The Power of Light The author Tennessee Williams was an American writer who spent his time writing short stories‚ novels‚ poetry‚ screenplays and many other forms of literature. Although he is gifted in all aspects of his career‚ his plays are regarded as classics to the American theater. Two plays particularly‚ The Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar Named Desire‚ are examples of his classics and both of these play a similar role in conveying a similar message to the audience. Williams uses the
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by Mitch Albom and Night written by Elie Wiesel‚ both are faced with humanity and inhumanity from man. Although the two books are set in very different time periods and situations‚ one can the world has remained the same. One can see how the love‚ death‚ and faith aids each in the life journey. In Tuesdays with Morrie‚ Morrie states‚ “Love is the only rational act” (Albom 52). Morrie believes that love is the most important thing one could have. He does not fear showing his emotions to Mitch‚ for
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presents things not as they are‚ but as they ought to be. Why does Blanche choose fantasy over reality? She creates this fantasy world to hide the hurts from her youth. She claims innocence when confronted by Mitch in scene nine‚ Mitch: You lied to me‚ Blanche. Blanche: Don’t say I lied to you. Mitch: Lies‚ lies‚ inside and out‚ all lies. Blanche: Never inside‚ I didn’t lie in my heart . (119) At this point male logic says that she is un-truthful‚ and therefore a liar who will be judged by that
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do these incredible things like overcoming our obstacles. The novel Tuesday’s With Morrie by Mitch Albom is valuable because it contains examples of those three morals. Throughout the book mini life lessons are talked about. Every Tuesday Mitch visits Morrie they talk discuss a different topic such as death‚ love‚ money‚ and many more. Each life lesson taught by Morrie seems to really impact Mitch as he always seems to end up agreeing with what Morrie says like when he said “You know dying
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illness‚ and that the world will not end because he is sick. Would everyone react this way after such discovery? I will not be mistaken if I say that only a few of us would react like Morrie. I‚ personally‚ would not react the same way. Luckily‚ Mitch learned about his old professor Morrie on television and went to visit him. After this first visit‚ he started visiting Morrie every Tuesday and learned many life lessons. They discussed about many topics such as the world‚ the act of feeling sorry
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movie‚ Mitch‚ witnesses his wife‚ Beth‚ collapse in their kitchen which occurs within the first 20 minutes of the film. The significance of this scene is that this is the first time as a spectator of the film‚ that one realizes how truly sick Beth was. We also are able to realize that up until the point of Beth collapsing and seizing in her kitchen‚ Mitch and Beth thought Beth had the common diagnosis of the seasonal influenza virus. We know this to be their misdiagnosis of the virus when Mitch asks
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the two plays A Streetcar Named Desire‚ written by Tennessee Williams‚ and The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ written by William Shakespeare. Throughout the play‚ Blanche avoids appearing in direct‚ bright light‚ especially in front of her suitor‚ Mitch. She also refuses to reveal her age‚ and it is clear that she avoids light in order to prevent him from seeing the reality of her fading beauty. In general‚ light also symbolizes the reality of Blanche’s past. She is haunted by the ghosts of what she
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For instance‚ the point in the play where Mitch and Blanche are speaking and Mitch abruptly rips off the paper lantern is a perfect example of Blanche’s sanity. The light‚ representing truth in general‚ is too much for Blanche to handle and she quickly draws back into the shadows. Blanche’s example shows how delicate
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Blanche is starting to fall for Mitch‚ a gentleman who is very close to Stanley. Whenever Stanley has a poker night‚ Blanche dresses in her silk nightgown and robe‚ with her fancy slippers. She makes sure she is wearing make-up and to spray some of her favorite perfume. Blanche is behaving in a very flirty manner in hopes of getting Mitch’s attention. "You need somebody. And I need somebody too. Could it be-you and me Blanche?" She does get his attention and Mitch asks her on a date. Blanche behaves
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When Mitch addresses Blanche‚ he finally calls her out on lying about her age‚ and her ideals. “You’re not clean enough to bring in the house with my mother.” He is telling Blanche that he knows the act she’s putting on isn’t the real her. The people around her
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