Philip Glass

“Things always have a way of figuring themselves out.” That’s what my dad always would tell me when I was younger which, in a way, relates my life to Jeannette Walls’ in The Glass Castle. He told me that whether or not things had problems over time or in a matter of seconds, they would always figure themselves out. I carry those words with me as a reminder that things for me were really hard at one point, but in the end they figured themselves out. My parents divorced when I was twelve years old…

Have there been that one or two people that affected your life in one way or another, and do you remember that story in your life? Well “The Glass Menagerie” written by Tennessee Williams in 1944 is a tale with many stories that are ties by family. The setting is the key to each one. The characters are also each independently living in a tale of their own even thought they are related. The time period is also a key to the story in the play. This is one of the most telling illusions that is being…

Romanesque Architecture How and why did Romanesque Architecture emerge? Why did it evolve in style? Give specific examples (two to three buildings) to illustrate the development of the Romanesque architecture during the Medieval period. Introduction (Central idea, thesis statement) This essay aims to investigate how and why the Romanesque Architecture came about and its transformation in style during the medieval period. By using examples such as the Durham cathedral in Britain, and the The…

The Glass Menagerie One of the many aspects of The Glass Menagerie that fascinates readers, is that it relies so heavily on memory while exaggerating the emotional value of events that take plays throughout the play itself. The word ‘nonrealistic’ is repeated several times in its stage directions solely to highlight the fact that it isn’t supposed to be depicted as actual reality. A character that represents the fantasy element of the play is Amanda, who is arguably the antagonist of the play…

Impossible Escape from Reality In the play, The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams, the Wingfields yearn to escape from their frustrating reality. Williams displays that the family inevitably lives in their own illusions to survive in inescapable reality. A close reading for three elements of character, plot, and symbolism reveals the family’s attempts to escape the reality end. Williams uses characterization to show the difficulty of escaping reality. Tom escapes his disappointing reality…

BananaFish represent many thing in JD’s salinger’s story perfect day for bananafish. Bananafish are a fictional animal whom live in the ocean. They go into holes full of bananas, and eat until they are full, but cannot get back out of the hole again and die. One thing the banana fish represent is the journey from childhood to adulthood. Seymour, the character who came up with the idea of banana fish, went to war, and suffers from PTSD or depression because he commits suicide at the end of the…

Ann Morrison published a book, titled Breaking the Glass Ceiling, in which she describes the problem: the glass ceiling is a barrier "so subtle that it is transparent, yet so strong that it prevents women from moving up the corporate hierarchy." From their vantage point on the corporate ladder, women can see the high-level corporate positions but are kept from ‘reaching the top’ (qtd. in Breaking the Glass Ceiling 190). Although women make up half of the workforce in the United…

Tennessee Williams is a Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright who struggled with drug use and his dysfunctional family. Williams grew up in the early 1900’s His early life likely influenced his plays, which is reflected in both The Glass Menagerie and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. In these novels, there are themes of family dysfunction, and often there are similarities to Williams’ own childhood: for example, the frequency of drugs and alcohol and the strange dynamic of the families in the novels.…

“Although wolves normally live, travel, and hunt in packs, occasionally a young wolf will choose to leave the pack and set out on its own.” In the novel, The Glass Castle, the protagonist and author, Jeannette Walls showed many characteristics of a wolf; she was strong, independent, and tough. Despite the challenges she faced, Jeannette fought through whatever life threw her way. Jeannette learned that with perseverance and self sufficiency, she could achieve whatever she set her mind to.…

To escape the harsh means of reality, humans gravitate to. Some people fear dreaming, while others live to dream. Tennessee Williams’ play The Glass Menagerie presents three incomparable worlds: dream, reality and memory. The members of the Wingfield family in The Glass Menagerie hide from the reality and choose to live in a dream or a memory. Williams conveys that each character have their own dreams with are ruined by the real world. The whole Wingfield family chooses to live in a dream or a…