There is a fine line between toleration and building conflict; a line that is compromised in Tennessee Williams’ play, A Streetcar Named Desire. A Streetcar Named Desire is and intricate play that deals with the lives of three characters: Stanley, Stella, and Blanche. Blanche, Stella’s sister and a belle of the south, arrives to New Orleans after losing her family property and her job. She decides to move in with her sister and finds her living in a disorganized and troubled environment with her
only useful when performing their responsibility of being a daughter, sister, mother, and wife. Women’s purpose in life is to find a husband, have children and then spend the rest of their lives taking care of their
Othello and A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, use the threat or act of physical violence in an attempt to dominate women. In both plays controlling fathers deny their daughters wishes to marry the man of their choosing; in result, the daughters marry in secret outside of the laws of the city. In A Midsummer
our protagonists in King Lear by Shakespeare, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, and Lives of the Saints by Nino Ricci. These characters struggle in life due to the choices their loved ones have made, along with the choices they have made themselves. Expectations usually result in disappointment. Lear from King Lear expects his ideal life after retirement to be more pleasant, “‘tis our intent/ To shake all cares and business from our age, /conferring them on younger strengths while we
“Daddy, why are there so many kids asking for money?” At that moment of time, I had no answer to give her. Finally, I told her that Mexico is a country that lacks support for its indigenous people. That the government of Mexico does a poor job in taking care of its people in need. She responded by saying “our country gives a lot of free food to kids.” I then told her that a lot of countries in this world have the same issue. At that moment her facial expression turned somber. I can only imagine she
or a home; however, she was loyal and loved everyone that she was around. William Blake writes a story about a little black boy who is searching to find out who he truly is. The little boy in “The Little Black Boy,” finds love and acceptance in God after having a conversation with his mother and experiencing God’s joy. This next story
decisions, there was a feeling among Australians that equality had been achieved and Aboriginals should “move on”. Pearson challenges this perspective, quoting Indigenous rights activist William Cooper, “The taking of rightful belongings had not yet ceased…Will you, by your apathy, tacitly admit that you don’t care?” The rhetorical plea serves to arouse emotions of empathy, while the fact that the issues denied in 1938 remain virtually unchanged today adds to the feeling of inequality thus challenging
innocents, Uncas only killed anything in order to survive. While Magua and the Hurons revelled in what they believed to be the deaths of their enemies after they battled Heyward, Hawkeye, Uncas, and Chingachgook at the cave, Uncas did not show any pride or joy at killing an Oneida spy. Cooper describes Uncas as strong, talented, handsome and wise thus showing that he prefers the non stereotypical savage
that can drastically argue how humans are in a natural state. Throughout history, humans have shown great examples of civility and atavism, often with drastic consequences. One example of literature that talks about the nature of human beings is William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. In the novel, a group of British boys slowly transitioned into atavistic being stranded on an island for an extended amount of time. By the end of the novel, the boys’ atavism resulted in three deaths, massive damage to
Soundtrack to “The Catcher in the Rye” Song # 1: Lonely Street Lyrics by Andy Williams In this 50’s classic, Andy Williams expresses his desperate feelings of lost love and loneliness vividly, using the lower register of his voice. The song starts loud, and gradually gets softer when the story proceeds, and slowly fades away which create a gloomy, depressing, and lonely emotions. The tone of the song is perfect for Holden when he is saying goodbye to Pencey Prep forever, walking down the street