Bodice

uses plastic theatre to encompass that using symbolism in staging. From the star her polarising difference to her surroundings is made apparent as ‘her appearance is incongruous to the setting’. This is referring to Blanches ‘white suit with a fluffy bodice’ and it’s stark disparity with the ‘weathered grey’ houses of Elysian Fields. As the play progresses it is evident…

The Great Depression Two sides of fashion • Poor vs very rich • Economic depression of Western world vs • 1930’s elegance, clothing trends determined by very wealthy, movie stars, celebrities, Hollywood • Combination: Simplicity & elegance The Great Depression on women’s fashion • Modesty both economically and culturally/fashionably • People felt less frivolous and adventurous with their clothing when enduring hard times; practical garments for daily wear • "Thrift is the spirit of the day.…

clothing”. Clothing for the orphans were limited. The clothing was manufactured by the state women’s penitentiary and was purchased by the home for the children. The girls’ uniform was black or gray dresses that donned a square neck line with straight bodice to the elastic waist and flared somewhat to the knees. It was a thick cotton and not comfortable, especially for a girl who wanted to play ball. The children from the state school, at this era, did not participate in extracurricular…

Examining the text from a feminist view point shows the narrative is a phallocentric text, concerned wholly with Gabriel’s perspective and his role as master of ceremonies at the party, presenting Gabriel as a stereotypical male; part of the dominant patriarchal culture of that time. As aforementioned, the conventional syntagmatic structure is that the novella is in three parts, and in each part Gabriel makes a mistake which has a profound effect on his sense of self with a woman; Lily and her…

able to arrange a last good bye from their father for a little while. Susanna goes back to the house with Joseph but the rest of the family keeps on going to Boston. The first person on trial is Bridget bishop, she is the ones who wears the red bodice, she is egging them on. Susanna doesn’t go but Joseph does and he says it is terrible. She is found guilty and on June 10th she is hanged on Gallows Hill. “They denied her any council” (Rinaldi 194) this connects to the conflict of external…

A Thousand Splendid Suns An action will deal with any circumstance. However, the situations one has been in, and the challenges one has experienced determine that action. In Khaled Hosseini’s novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, the protagonist, Mariam, has to face many hardships in the city of Kabul. She learns how to endure her real life situations. It takes friendship, strength, and sacrifice in order to endure life. In order for a person to endure a challenge, that person needs to have strong…

Each time is symbolic of one of snow white's favored qualities. First the queen tries to kill her by choking her with a bodice; “The unsuspecting Snow-White stood before her and let her do up the new lace, but the old woman pulled so quickly and so hard that Snow-White could not breathe.”. This is symbolic of the shadow covering up her white skin, her innocence and an internal…

Vincent Van Gogh is one of the most renown artists of the late nineteenth century. Decades after his death, his portraits, landscapes, and scenes of everyday life are marveled at in museums across the globe. Most recently, from Winter ’16 – Spring ’16 The Art Institute of Chicago curated an exhibition titled Van Gogh’s Bedrooms, revolving around the artist’s series of paintings of his bedroom in Arles. The fame however came after the Van Gogh’s death, and he experienced a drought in buyers for…

Nathaniel Hawthorne is a descendant of Justice John Hathorne, from the infamous Salem Witch Trials in 1692. The trials reveal the Puritan religion and community to be perilous force. Nathaniel Hawthorne is also the dark romantic author behind the literary classic, The Scarlet Letter. The Scarlet Letter is a novel that serves as a commentary on Puritan beliefs. Puritanism in The Scarlet Letter is unjust and extremely flawed compared to the popular religion of Catholicism. Although Puritans are…

Snow White, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s protagonist, is situated in a society that is dominated by vanity in the fairy tale “Snow White”. Regardless of her attempts to escape the influences that society poses on women and girls of all ages, she remains fixated on beauty as well. As a result, Snow White is unconsciously conditioned to believe that luxurious or pretty items are worth sacrificing one’s life for in the tale. Appearance, and more importantly the extent to which beauty can supplement…