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    Streetcar Named Desire‚ characters such as Blanche Dubois‚ Harold Mitchell (Mitch)‚ and Stella Kowalski often use illusion in an attempt to escape reality. Blanche Dubois is a woman who uses fantasy in order to protect herself from her own fears and the undesirable circumstances which occur in her life. Mitch uses illusion by regarding Blanche as the perfect woman in order to escape her lies and false reality. Stella uses illusion to make it seem as though she has a happy marriage in order to make her

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    also hurts his spouse‚ physically attacking Stella. He becomes easily agitated with Stella after a night of poker with his friends‚ and attacks her for turning on the radio after telling her to be quiet (114). After she leaves and his head clears up‚ he

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    type of behaviour‚ but the character this theme most significantly applies to is Nora. Nora is Torvald’s loving‚ yet childish wife‚ who he treats as his puppet. As the story goes on‚ we begin to realize that Nora is actually a strong an independent woman‚ but Torvald does not allow her to express those qualities. This essay will discuss how Torvald controls Nora‚ examples of the glimpses of independence we see from Nora and her ultimate realization realization that she has been living her life the

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    mental and emotional demise of a determined‚ however fragile‚ repressed and delicate Southern lady (Blanche Dubois) born to a once-wealthy family. Her impoverished‚ tragic downfall in the squalid‚ .. Huntleigh for help escaping from New Orleans; when Stella laughs at her‚Blanche reveals that she is completely broke. Stanley walks in as Blanche ismaking fun of him and secretly overhears Blanche and Stella’s conversation.Later‚ he threatens Blanche with hints that he has heard rumors of herdisreputable

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    The Doll House Backlash: Criticism‚ Feminism‚ and Ibsen Author(s): Joan Templeton Source: PMLA‚ Vol. 104‚ No. 1 (Jan.‚ 1989)‚ pp. 28-40 Published by: Modern Language Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/462329 . Accessed: 04/10/2011 23:11 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars‚ researchers‚ and students discover

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    and personal identity is portrayed not only in the real world today‚ but also Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire”. Representative of this and symbolising different aspects the issues are two of the most important characters in the play‚ Stanley Kowalski and Blanche DuBois. Right from the start‚ Blanche is already a fallen woman in society’s eyes. She is sufficiently self-aware to know that she cannot survive in the world as it is. Reality is too harsh‚ so she must create an illusion that will

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    Nora Helmer in “A Doll’s House” and Amanda Wingfield in “The Glass Menagerie”‚ are both iconic figures that play an important role in their respective plays. These characters are similar as well as different in comparison. Both Nora and Amanda are seen as a very good mother. They also are not in touch with the reality. The difference between Nora and Amanda is that Nora wanted the freedom from her husband‚ whereas on the other hand‚ Amanda felt helpless after she lost her husband. Another difference

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    symbols are the macaroons‚ the Tarantella dance‚ and the Christmas tree. Nora lies about the macaroons twice‚ the first time to Torvald and the second time to Dr. Rank. Nora resorts to lying about eating the macaroons because she feels she is at fault for disobeying. The macaroons denote Nora’s dishonesty‚ which also alludes to her act of committing objectionable‚ underhanded deeds. The Tarantella is symbolic because it shows that Nora is trying to rid herself of the poison just as the dance’s original

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    STANLEY. Hey‚ there! Stella‚ Baby! [Stella comes out on the first floor landing‚ a gentle young woman about twenty-five‚ and of a background obviously quite different from her husband’s.] (13) This is the opening line from A Streetcar Named Desire‚ by Tennesee Williams‚ one of many differences in the first scene of the play compared to the film directed by Elia Kazan. The film was based off of the original play by Williams‚ which Kazan directed as well. This fact is most likely why the majority

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    Abby Kreczkowski Professor Galvez English Composition II 27 October 2016 “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen “A Doll’s House” is a play by Henrik Ibsen is about Nora Helmer‚ a woman who once secretly borrowed a large sum of money so that her husband‚ Torvald‚ could recover from a serious illness. She never told him of this loan and had to secretly pay it back in small amounts‚ using her allowance for the house. Nora’s husband thinks of her as careless and immature and refers to her as his doll

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