Alma Winemiller Character Analysis

Notable in the play, is the choice of soliloquy in lieu of dialogue to develop the story. The tale unfolds as the characters communicate their personal viewpoints directly to the audience with little dialogue between characters. The actors did a fine job, with Jimmy Castro, as the trainer, Austin Eastlee as the preacher, and Allison Garcia, as the ballet girl being the most compelling.

In the novel Sold by Patricia McCormick, Lakshmi is a 13 year old mountain girl who lives in Nepal. She has been sold to somebody as a prostitute for 10,000 rupees but she doesn't know that. The value of a human life is more than just a dollar amount.

On February 18, 2017, I attended a play production at the Bean Brown Theatre located at Shelton State Community College. The name of the production was The Real Queen of Hearts Ain’t Even Pretty. As a spectator of the play, with no foreknown knowledge of its content, I enjoyed the play. It had many comedic components.

They really played up the stakes they were given; especially the Baker and his wife. Their urgency to need to lift the curse off of them was played up and caused the audience to relate to their needs. Julia Wilkinson’s portrayal of the Witch was outstanding, not only did I feel fully emersied in the world she had created with her performance. Her singing ability made her part in “Prologue” memorable and made me excited for the rest of the production. I also felt like Chase Guthrie’s performance as the Baker was on par with Julia’s. Not only was his character funny and a sense of comic relief; but in the moments of pain Chase really made the audience believe him and empathize with him. He seemed fully given over to the character which made the highs in the plot higher and the lows even more heartbreaking. I however I felt as though some of supporting cast took away from the performance. It was apparent that the director and cast decided to play the supporting characters in a more comedic way; which for the most part was great and gave a lighter tone to more intense pats, but sometimes caused it to come off as surface level performances. For the most part I felt as though the performances were outstanding throughout and only the added ill-timed comedy took away from the

Jimmy knows too well the agonies of abandonment. First, when his mother, Cecilia, ran away with Richard to pursue a better lifestyle. Then, due to his father’s, Damacio Baca, alcoholisms and violent behavior; he also had to leave Jimmy behind. In spite of the drawbacks from abandonment to being a maximum security prisoner in Arizona State Prison, Jimmy preserver’s the darkness of prison by overcoming his illiteracy. However Cecilia and Damacio is not as fortunate as their child; Cecilia is shot by Richard after confronting him for a divorce and Damacio chokes to death after he is released from the detox center(Baca 263). Therefore the most significant event in this section of the memoir, A Place to Stand by Jimmy Santiago Baca is the death of Jimmy’s parents.

In John Updike’s short story “A & P”, a dynamic and round character expresses his subjective attitude towards his views, a plot twist causes him to realize his future. Sammy an opinionated cashier at A & P grocery store does not agree with his Lengel, his manager after he reprimands a particular group of customers at the store. Sammy’s further actions cause him to face the true reality of his future.

At first glance, Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour,” Susan Glaspell’s Trifles, and Henrik Isben’s A Doll House seem to have nothing in common. However, the short story and plays have many similarities. Particularly, five women from these tales— Louise Mallard, Minnie Wright, Mrs. Peters, Mrs. Hale, and Nora Helmer—make drastic decisions that appear to be motiveless. Without context, any reader could be confused by Louise’s death, Nora’s departure, and Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale’s unanimous effort to cover up the murder that Minnie Wright committed, which also seems to lack serious motive. However, all of these women’s settings, situations, and lives have connections that make their motives similar. Emotion motivates all five women—not just

In part one of the novel The Tortilla Curtain, Delaney Mossbacher has many personality traits that do not convince the reader he is a pleasant, all-American family man. Delaney shows narcissistic tendencies. His racist thoughts and actions are quite apparent, and Delaney’s lack of emotional intelligence becomes evident. Delaney Mossbacher Is not the man you may have been deluded to believe he is.

