Book Review: Until They Bring The Streetcars Back

In Jean "Shepherd's "Endless Streetcar Ride into the Night" the thesis is that you are either great or you're not. He seems to portray this by saying "A star is a Star; a numberless cipher is a numberless cipher." A you are or you are not type of thinking. The story of his blind date shows the ignorance someone lives in and the moment their bubble is popped. "...lying on analysts' couches, trying to pinpoint the exact moment that they stepped off the track into the bushes forever." His older self is the more cynical way of thinking after his realization that he is a "numberless cipher" and his younger self is when he still thought of himself as a possible star. He keeps you interested by the contrast of his darker, older self and his hopeful

The play A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams, is a play about a woman named Blanche Dubois who goes to live with her sister after she loses her home in Mississippi. Between the hardships of her previous life and the way she is treated now, she is not in a good way by the time the play ends. She basically has a mental breakdown. There are three stages of Blanche’s mental state. She lives in a fantasy, Mitch rejecting her, and Stanley raping her, Blanche is mentally unstable by the end of this ply.

This essay, The Myth of the Model American Family, is a discussion of the concept of an ideal family in the different perspective specifically social, cultural and economic. This is also an attempt to identify the structural changes in relation to the global development and the international economic crisis that immensely created impact on their lives. However, the discussion will limit itself on the different identifiable and observable transformations as manifested in the lifestyles, interrelationships and views of family members and will not seek to provide an assessment of their psycho-social and individual perceptions.

A short amount of time has passed after Blanche’s encounter with the stranger following the departure of her to the mental institute, Blanche is wearing her piece of silky white robe. In her bag is a small bottle half full of liquor that she has slipped past the doctor. Whilst Blanche drinks to escape the feeling of regret she sings “Paper Moon” just so the doctor in the front seat of the car cannot hear her. Constantly taking sips of the strong liquor, she hums the song to herself until there is no more liquid in the glass bottle. Blanche looks up into the ceiling and tips the bottle upside down in hopes of the small puddle at the bottom to come out. With no liquor left in the bottle, Blanche frustratingly throws the bottle out of the window

Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams are each widely considered to be two of the most illustrious and groundbreaking modern American playwrights, and their signature work -- Death of a Salesman and A Streetcar Named Desire – respectively, are also their most tragic pieces. Miller’s Death of a Salesman is, ultimately, a play focusing on the tragic consequences of Willy Loman’s unwavering belief in the American dream and its associated progress and success, where he is tragically too human, believing the values that matter in family are equally important in the world of business. Similarly, Blanche DuBois in Tennessee William’s Streetcar feigns her appearance and refuses move on from her past life of luxury, holding onto and creating new desires

He’s been sending me postcards all of these years, every month or so. And, you let me think that he’d forgotten all about me? My own father. And you did it for me?” (26) Another relationship issue is brought up when Steve returns home from his Thunder Bay wrestling tournament with his dad, who he had crafted a strong relationship with and learned many secrets. When Steve’s mother comes home that night, Steve uses all of his might to hold back exploding at his mother. However, Steve does tell his mom that his father told him everything. Steve wants his mother to realize that he knows the truth behind his father abandoning the two ten years prior; Steve’s dad was ousted merely because of his mother’s selfishness. Ultimately, these two relationship issues weigh heavily on Steve and his mother’s relationship.

