lonely and unwanted‚ and helps lead to her promiscuous lifestyle. Blanche’s promiscuity leads to her getting fired from teaching for fooling around with one of her students‚ she also flirts with the mailman‚ and falls for Mitch who has little to offer her. While dating Mitch‚ Blanche even hits on the paperboy. To help boost her self esteem and gain the attention of men Blanche dresses in cheep provocative clothing. Blanche justifies her promiscuous lifestyle because she is getting older and feels
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in New Orleans takes on a sinister taint‚ and Blanche’s reluctance to be in bright light calls attention to this mysterious nature. Both metaphorically and literally‚ bright light threatens to undo Blanche’s many deceptions. While conversing with Mitch‚ she asks him to place a Chinese lampshade on the bare lightbulb in the bedroom‚ claiming that the naked bulb is “rude” and
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started the same as other Tuesdays‚ Mitch brought bags of food as usual but this time he brought something else too‚ a tape recorder to record Morrie’s voice so he could listen to him after he’s gone. In this Tuesday they talk about regrets. Mitch asks Morrie if he has any regrets since he is so close to dying. Morrie responds and says that today’s society doesn’t encourage us to think about death and as our death come closer‚ we tent to start regretting stuff. Mitch knows that Morrie will not be with
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to Stella about Blanche’s past‚ Blanche is happily singing mystical and a fiction song with “cardboard seas” and “paper moons”. She believes that the only way she can get out of this situation is if she is helped by another man. She believes that Mitch can be this man. The line of the song “It wouldn’t be make believe if you believed in me” which is consentingly being repeated tells us
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are similar to each other and learn to respect themselves. Kevin helps Max improve his reading skills. On the other hand‚ Max helps Kevin get to places. Through their adventures‚ they find a unique friendship and courage. In Tuesdays With Morrie‚ Mitch finds out that his old teacher‚ Morrie‚
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cover‚ rather than a change from within. And then the searchlight which had been turned on the world was turned off again and never for one moment since has there been any light that’s stronger than this--kitchen--candle. Blanche is telling Mitch the sad details of her marriage to Allan. She loved him truly‚ despite her disgust at his homosexuality‚ and something broke inside her when he died. She ties this loss to the theme of light. Blanche hides from bright lights because they expose the
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Lowering the Drinking Age Half the United States population starts drinking at the age of 14.When you are 18 you have privileges like joining the army. (Mitch Adams Lowering the drinking age page 1) You can go to war and die for your country but you still can not enjoy an ice cold beer. (Mitch Adams Lowering the drinking age page 1) How is being 21 different from being 18? How does three more years of not drinking make you mature enough to drink? The longer you drink the more you start to
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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 again.
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Quotes/Lines “What if today were my last day on earth?” ~Morrie This simple quote by Morrie speaks so loudly. What if today was your last day on earth? This is really something to think about. Nothing says live everyday to the fullest better than this. We never know when our last day will be‚ it is best to live ever day as if it were your last. Take your days one at a time. Most people look at life in years‚ giant increments of time. I believe if you look at life by each day‚ you will appreciate
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Summary Stella and Blanche are in the bedroom on an August afternoon. Blanche breaks out in laughter at the untruthfulness of the letter she has just finished writing to Shep Huntleigh‚ prompting Stella to ask her about the letter’s contents. Blanche gleefully reads the letter aloud. In it‚ she suggests that she visit Shep in Dallas‚ and she claims that she and Stella have been amusing themselves with society parties and visits to luxurious country homes. Stella finds no humor in her sister’s stories
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