Andy Fickman directs a hilarious rendition of 12th Night, one of my many comedies, in his film, “She’s the Man”. The teen flick lacks darkness, wisdom, and a prank, however, its attention to detail, similar plot structure, and similar characters resemble essences of 12th Night. The three main differences do not detract from the film, for my play loosely inspired “She’s the Man”. There are many nods to my life and 12th Night, nevertheless, some are more difficult to find than others. Noticing the connections between the two pieces excites me. It is rewarding to see interpretations of your work, especially popular ones like “She’s the Man”, for imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Thus, I appreciate that my story affected Fickman and inspire him to rejuvenate my story by adding modern twists. “She’s the Man” remakes 12th Night fantastically because of differences in the main characters, Viola and Duke, characterization of supporting roles,

The journey of the Joad family takes course during the period of the Great Depression in United States. This century brings extreme hardship upon families across America. Especially for the Joad family as they are also affected by the Dust Bowl in Oklahoma. The economic decline and natural disaster cause the family to relocate and abandon their home, and their past. In times of crisis, the Joads must endure the loss of family, property, and a home. The Joads travel west to California in hopes of finding new jobs and a new home. On their 2,000 mile journey a leader arises among the family. Ma Joad becomes the leader of the family, she learns to control her emotions and act for the greater cause of her family’s survival. Ma Joad possesses the

The journey of the Joad family takes course during the period of the Great Depression in United States. This century brings extreme hardship upon families across America. Especially for the Joad family as they are also affected by the Dust Bowl in Oklahoma. The economic decline and natural disaster cause the family to relocate and abandon their home, and their past. In times of crisis, the Joads must endure the loss of family, property, and a home. The Joads travel west to California in hopes of finding new jobs and a new home. On their 2,000 mile journey a leader arises among the family. Ma Joad becomes the leader of the family, she learns to control her emotions and act for the greater cause of her family’s survival. Ma Joad possesses the

Abner was the Sarty’s father and he had a fascination for provoking fires. Abner was emotionless and violent; he had an emotionless voice, grey eyebrows, and pebble-colored eyes. His body was stiff, and he used to walk with a limp because he got shot one time he was trying to steal a horse during the Civil War. According to Abner, he had the right to revenge on anyone whom he believes have wronged him.

Oliver Parker’s (2002) film adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s play ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ is sadly completely consumed by the romantic comedy style, masking Wilde’s key concerns and detracting from important comic elements of the play. This can be observed through the varying representations of characters, the film’s lack of contextual jokes, the more prominent sub-plot between Dr Chasuble and Miss Prism, the addition of music and the way in which dialogue, while remaining true to the play, has lost meaning in the film.

Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu portrays the narrator Laura as the prey of the vampire Carmilla, who is later acknowledged as the Countess Karnstein Mircalla. Laura is isolated living in the castle in Styria, and dreams of having friend. As a child, she sees a mysterious figure in her bedroom, who is revealed to be Carmilla. Twelve years later a carriage crash brings Carmilla into the narrator’s life. When she was welcomed into the schloss, she was not believed to be a vampire. When Laura’s health began to deteriorate and no medicine was helping, is when it was then discovered that Carmilla is not who they thought she was. The carriage crash expresses the secretive nature of Carmilla. She was silent about her past and would disappear during the night. The way she was introduced also expressed a secretive nature of her character.

The main characters of the play, Hannah and Martin, had strong and successful performances in terms of their body movements, chemistry, and portrayal of their characters. Ali Basalyga, the actress portraying Hannah, was excellent in demonstrating Hannah’s transition from an awkward, shy, and self-conscious young girl in the beginning of the play, to becoming dominant and powerful at the end of the play. While most of the actors did their characters justice, there were some minor faults that seemed to stick out like sore thumbs. In terms of vocal quality and articulation, for example, Basalyga definitely stuck out--her occasional fast speech and slurred words caused sentences to pass, unheard by the audience. Had she spoken slower at times, her role would have been more understandable and therefore, more powerful. I have seen other plays in the past, “The Glass Menagerie”, for example, in which Basalyga also portrayed the main character, and again, articulation proved to a problem for her. One character that did not add to the success of the production was Gertrude Jaspers, portrayed by Emily Paparazzo. Paparazzo’s soft tone of voice and perceived shyness to be on stage, made it virtually impossible to hear what she was saying for minutes at a time. Her movements on stage were awkward and