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    Crucible Act 2 Scene 8

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    because Jim is not coming to exclusively meet Laura. Tom also says that Laura is crippled and socially awkward. The most important part of scene five is that Laura is finally going to meet a guy. This is great for everyone because Amanda and Tom forgave each other‚ and Laura can finally get out of her anxiety shell and finally meet

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    Running head: WILDER DESTINATION Destination: Myrtle Beach‚ SC Dezarae Wilder Professor Eva Smith: HTM100 Spring 2011 May 1‚ 2011 Destination: Myrtle Beach‚ SC I. Why do tourists visit Myrtle Beach‚ SC? Myrtle Beach‚ SC is a prime location for tourists any time of the year. It ’s location on the eastern coastline of the United States is in between North Carolina and Georgia. It is the first state on Interstate 95 South that travelers see Palm Trees. Their average temperature is about

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    menagerie itself. Like the tiny glass animals‚ Laura‚ Amanda‚ and Tom are trapped by fragile illusions and are unable to move forward from a world of fantasy into reality. However‚ of the three main characters Laura is the most important to the play because she is the axis around which the

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    light has some form of hope against the overbearing world. With Laura being as fragile‚ the candle symbolizes her hopes and dreams that are which snuffed out from society. Throughout the play‚ Williams also uses candle light imagery to describe Laura and her emotions. The candle light represents hope and how it is lost‚ but the character who demonstrates this most is Laura. Light‚ in any form‚ brings some form of happiness to people. Laura demonstrates her happiness when she shares a tender moment with

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    about her life. Laura‚ Amanda’s daughter‚ finds herself in a private world in which she lives is populated by glass animals—objects that‚ like her inner life‚ are incredibly fanciful and dangerously delicate. Unlike his sister‚ Tom is capable of functioning in the real world‚ as we see in his holding down a job and talking to strangers. But‚ in the end‚ he has no more motivation than Laura does

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    Whenever Amanda feels the need to escape the reality of the present she beings to reminisce on her past life. For instance in scene I of the play when they are eating dinner Amanda tells Laura to resume her seat because she wants her to stay fresh and pretty for the gentlemen callers (TGM.1.1.5-14). When Laura explains to her mother (Amanda) that she is not excepting anyone; Amanda tells her sometimes they come unexpected and start to recall a Sunday afternoon from her younger days (TGM.1.1.5-16)

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    All right! What about Laura? AMANDA. We have to be making some plans and provisions for her… TOM. I guess she’s the type that people call home girls. AMANDA. There’s no such type‚ and if there is‚ it’s a pity! That is unless the home is hers‚ with a husband.”

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    The Glass Menagerie Essay

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    more specifically her unicorn‚ to personify her. He uses the glass unicorn to portray three aspects of Laura‚ her separation from society‚ her delve into normalcy‚ and her rejection of the Jim and his normal life. This paper will analyze these three points‚ and discuss how they develop Laura’s character. The glass unicorn represents Laura’s uniqueness‚ or rather‚ her separation from society. Laura is a very shy‚ lonely‚ and detached from the outside world. She had no friends except Jim during high

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    Low Visibility

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    Low Visibility The short story ”Low Visibility” involves Laura and her husband John. It is third-person narrated‚ which means that we are following Laura and Johns‚ while we have a full view of Laura’s physical feelings. Laura is John submissive‚ and she has nothing to say at home. Before she met John‚ she was the kind of person who could make a room laugh; she had a good humor‚ lots of energy and a good spirit. But John changed her; from being full of life‚ to a person who barely speaks at home

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    Garden Party

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    young girl named Laura who was dramatically changed when a passing of a man happened. Laura was in charge of a garden party then suddenly her neighbor Mr. Scott died. Laura has never experienced anything like this in her life. Mr. Scott left behind a wife and 5 children. Laura felt so bad about what had happened she wanted to cancel the party. Each year her family planned a large garden party. Every year her mother was in charged of the party. But this year her mother told Laura she would be

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