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    ISSUES IN THE NOVEL SOCIAL POSITION Brontë utilizes the novel to express her investigate of Victorian class difference. Jane is reliably a poor individual inside a well off condition‚ especially with the Reeds and at Thornfield. Her neediness makes various obstructions for her and her quest for joy‚ including individual instability and the foreswearing of chances. The excellent Miss Ingram’s higher social remaining‚ for example‚ makes her Jane’s primary rival for Mr. Rochester’s adoration‚ despite

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    to live with her downscale adoptive sister Giger (Sally Hawkins) in San Francisco after her million dollar lifestyle fell apart. As an attempt to move on and start a new life she gets a part time job and lies her way through potential love interests. Blue Jasmine‚ a modern adaptation of Tennesee Williams’ play "A Streetcar Named Desire" based the character of Jasmine French on conflicted Blanche Dubois. Many similarities appear through both movies. Both films present a woman with prosperous aspiration

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    To What Dramatic Effect Does the Playwright Make Use of Light and Sound? A Streetcar Named Desire is a play written by Tennessee Williams in 1947. Like in many other modern plays‚ here the playwright makes an extensive use of stage effects: the ideas are expressed not only through words‚ but also by sound‚ music and light. They are used to set the context and the mood of the scene – or of the play in general; to implicitly suggest an idea‚ an action; to show the feelings of a character‚ and to let

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    Stanley arrives at home at this time and he has been drinking‚ too. The baby won’t come before morning‚ so Stanley came back to the apartment. They will be alone that night. Blanche tells Stanley that she received a telegram‚ an invitation‚ from an old admirer. The admirer‚ actually Mr. Shep Huntleigh‚ invites her to a cruise of the Caribbean on a yacht. Stanley wants to “bury the hatchet and make it a loving-cup” (p.140‚l. 2-3)‚ but Blanche declines his offer. He tries to find his silk pajamas

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    In A Streetcar Named Desire‚ the varsouviana polka and blue piano music are used to depict the mood of the text/character and mostly of Blanche’s emotions and the events that are unfolding around her. On page 21 of Scene One‚ the quote‚ “The music of the ‘blue piano’ grows louder.” is mentioned after Stella realizes Bele Reve really is gone and Blanche confirms. The increase in volume shows the intensity which they feel‚ having to accept that Bele Reve is gone. To extend on the idea that an increase

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    A Streetcar Named Desire Comprehension Scene 4 1) Stella tries to explain to Blanche her relationship with Stanley at the beginning of scene 4 and mentions that she was ‘sort of thrilled’ by his violence. I think by this she means that she is quite taken in by Stanley’s display of animalistic behavior because it is so different from the type of environment in which she was brought up in. I believe that she tolerates all of Stanley’s behavior because for her it seems unique as she would never

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    In Tennessee William’s play‚ A Streetcar Named Desire‚ binary oppositions of light and darkness‚ or fantasy and reality‚ reveal the roles they play in the major characters and how these binaries cannot come together. The motif of light illuminates Blanche’s loss of innocence‚ while darkness hides her insecurities and shadows her fear of reality. Blanche fears light because of the loss she experienced as a teenager; since she has always avoided strong light and stuck to the shadows and darkness

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    A Streetcar Named Desire Analysis Essay Outline I. Topic P A. Williams uses the complex imagery of light to reveal that‚ ultimately‚ Blanche’s attempt to hide her flaws in the dark caused her undermining. To Blanche‚ light serves as a cruel agent used to expose and to hurt‚ while the dark shields. Her destruction‚ like the painful experience of entering sudden and searing brightness after being in a pitch-black room for a long period of time‚ was a result of always shrouding the truth. However

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    In Tennessee Williams‚ "Streetcar Named Desire" the character of Stella Kowalski could be described as a passive‚ empathetic‚ and docile. Stella exhibits these traits when she is constantly being abused by her husband‚ yet always seems to come back‚ she claims its love and always finds excuses for his behavior. For example‚ in scene four‚ Stella tells Blanche “Yes‚ you are Blanche. I know how it must have seemed to you and I’m awful sorry it had to happen‚ but it wasn’t anything as serious as you

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    In my literary analysis of “A Streetcar Named Desire‚” by Tennessee Williams‚ I narrowed the focus of my essay by finding a theme that is evident throughout the play. In order to do this‚ I reread the essay and reviewed my annotations. Once I discovered the symbolic theme of light versus dark‚ I highlighted every line that included it. Finally I looked at all of the quotes to see the bigger picture of how they are related‚ and wrote a working thesis based on my findings. I found that most of the

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