HOBSON’S CHOICE by Harold Brighouse Harold Brighouse He was born in Eccles‚ Lancashire in 1882 and died in 1958. His father worked in the Manchester cotton industry and his mother was a headmistress‚ so Harold came from a comfortable middle-class background. His mother hoped he would have an academic career‚ but after attending Manchester Grammar School‚ he left at 17 and went into the export side of the cotton business. He worked hard at his career but his real passion was the Manchester
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between all of the characters. When the curtain comes up‚ you see Hobson’s daughters on the stage in the shop. Maggie‚ who is hard working that she will succeed by perusing her wishes rather than her fathers. The audience would perhaps find this situation strange as women during the 19th century were not thought of as business women. As a result of this‚ tension rises as Maggie is defying the stereotype regarding women. She defies the fact that most women don’t make something of themselves.
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• Describe the core conflict represented in the story. The core conflicts that is represented in the “Everyday Use” story is Maggie and Mama on one side against Dee about their rural African American heritage. In case‚ Mama and Maggie have various objects (i.e. butter churn‚ dasher‚ and quilt) around the house used and created for everyday purposes that they considered part of their lively hood. On the other hand‚ Dee sees the significance of various objects around the house as artifacts rather than
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Baby. Million Dollar Baby directed by Clint Eastwood is a story about a girl‚ Maggie who wants desperately to be a fighter‚ but she only wants to be trained by the best trainer around‚ Frankie. She succeeds in persuading him to train her and goes on to be a magnificent fighter. Million Dollar Baby is a tragedy because the heroine‚ Maggie embraces the definition of a tragedy. Million Dollar Baby is a tragedy because Maggie fits the first part of the definition‚ she is courageous and dignified. After
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by Alice Walker‚ the two main characters‚ Maggie and Dee‚ are sisters who are very opposite to each other. Throughout the story‚ the girl’s differences become evident through their physical appearances‚ personalities‚ lifestyle decisions‚ and the way they feel about their heritage. Maggie and Dee have completely different physical appearances than each other. Maggie has a thin body figure‚ and her arms and legs are scarred from the house fire. Maggie is jealous of Dee’s beauty‚ and she seems
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the plot‚ characterization‚ point of view‚ and a theme. First‚ the plot of “Every day Use” begins with Mama and Maggie waiting for Dee’s arrival. Mama fantasizes about how grand Dee’s arrival would feel like‚ but in reality she knows how judgmental and self-centered her daughter really is. Dee was educated and had the privilege to attend school. She could read unlike her sister Maggie‚ who could not read as clearly
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a decision of to whom she will give away two quilts. The oldest daughter‚ Dee‚ sees the quilts as cultural fashion while Maggie‚ the younger daughter‚ sees them as precious pieces of the people in her past. Walker illustrates an absolute contrast between the two daughters not only in their appearance but also their behavior and ideas. The story opens with Mama and Maggie waiting in the yard for Dee to visit. Mama is the narrator so we get a clear view on how she perceives things and feels
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has with Maggie and Big Daddy. The film Cat on a Hot Tin Roof‚ by screenwriters Richard Brooks and James Poe released in 1958‚ removes the homosexuality in the movie. Brick does not know who he is or what his sexual orientation is‚ and is afraid of not being able to achieve the masculine ideal. Brick represents the American male and an American society unable to confront homosexuality and individuality. The readers of the original play see the homosexuality when Brick talks to Maggie and Big Daddy
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first time since she left for college. Maggie the younger daughter has never left home. As the story unfolds Dee ’s motives
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the story is to show the social conflict between Dee‚ a representation of capitalism‚ and Mama and Maggie‚ representing traditional values. The story is narrated through Mama‚ whom best represents the importance of preserving heritage. Mama is uneducated due to the school closing down in 1927; supposedly‚ the African-Americans were getting too smart to continually be oppressed by the whites. Maggie‚ the youngest child of Mama‚ is an extreme introvert who moves with “chin on chest‚ eyes on ground
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