on the past: however far or fast he runs that chain run with him” in light of Nietzsche’s opinion‚ compare and contrast the presentation of the past as a limiting factor to the identities of the female protagonists in A Streetcar Named Desire and Top Girls. The Southern Belle protagonist‚ Blanche Dubois‚ by the playwright Tennessee Williams is deeply haunted by her past‚ which is limiting her identity in the present and in order to cope; the protagonist creates fantasy. Blanche’s

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    3. “The broken” - A Streetcar Named Desire – Blanche DeBouis One of Tennessee William’s greatest successes is A Streetcar Named Desire which takes place in 1947‚ in New Orleans. The history and culture of the setting express the fundamental concerns of the text therefore the scene indicates the reversals that were happening during the World War II. Moreover‚ the French Quarter of New Orleans was responsible for the abundant background and for the sensitive events of the play (streetcars‚ bars‚ entertainment

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    In Tennessee William’s A Streetcar Named Desire A woman named Blanche Dubois‚ sister to Stella Dubois comes to visit her and her husband Stanley Kowalski. To Blanche’s surprise her sister’s husband Stanley is not like the men she knew growing up. Blanche is a fading southern beauty who has experienced many things since the loss of her home‚ Belle Reve. Throughout the story the reader sees Blanche having episodes that have the reader thinking Blanche is crazy. By the end of the story the reader sees

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    In the play A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams‚ we are introduced to a slew of characters and different personas. The introduction sets the tone of the main characters‚ especially Stella Kowalski. Stella Kowalski is portrayed as a lighthearted‚ kind‚ younger sister of Blanche DuBois. Stella speaks freely with her neighbors‚ jokes around with her husband‚ and greets her sister with wide open arms. Then we are met with Stella’s foil character‚ Blanche‚ a teacher from Mississippi who seems

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