1. While many young actresses chase the Hollywood dream, it was the other way around for Nina Dobrev after being discovered by an agent while studying at the Armstrong Acting Studio in Toronto. It's totally understandable. Who can ignore a face like this? 2.…
In the film “A Streetcar Named Desire” there are multiple scenes that have conflict between appearance and reality. The plot of the film is ambiguous and it ends without a resolution. The incredible camera work and techniques that Elia Kazan did, created a feeling of confusion and misjudgment, making the audience want to see more. On the other hand, Kazan’s film main character Blanche DuBois, is played by Vivien Leigh. Furthermore, Vivien Leigh, creates a divergent character in the film who fights between her reality, fantasy and the judgements that are made towards her.…
In the essay “Notes On ‘Camp’,” Susan Sontag in 1964 tried many ways to define the word “camp”. In the movie “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?” directed by Robert Aldrich in 1962, two sisters in a love-hate relationship fight with each other. The term “Camp”, can be applied to the movie largely because Jane and Blanche both odd and different and. Surprisingly, Bette Davis did not win an Oscar for best actress as she convincingly portrayed one of the oddest characters in this movie.…
CONFLICTS BETWEEN HOPES AND DREAMS A Paper Presented to Ms. Cordia Regis Jesuit High School In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course English 1 by Ana Kistle 12.3.15 CONFLICTS BETWEEN HOPES AND DREAMS A Paper Presented to Ms. Cordia Regis Jesuit High School In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course English 1 by Ana Kistle 12.3.15 The first African American woman to write a play for Broadway was Lorraine Hansberry, with her famous play, A Raisin in the Sun.…
Entry 1- The Relationship between Matt and Kate Throughout Crow Lake, Kate and Matt show their exclusive love and respect for each other. Kate esteems Matt as a teacher and as a father figure because he guides Kate throughout her childhood and motivates her to explore the horizons of possibilities by pursuing post-secondary education. Matt exposes Kate to biology and teaches her about the ecosystem of the pond near their home. They both share similar enthusiasm for biology; however Matt has more passion for it than Kate. When Matt and Kate visit the pond as children, Matt regularly teaches Kate.…
Prompt: How is the theme of appearance versus reality dealt with differently in A Streetcar Named Desire and Blue Jasmine? “Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing.” However simple these words may seem, this is perfectly epitomized by Tennessee William’s theatrical masterpiece, ‘A Streetcar named Desire’ to the modern adaptation ‘Blue Jasmine’ directed by Woody Allen. A streetcar named Desire and Blue Jasmine touch on the same themes and consequently share multiple similarities and scant differences between Blanche Dubois from ‘Streetcar named Desire’ and Jasmine from ‘Blue Jasmine’.…
Daphne du Maurier 's novel Rebecca, is a good example of unique and intriguing writing. It has achieved critical praise inarguably due to its uniqueness in literature especially as compared to those which fall under the female gothic category. The author uses attractive themes which can easily attract the masses throughout diverse generations. This book exposes a story of a narrator who faces lots of challenges not only in her marriage but also in her social circle. There exist certain controversies connected to the reason as to why the author did not give Maxim 's second wife a name throughout the novel.…
The title of this play can be deceiving, but in actuality this play shows the twisted boundary between reality and illusion. Blanche and Stella cross the border between reality and illusion many times in the story. Although, distinguishing which is reality and illusion is quite a difficult task. Tennessee Williams uses symbols, stage directions and mood to show how Blanche’s world differs with that of reality. Meanwhile, Stella suffers a world that is as real as Blanche’s world.…
Blanche Dubois is a wealthy, up-scaled, classy woman, at least that is what she wants people to believe when she visits her sister in New Orleans. Blanche, a character in Tennessee Williams’ play, “A Streetcar Named Desire”, has gone through many tough trails in life. Although she would like nothing more than to forget her past and start fresh, she makes decisions that end up hurting her rather than helping. Throughout the play Blanche’s sanity slowly fades away as she finds turning her fantasy into a reality more difficult than she once believed.…
Blanche Dubois is the protagonist of the play “A Streetcar Named Desire” written by Tennessee Williams. Her character is portrayed as a middle aged woman who is supposed to be a going crazy because she drowns in her own thoughts. Blanche is able to keep her thoughts together, but “ critic Anca Vlasopolos interprets Blanche’s downfall as a demonstration of William’s sympathy for her circumstances and a condemnation of the society that destroys her” (Blanche Dubois An Antihero). Blanche herself says that she doesn’t want realism she wants magic,that shows forth in her character’s personality and her standard of living. Blanche is meant to be portrayed as a woman of fancy living, coming from a family of riches and even using her name as being…
As Peter Goldsmith asserts, some men did not ignore the intellectual capabilities of women; however, they still believed that women should suppress themselves in the private sphere, because that is where they belonged. Finally, Laurence Senelick 's The Changing Room: Sex, Drag, and Theatre, reinforces all these concepts by providing important background information on theatre and how gender hierarchies worked within it. Annotated Bibliography Bird, Kym. Redressing the Past: The Politics of Early English-Canadian Women 's Drama, 1880-1920.…
"Funny Face” is an American musical released in 1957. The film was written by Leonard Gershe and directed by Stanley Donen. It stars Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, and Kay Thompson. Astaire plays a fashion photographer who "discovers" a beautiful clerk (Audrey Hepburn) in a Greenwich Village philosophy bookstore. The photographer, who works for Quality magazine, convinces the chief editor, played by Kay Thompson, that this girl is the fresh face the publication needs to offer the public.…
Rhetorical Devices in A Room of One’s Own Virginia Woolf’s work is admired, despised, and loved, but above all, it is remembered as a bold expression to empower women and persuade the world about the potential women possess. A Room of One’s Own was originally lectures Woolf presented to two women colleges that she later compiled into an essay and published in 1929. As the colleges asked her to speak about the topic of women and fiction, she was lead to examine themes such as feminism and anti-war. This feministic work of inspiration is shaped by a plethora of rhetorical devices including ethos, persona, characters, epigraphs, and symbols.…
The study of literature is very complex and multifaceted. While writing can and does often speak for itself, a great deal of works can be understood more thoroughly by understanding the historical and social influences that may have impacted the author. The most affecting stylistic influences often take the form of literary movements. Studying these various movements can help offer insight into the mind of the author and the story they are telling. One of the more interesting and lesser known literary movements is naturalism (Newlin 24).…
Virginia Woolf 's “Professions for Women” is a speech that she wrote for an audience of women sharing her personal experiences in becoming a successful author. Written in the 1930’s, women entering the workforce was an particularly taboo subject. In a profession where monumental success is already problematic, factoring in being a woman of a patriarchal society makes it virtually impossible. Throughout the entirety of the speech, there are various stylistic writing elements she uses to convey her message. Although the consistent contradictions take away from Woolf’s credibility, in “Professions for Women”, her strong use rhetorical devices and most of the figurative language communicates her ideas effectively.…