An american childhood is a memoir of Annie, the main character. In the beginning of the book, Annie dillard is five years old. Annie’s neighborhood is always silent because of all the men leaving to go to work. She attended a catholic school, but that changed since all the women in the neighborhood stay home, her mother made her stay as well. She wishes there was another war for her to use her gun. Her mother usually made her go outside and enjoy watching the clouds. Annie gains imagination by finding a monster under her bed which in reality was a car’s light that made the shadow. She decides to make a portrait portraying the past war. She makes trips down to the Homewood Library, which is located in a rather poor location. Annie spends most of her

ntroduction: Family is an integral part of many American’s lives it shapes how we grew up, how we interconnect with society, and how we choose to live our lives. “The American Family” by Stephanie Coontz is an essay comparing the way of the family from several points in time to show what changes have come about for better or worse. Her points may be biased and in order to seek confirmation of her points, the memories of individuals who have lived through the longer span of time will provide incite as to whether others agree with her. I have conducted such an interview with my grandparents Linda Jolliffe, being 70, and Earl Jolliffe, being 73. By reading Coontz’s essay aloud I was able to record and analyze their thoughts and opinions from their perspective, and compare theirs with mine while taking a look into why bias has such an effect when writing.

In the classic fairytale of Cinderella, the main character is trapped in an abusive household. However, Cinderella’s self-perception of optimism and hope, enables her to believe that ultimately, her life will naturally improve with these attributes. True to her convictions, Cinderella gets her happily ever after by going to the ball where the prince falls in love with her. Cinderella is saved from her evil. On the other hand, Cinderella can be viewed as a victim who does nothing to enable herself to escape her abusive reality, insteads helplessly waits for fate to intervene. She does not confront the situation nor independently strive to improve her circumstances. Correspondingly, how individuals act when faced with conflict is strongly influenced by their self-perception. It is possible to become confused between reality and illusion, which is determined by their level of self-awareness. In Tennessee Williams’ play, A Streetcar Named Desire, the character of Stella struggles between the control of her husband and sister. Throughout the play, this conflict is demonstrated as she struggles with becoming aware of her abusive household and the contrast to the fairytale illusion she desperately clings to. Ultimately, Stella’s choice to maintain her illusion, rather than confronting her reality, is due to the self-perception of her need to depend on others and desire for idealism, which overall controls her fate.

As children grow up in a dysfunctional family, they experience trauma and pain from their parent’s actions, words, and attitudes. With this trauma experienced, they grew up changed; different from other children. The parent’s behavior affects them and whether they like it or not, sometimes it can influence them, and they can react against it or can repeat it. In Junot Díaz’s “Fiesta, 1980”, is presented this theme of the dysfunctional family. The author presents a story of an adolescent Latin boy called Junior, who narrates the chronicles of his dysfunctional family, a family of immigrants from the Dominican Republic driving to a party in the Bronx, New York City. “Papi had been with

Families acquired a new form and with it a myth of the American family was created. The myth of the American family is one where “father knows best, mothers are never bored or irritated, and teenagers rush to the dinner table each night, eager to

Manny and I both have issues with our dad relationships. Manny tries to deal with all the things that his family puts on him. It makes him feel like a burden to him family. Even though it looks like he is fine being a burden, but he does feel like he is worthless in the family. He keeps all of his emotions in because his dad will get mad at him if he releases his feelings. There is a couple of examples in the book that shows how his family blames everything on him or puts more things on Manny’s buden. Manny’s mom says, “He’ll blame it on you for not watching over her. He’ll say it’s your fault…” (Martinez #156). In this quote it shows how

It explores the family dynamic of the Ewell family, the Radley family and the Finch family and addresses the different mentalities of families with different socioeconomic statuses.

In the opening two scenes of ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ by Tennessee Williams, the audience has its first and generally most important impressions formulated on characters, the plot and the mood and tone of the play overall.

When the reader meets Cal, he is heavily burdened by guilt. Early in the story, Cal and Beth are having lunch when Cal tells Beth he does not feel guilty. Once Cal is alone, however, we learn that this is not the case: “He does not believe himself to be innocent. It has to be his fault” (34). Right before Cal thinks this, he is debating the roles of being a father. The reader learns that Cal values the skill of being able to see signs of trouble with his kids. When Con tries to kill himself, Cal feels as though he failed as a father because he didn't see this coming. Cal is a man who thrives on order and control. Cal loses both these values that he bases his life on in a matter of seconds. His “failure” as a father is something that changes