Analysis Of The Stanley ' The Stanley Parable '

Jonathan Yardley was a book critic for the Washington Post and a Pulitzer Prize winner for Criticism. In an occasional series from The Post, Yardley critics one of the most notable novels from the past: The Catcher in the Rye. His objective is to persuade his readers that The Catcher in the Rye is neither a well written book --as many claim it is-- nor a book that is deserving enough to be labeled an “American classic.” Yardley uses a sardonic, yet criticizing tone along with rhetorical devices such as antithesis, hypophora, understatements, and epithets to support his thesis and help the reader perceive the book from his position.

The evidence of masculinity in scene three is shown through dialogue, stage direction and description of the surroundings. The introduction to the dramatic purpose of the poker party demonstrates Stanley's domination over his friends through the way in which he makes all the decisions about the game. He also shows domination over his wife by hitting her during an argument.

is almost contradictory, considering that the character does all he can to put the other characters out of their way, throughout the play. It is through dialogue such as this that audiences are alerted to the fact that Stanley intrinsically fails to consider the implications his own needs and wants have on other people. Instead he is the one in control, the only person invested with power and subsequent command, therefore the only one taken into consideration. A final show of authority is his over powering presence within the poker games. Here he makes powerful statements, passing judgements on the symbolic game, and asserting dominance.

The novel begins with Stanley being wrongly accused of stealing a pair of sneakers owned by a famous baseball player. Due to his adversity, Stanley is sent to a juvenile detention facility ironically named Camp Green Lake. This camp resides in the middle of a desert, and is composed of disobedient kid who are forced to dig holes to“build character”. Stanley possess several Christlike traits, such as: his wounded and blistered hands from digging so many holes, the agony he possessed from dehydration and all of the physical labor he was subjected to, Stanley’s optimistic and self sacrificing character who risked death to save his friend Zero, Stanley’s patient and cordialness with other kids, (this trait is especially displayed when he is teaching his friend Zero to read) Stanley’s kindheartedly when he shared his sparing amounts of food and water with Zero, Stanley use of humble transportation due to his family's reduced budget, Stanley was last seen with the thieving kids of the camp and the thieving camp administrators, and finally,when Stanley returned to the camp, full of kids who committed several crimes and freed them from their grueling jobs of digging holes. In conclusion, characters, such as Stanley Yelnats IV are paralleled to Jesus Christ to exemplify their suffering, hopefulness, and other divine character

The stories would not have the same effect if they were from anyone else’s perspective as they put the reader in place of people who are uneducated. The seven players lack of education serves as their downfall, while the reader learns with Sylvia through Miss Moore’s lesson.

“I swear to God I’m a madman” (149) Holden Caulfield says, revealing the wicked nature of J.D Salinger’s 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. The book follows 16 year old Holden Caulfield in his days spent alone on the streets of New York City after getting kicked out of prep school. During this time Holden goes on an alcoholic rampage, fueled by hate and filled with anger towards anything he sees as phony. The book has been the cause of major controversy since its release, with schools across the country banning it from the realms of teaching for decades. Now, it is read in many high school literature classes because of its alleged similarity to the way teenagers think. The Catcher in the Rye should not be taught to young, impressionable teenagers in public schools because of its rampant profanity, glorification of alcohol and tobacco use, and narration by a mentally ill, generally horrible person.

It is known that humans require interaction between each other. As a result we tend to get attached and depend on them. We tend to advocate others from groups and keep to the same people. J. D. Salinger explores this in his book in 1951, The Catcher in the Rye. This book is beloved by many because it is so easy to connect to, even our generation now can connect to Holden and some of the things he goes through. The story is about a boy named Holden, he gets kicked out of school multiple times, and instead of telling his parents he wanders around New York in search of someone that cares and that he can make a connection with. Growing up is hard, and we need human connection to make through the hard times.

Stanley is portrayed in a negative light throughout the play, with his mind mainly focused on himself. Williams paints this impression of Stanley by emphasizing the importance of his possessions by describing, “his car, his radio, everything that’s his.” (25) At first glance, Stella and

Stanley is the antagonist in The Streetcar Named Desiree by Tennessee Williams. Stanley is a man that likes control. His can be described a poor; middle class man. This man physically and emotionally abuses people. From the beginning, he treats Blanche, his sister-in-law, as the enemy.

Some of these issues can also be seen with The Stanley Parable. It is an interactive one-player game where one needs to either follow the instructions given by the narrator or not follow them and play through the nineteen different endings. Although this game delves into very existential topics like freedom, bravery, and power, its purpose is also very definite, which is to entertain the audience by playing through the game. The game is able to employ specialized language by using the narrator’s voice. For example, in the Freedom ending one can hear the narrator saying, “Now the monitors jump to life. Their true nature revealed… The lives of so many individuals reduced to images on a screen and Stanley one of them … where freedom meant nothing.”

Stanley’s actions are intense and mostly uncalled for, Stanley is heavily motivated by the past and

Stanley Kowalski is a man in control of his home life. In his examination of gender roles in this play, Christian Bauer argues that Stanley is “a stereotypical macho” (19). He is someone who uses physical violence and animalistic behaviors to establish his dominance. His wife, his friends, and Blanche become targets when he feels they have

Telltales game exploits the players empathy that causes the player to think they are following an inter(re)activity through irrelevant decision making. An article by Smethurst, Toby, and Stef Craps, “Playing with Trauma: Interreactivity, Empathy and Complicity in The Walking Dead Video Game.”, suggests the “games ability to involve the player in the game world through inter(re)activity”(Smethurst and Craps). Smethurst and Craps illuminate on complicity, where

Narrative- The narrative of The Stanley Parable depended heavily on what choices you make throughout the game. If you make all the wrong choice the narrative turns into your enemy or you can break the world. If you make all the right choice you get to make it to freedom with a please narrator. The choices or lack thereof make the narrative of this

Do you think your life is lousy when you’re grounded for getting a D on a test. Well, you’re clearly still not living in a wasteland. You weren’t arrested and forced to dig holes after all, but Stanley Yelnats was arrested and forced to dig holes. These are just a few reasons Stanley exists in a wasteland.