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Blanche for her true self? I argue that it is not because of his down-to-earth personality, or even for the good of his wife, but for his own selfish and arrogant agenda. Blanche is the protagonist of the play while Stanley is quite obviously the antagonist, and their conflict is the source of interest throughout the play.…

played a big role in portraying her character because it emphasized the difference in class of the Capitol and District 12. Effie wore a luxurious purple dress with a giant rose on top of her hair. By wearing this, the audience knows that the antagonists in the movie lived a prosperous life compared to the protagonist and because of their prosperity, it led them to gaining all power to control the 12 Districts. Other than the clothes, Effie wore purple makeup which emphasizes the oddity that…

Living in a “programmed” society as the ones depicted in the play A Doll’s House written by Henrik Ibsen and the film Water directed by Deepa Mehta, the main characters in these two works were all trapped by their religious faith and the social conventions during that particular setting. Both works were surrounding the theme of female rights and this showed how even in different countries and time, discrimination toward the women was the same. These difficult conditions incentivise the main…

In Miss Brill by Katherine Mansfield and Araby by James Joyce we notice many common things in both main characters. One is their fantasy. In both stories both of the main characters are deluded by their imagination and have made their imagination shape their way of living. In Miss Brill, a middle-aged woman has a lonely life, she has barely any social interactions thus she finds distraction by eavesdropping into other people’s conversations. Miss Brill lives in a fantasy of her own she enjoys…

1) Main Characters “The Story of an Hour” consists of two main characters. The main characters are Louise Mallard and Brently Mallard. The two are married and have a relationship that fits in with the time period. During the 1800s the husband expects the wife to do “wife jobs” and the wife must respect the husband. Understandably, Louise Mallard constantly feels burdened to live up to her husband’s unrealistic expectations. She does not realize it, but she longs for freedom to do what her heart…

the main character and the protagonist, Annie’s mother Mrs. John is the antagonist. They interrelate because when Annie is the only child, her mother is affectionate with her but as Annie gets older and her mom has other children, Mrs. John becomes distant from Annie and basically wants her to grow up and watch over herself. Annie sees this as a threat, so her mother is now like an enemy to her which is why she is the antagonist. Once the other kids come, her mother no longer has time for her…

In the play Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller utilize characters as a way of highlighting the features of the main character, Willy. Charley, a minor character in the play, is used as a crucial foil to emphasize Willy’s failure as a father and a salesman. It is Willy’s shortcomings that highlight the profound effect that humans and society itself have on individuals. Charley and Willy are rivals in the business world with Charley being the more successful of the two. According to Chester E.…

Inside the Workings of Mr. Rogaum Theodore Dreiser’s “Butcher Rogaum’s Door” is a short story detailing the accounts of a protective father and his young daughter in New York’s rougher part of town. Butcher Rogaum is dissected emotionally at the climax of the story. The synopsis is that even the hardest candy shell of a person can be melted down or broken from heart- wrenching experiences that affect our closest loved ones through life lessons. The main character, Rogaum’s tough love in the end…

The movie Jaws is a classic film which follows the “typical” film structure. Looking at the precise layout of Jaws, it fits with Blake Snyder Beat’s. The reason the Blake Snyder model is effective, is due to how many beats it contains. Fifteen beats doesn’t make it difficult to comprehend, along with extreme pinpoint accuracy. Combining the simplicity of the film structure along with the model, it’s a perfect combination for learning. The film starts off with the Opening Image, giving the…

Gender in the Bush Poe said that a short story is like a house, take one brick out and none of it will make sense (Griffiths, Lecture). This is because the short story, unlike a novel, is contingent on every detail within it, from setting to characterization to conflict. Henry Lawson’s short story “The Drover’s Wife” follows a heroic woman protecting her children during a snake attack in the midst of a thunderstorm. Set in the bush, it offers a surprising depiction of the strength and fortitude…