Willy Wonka

In 1941 the Willys MB and Ford GPW was created for military use. The Willys and Ford have a short name called Jeep, Jeep was standard for 4X4 off road vehicle. The Willys and Ford were created to move groups from point A to B. They were also used to get the soldiers to medical attention faster. The Jeep was produced to help the USA military. Why was the willys produced as a 4x4? Why wasn't the willys produced in 4 seat forms and not more? The Willys was one of the best military vehicles built…

Anna Funder’s literary journalist text Stasiland explores the lingering impact that the former German Democratic Republic had upon its citizens. Through investigating the struggles faced by individuals in rebuilding their lives within unified Germany, Funder acknowledges that the horrors of the GDR are still controlling those who once lived under its communist regime. Through the victims Funder interviews, she identifies that as East Germany is rebuilt, so too are its people, as they attempt to…

When an individual goes through a transition it usually affects each person differently as many obstacles can prevent them from having a successful change. It will involve challenges to face and difficulties to overcome, which is evident in Willey Russell’s drama play ‘Educating Rita’ and Slam Poetry of The Streets: ‘CAPITAL LETTERS’ by Omar Musa at TEDxSydney ‘Educating Rita’ consists of two characters: Frank and Rita. Frank is from the mid-upper class, the individuals who have tertiary…

Remaining within Old Lines: An Examination of Daphne Berdahl’s Where the World Ended In Where the World Ended, Daphne Berdahl explores via ethnographic study the creation and evolution of identities in the town of Kella. Located within the 500-meter Schutzstreifen along the Grenze (the inter-German border during the Cold War), residents of Kella experienced strict surveillance from the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and lived with additional regulations. Berdahl presents Kella as floating…

Educating Rita “Transitions into new phases of life can affect perceptions of individuals and society” “Educating Rita” a play by Willy Russell composer and play write explores how transitions are revealed through the change of perceptions of individuals and society through the two protagonists Frank and Rita. In conjunction with “Then and Now” a poem by Aboriginal activist and poet Oodergeroo Noonuccal, explores the impact of the assimilation policy on aboriginal culture. Through…

window” . The entire idea of Frank’s office as a metaphor. This represents the world of academia and the outside can symbolise the upper class culture, therefore, the only way between the two is Frank’s office, in fact the idea of the “window” used by Willy Russell to show a new opportunity for both of the protagonists. Rita brings with her a "small can of oil" which she uses to allow the door to open effortlessly; this is ironic because she is trying to making her conversion smooth. The idea…

For Willy, his adventurer / explorer brother, Ben, and his salesman hero, Dave Singleman, are images of success, but the character of Ben is fantastical and the achievements of Dave are idealised and exaggerated. Using these as his benchmarks, Willy can never achieve the success he so desperately craves. Through a series of flashbacks in the play, where we witness Willy's persistent efforts to make the American Dream a reality for himself and his family, Miller launches a scathing attack on the…

“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”-Ronald Reagan, President of the United States, 1987 (“Ronald Reagan: ‘Tear Down this Wall!’”) The ideas of communism may seem suitable on paper, but when enforced on an entire country, is devastating. One of these most profound examples of communism is the Berlin Wall. Communism changed the country of Germany; East Germans directly experienced the confinement of a communistic government. By the building of the Berlin Wall, there was an increase in violence…

confronting, exciting or transformative. In class we have studied the play ‘Educating Rita’ by Willy Russell and the feature article ‘The REAL Sarah Harris’ to provide us with examples of individuals that experience transitions that provide them with growth and change. These transitions allow the individuals to move to a better chapter in life giving them an improved attitude towards the world and themselves. In Willy Russell’s play ‘Educating Rita’, we as an audience follow the journey that the…

he should espouse. In order to understand Willy Loman and the struggles with which he is dealing, the society in which he exists must first be understood. He is relying upon a slightly different set of values and motivations than everyone else seems to be, and this sets him apart. A prime example of the rest of society is Willy’s brother, Ben. In sociological terms, Ben is a classic representative of the old, 19th century middle class, while Willy represents the new, dependent, salaried,…