Stanley Cohen

tragic loss of her young husband by in scene two, when Stanley goes through Blanche’s suitcase looking for the bill of sale for the estate of Bell Reve, because he thinks Blanche sold the property, keeping all the money for herself, and swindling her sister out of the money. Stanley scatters Blanche’s evening wear, and holds out a fox-fur piece, asking Stella “You think she got them out of teachers pay?” (A Streetcar Named Desire, Scene Two) Stanley doesn’t find the bill of sale, but he finds…

“Human nature is complex. Even if we do have inclinations toward violence, we also have inclination to empathy, to cooperation, to self-control.” -Steven Pinker Pinker, a psychologist who wrote How the Mind Works, a study on the human brain, believes that human nature is made up of many different layers that reveal themselves at certain times and situations. On the other hand, William Golding, author of Lord of the Flies, believes that the core of human nature is evil and is subdued by societal…

recreations of these wars into films should give a much wider audience of different generations the privilege to learn about the pain and struggles that people went through. Based on the opening sequence of Full Metal Jacket (1987), I feel that the message Stanley Kubrick successfully attempts to display to the audience is that war affects people greatly and should be understood so that it will be taken seriously. In addition, I believe that Kubrick wishes to change the way people look at war in…

Star factor and personal relationships For a modern audience, it is easy to assume that the social ills of big budget Hollywood are a sign of decadent contemporary society. Social faux pas, dramatic falls from grace, and feuding spoilt starlets are a symptom of the ever popular celebrity gossip and rumour; now so instantly accessible due to the rise of internet technology. However, when we examine some first-hand accounts of drama and scandal present upon the sets and in the offices of big…

An Eerie Gray “Blood is thicker than water” is a very commonly used proverb. It portrays water as ties between friends. Blood being the bond within a family. I prefer the interpretations of authors Albert Jack and R. Richard Pustelniak. These men believe that it is the blood of the “covenant” and the water of the “womb” being described in the proverb. This allows for a different meaning; that the blood within a fellowship is stronger than that of birth (water of the womb), of which I agree…

Diana Baumrind often disagreed with the ethics of the Milgram Experiment; however, Ian Parker took on a different perspective than she. Diana Baumrind, author of, Review of Stanley Milgram 's Experiments on Obedience, claims in his experiments the ethics he possessed were immoral and wrong. Throughout her article she continually disagreed with everything Milgram had "achieved", starting from the first experiments results which appeared as a review in American Psychologist in 1963 (Baumrind 89).…

Few films have replicated the controversy of Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange (1971). Created during the ‘Golden age of American Film violence’ between the 1960s and early 1970s and based on the Anthony Burgess novella of the same name. The Orwellian, science-fiction film, catalogues the life and crimes of antagonist Alex Delarge; a young, violent and hedonistic deliquent with an enthusiastic appreciation for music, specifically German composer, Ludwig van Beethoven. Alex’s ‘droogs’, Dim,…

Stanley didn’t like Blanche because she thought she was better than everybody else. When all in reality she was worst than everyone else. Stanley didn’t like her attitude, but he was sexually attracted to her as well. Blanche is lost in a modern industrial society because in it she does not have a special position simply by…

Blanche DuBois: Functioning through Fantasy “We 're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we 're not alone.” This statement from Orson Welles perfectly sums up Blanche’s philosophy about life in A Streetcar Named Desire. Blanche DuBois is a young woman from a formerly rich southern family. Her life has been full of mistakes and tragedies that she can’t get over. She creates a fantasy life full of millionaires…

Obeying an Authority Figure Isn’t Always the Best Decision Why do individuals follow an authority figures’ instructions if it meant possibly harming another person? This situation was tested in the Milgram experiment to get a better understanding of why the Nazi’s followed orders that resulted in killing thousands of Germans during the Holocaust. In most cases, people would not harm another individual, but it’s an authority figure who is giving the commands so it is hard to say “no”. People obey…