Becky's New Car Reaction

In the “Red Convertible” by Louise Erdrich the theme is evident. Throughout the story he shows that situations in can have life altering effects. Erdrich takes the reader on a journey of two brothers whose names were Lyman and Henry. He covers us from the time they buy their first car, to the time of the death of Henry, the older brother. He uses a myriad of literary devices to bring the story across. Erdrich used the reservation as the setting because it foreshadows the loneliness that each character experiences. In addition, he uses the reservation to symbolize the hardship and loneliness of life in the Lyman and Henry. He uses the red convertible to symbolize the journey that each brother went through. In addition,

The situations and informal diction or vernacular in the play create an atmosphere of familiarity with the audience, and this familiarity helps the audience to realize that Troy, Rose, and Cory are just like them. Wilson’s technique of drawing the audience in is a method of breaking down social and racial barriers that existed during the time depicted in

The first words you hear are “punch me” which blows your mind. It makes you ask, “why would someone want to be punched?”. As the play goes on you find out why and it makes you take a step back to realize just how serious this topic is. Just like the production A Chorus Line, you felt for the characters and that connection you had with them only developed more and more throughout the production. One example of this would be how one of the main characters, “Amy” felt throughout the duration of the play. Amy felt that she was alone, and no one would be there for her while she was enduring something that no child should ever have to undergo by themselves. The second example would be “Ester” who was so willing to do anything Amy asked because she wanted friendship and acceptance so badly. The beginning of the play was filled with Ester constantly asking if she was punching her correctly or could do anything to help Amy. This really connects to us as young adults and adolescents because we are constantly looking for acceptance from our peers. This was shown very clearly through the characterization of Ester throughout the

Many, if not all, plays are written to evoke thoughts from people in the audience. Through their scripts, authors deliver messages about their opinions on various issues ranging from gender roles to class ranks. These messages are developed to provoke thoughts and questions from people who experience performances. In the play Rome Sweet Rome, the Q Brothers Collective use both new and old theatrical techniques to make parallels between the Roman and United States governments by addressing issues involving women’s roles in society, class rank, and homosexuality. The play uses methods both similar and different to other classic plays to deliver a message that is relatable to issues in today’s world. This message is enhanced through the use of acting styles, set design, costumes, music, and lighting.

The family is faced with conflicts, particularly amongst the siblings as they seek to establish whose dream is superior. It becomes more difficult for Lena to make the right decision in the midst of the conflict because her wish is to please everyone. The play is about the black family that struggles with racial prejudice and economic hardship. The underlying importance of the play is in the way it shows the value of dreams, importance of family, and racial discrimination.

Connie has a tendency to daydream, so she daydreams about Eddie and thinks about “how sweet he always was, not the way someone like June would suppose but sweet, gentle, the way it was in movies and promised in songs” (625). She is soon snapped out of this fairy tale when a man named Arnold Friend confronts her. He actually treats her like she is the grown woman that she wants to be and this aspect is very scary for Connie. He pulls up driving a car and his car is a symbol for an underlying theme in the story. It is evident that only men drive in the story, never women. The only time a woman drove in the story is the dent in Arnold’s car and written in it was “done by a crazy woman driver”(627). Not only is Connie young, but also she is a woman and the car represents the mobility and freedom that women do not tend to have during this time period. Arnold says things to her that mirror her search for independence. He knows so much about her, from her name to her family’s name, to the fact that her whole family was gone at the time. He was the perfect package representing independence in a way that Connie was familiar with. He stood in a relaxed way, he wore clothes that she recognized, his smile was friendly and dreamy, and her talked in a “singsong way”(629). Despite all of these factors, something was still not right about him in Connie’s eyes. These factors

“A Streetcar Named Desire” is not only considered to be the best play written by Tennessee Williams but is also arguably one the greatest plays ever written. The play has a very Shakespearean sensibility with a southern twist while also having an original complexity woven throughout the entire body that became unique as William’s signature artistry. The most important attributes of the play is the construction and motivation of the characters, the juxtaposition of illusion and reality, as well as the relationship between the dialogue and stage directions. The play’s characters are ultimately defined and driven by their gender identity and sexuality, hence the title “A Streetcar Named Desire”. This is evident in the number of

Each and every individual develops some sort of perspective and opinion on many different subjects, objects, and people throughout life. However, these perspectives are prone to change. The play, A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams is a great example of new outlooks on life making an effect on personal beliefs. It shows the denouement of two opposing perspectives and how they can eventually damage or even destroy an individual. Some ideas

1. Thesis statement: As stated in the discussion, the three primary characters in this play thoroughly illustrate the concept that people are different from what they seem.

In Paula Vogel’s “How I Learned to Drive”, we follow our protagonist nicknamed “Lil Bit” on a gut wrenching, and downright disturbing journey through her adolescence, told as a series of narrations, monologues, and flashbacks with the occasional interjection of a PSA like voice over. The play recounts the physical and emotional abuse Lil Bit encountered from the ages of eleven to eighteen at the hands of her uncle Peck, while he teaches her to drive.

changing attitudes toward life and the other characters in the play, particularly the women; and his reflection on the

What’s great about this play is gives us insight into the past and focuses on an average family and provides lots of material to do a feminist analysis of.

The story of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, talks about how the husband Stanley treats his wife Stella like a slave. Most guys can be either alpha or gentleman in the story. Now American audiences would mostly agree that there are struggles of marriage, abuse, mental health, and most guys are imperfect in this world. I do agree play A Streetcar Named Desire will work for the modern American audiences because most people can relate to it.

To begin with, in this play the author unfolds family conflicts that involve its characters into a series of events that affected their lives and pushed them to unexpected ways.

look at both of the aspects of the play. In my piece of writing I