Elysian Fields

At times when individuals become wrecked by reality, they tend to cast astray from realism and begin to survive within the depths of delusions and illusions. And so because of their choices to elude from the harsh reality, they lose themselves among waves of self-oppression and in the course of time suffer from differentiating what is reality and deception. An individual who fled from her cruel past and the reality that substantially made her the epitome of psychological hysteria is Blanche…

Feminism and gender is a recurring theme in Tennessee William's “A Streetcar Named Desire”. “Streetcar” focuses on many social aspect such as gender stereotypes, gender inequality, and misogyny and how they are implemented in the characters lives. This gender/feminist essay will be discussing how Tennessee Williams implements these ideas into his writing. Gender/Feminist criticism is the form of criticism in literature that focuses on feminism (“the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of…

and their ambition to succeed in their endeavors. Like Stanley, Mitch and their friends these men valued the work made possible by their own hands (McComb 2). A blue-collar job was a cool way of earning one’s living, especially in a place called Elysian Fields where they can commemorate their lives and accomplishment after the war. Blanche and Stanley do not get along because their sense of values and honor, which shows how the aristocrats and working man clashed. At the same time, Blanche…

group of idyllic islands that is quiet and beautiful. Elysian Fields and Happy Isles are two traditions that have shared concepts and mythological ideal places. This idealized “paradise” is relaxing and rejuvenating to the mind. This term became a staple of the pastoral works of poets becoming a rhetorical commonplace. Pope, Alexander. Ode on Solitude. Explains a happy man’s ease and simplicity along a farm with cattle, winter fire and long fields with bread. Usually a Locus Amoenus will…

The underworld was not just a place for evil people, but all mortals after they died. It consisted of many different parts, some being heavenly and peaceful like the Elysian Fields, some were just full of nothingness like Asphodel Meadows, and others were dreadful and terrible like Tartarus (Greek Legends and Myths). Hades himself was also not necessarily evil. He was usually shown as a very unyielding and unforgiving person…

written by the celebrated American playwright Tennessee Williams. It was first performed in New York, New York on December 3, 1947 at the Barrymore Theatre. The setting of the play is in and around a corner building in New Orleans, Louisiana named Elysian Fields. The main characters are Blanche Dubois, a talkative and seemingly prim and proper lady; Stella Kowalski, the laid back and more casual younger sister of Blanche’s; and Stanley Kowalski, the masculine, hard drinking husband to Stella.…

“The Gladiator” (2000) Directed by Ridley Scott unfolds an enthralling movie that tells the story of Maximus Decimus Meridias an honorable Roman General who saved Rome through his sacrifices, obstacles, and transformation. Maximus sacrificed dearly through his life, losing his family, title, and freedom. He left his wife and son on his land in Trujillo to command the Northern armies under Cesar Marcus Aurelius. He gave of nearly 3 years of his life away from his beloved family to serve his…

mythology it is reserved for the gods only. The souls of man all go to the underworld where they are separated by virtue into 4 fields. The field of punishment is reserved for evil men to face punishment for their lives. The Elysian Fields are for good men and heroes to be rewarded. The fields of Asphodel are where men who were neither good nor evil reside. Lastly is the Fields of Mourning. This place is reserved for those who were consumed by their tragedies while they were alive. In…

play. It is her arrival that sparks the series of events that alter the lives of the other primary characters. Blanche’s journey towards a breakdown that results in her succumbing to madness starts long before she arrives in the ironically named Elysian Fields. Upon her arrival, we are learn that she is from a world unlike the one she encounters on leaving the streetcar and throughout the course of the play this fact becomes one of the many barriers between her and her adversary in the play,…

and what it holds for humanity. Creating a world where all things can be explained by a higher being allows us not to search for answers. For instance, in Greek Myths there are explanations for death, which is one is sent to one of 3 places; Elysian fields for all those who are good, like heroes; Tartarus, the land of suffering and punishment; The Asphodel Meadows which is kind of like a purgatory where there isn’t good or evil. However, in the real world there isn’t no definite for the…