Chalonna Sanford Professor Brown English 101 23 October 2014 Compare & Contrast In the painting‚ Brooklyn Bridge by Joseph Stella and the photo Brooklyn Bridge by Walker Evans a comparison of the two artistic figures‚ colors utilized‚ perception‚ painting verses film‚ and the mood each creates reveals that the oil on canvas that Joseph Stella is the more interesting presentation of the Brooklyn Bridge. The two artists portray the same subject in two totally different ways that change
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rescuer. The protagonist‚ Blanche is a cultivated‚ intelligent‚ middle-age English teacher who comes to New Orleans to visit her sister‚ Stella and her husband Stanley. Her attitude to Stella and Stanley’s lifestyle is disdainful in contrast to their (the Du Bois sisters’) living conditions back in Laurel‚ Mississippi. Her attitude to the lifestyle of Stella and Stanley is disdainful‚ because there is a huge contrast between the sisters childhood‚ and the way they live in New Orleans. This disdain
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indicator of her fate later in the play. Williams portrays her as mentally unstable in a number of different ways. One of these ways is through her nervous‚ repetitive dialogue that is first shown in her meeting with Stella as she repeats “Stella‚ Stella‚ Stella‚ Stella oh Stella for star”. This has the effect of reflecting dramatic and erratic nature which is an indicator of her mental situation. Another way in which Williams shows Blanches mental state is through her constant‚ compulsive
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In A Streetcar Named Desire‚ several of the characters use illusion to make themselves more sociably acceptable. This is true especially for Blanche Du Bois. She will lie‚ or "elude" any chance she gets if it will make her look good. Stella uses the "illusion" of a happy marriage to make her life bearable. Some people such as Blanche would much rather live in a dream world of blissful ignorance than face the facts. On the contrary‚ Stanley is a business type of guy that thinks that false happiness
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Consider the characters of Stanley‚ Blanche and Stella and their behaviours in Scene 1. Using your own words‚ describe whether you think is reinforcing or challenging hegemony in “A Streetcar Named Desire”. I think Tennessee Williams is not challenging hegemony in the play “A Streetcar Named Desire” and it’s maintaining the cultural and social topics of the time. To start off‚ the characters of Stella‚ Stanley and Blanche are showing prejudices and discrimination by their actions‚ behaviour
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Blanche‚ Stella‚ and Mitch. On the other hand‚ the text also conveys how the patriarchy can empower men‚ through the representation of the character of Stanley. In the play‚ Stella can be seen as the usual oppression of the feminine by the representation of the patriarchy in Stanley. It is made obvious throughout the play that Stanley holds some ownership or authority over his wife. This is evident in scene three when Stanley ‘gives a loud whack of his hand on Stella’s thigh’ with Stella replying
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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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How does Williams portray the character of Stanley and his attitudes? In your answer you should consider Williams’ use of language choices and dramatic techniques Stanley is the primary male character in A Streetcar Named Desire. His dominating role encompasses the cultural values of Elysian Fields‚ where men are breadwinners and women are the homemakers. On first appearance Stanley is portrayed as a physically attractive man and dominating attitude towards his wife. He is he is a proud ‘American’
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Ave Maris Stella Ave Maris Stella is composed by Guillaume Dufay. He was born in approximately 1398 and died in about 1474. He was known as the innovator of the 15th century during the renaissance. When he was younger he was brought up as a choirboy in the Cambrai cathedral. That is also where he spend majority of his time. In about 1420 he was ordained a priest. From then on he got a degree and was appointed to many important and influential positions in the church. He traveled to many different
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In 1990‚ Frank Stella created a collage of colors and shapes know as Midnight‚ Forecastle (D-22‚2x). Named after a chapter from the book‚ Stella was inspired by the novel Moby Dick as he made this piece. Through the mix of various forms and different colors and shapes‚ Stella illustrates a scene of Moby Dick surrounded by the wild waters of the sea (Frank). Stella’s use of these elements for this depiction helps relay the impression of chaos and peril that the great whale causes for the sailors within
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