Comparing The Plays 'Right And Wrong Number'

5. According to Goffman, patients commonly create narratives about themselves in order to make more desirable self-presentations of themselves to others. In other words, patients will commonly make up past achievements about themselves in order to create a better self-image. In the movie, Georgina, who was Susanna’s roommate, was a pathological liar. Throughout the film, she continuously told lies in order to better her self-presentation. For instance, she threatens another patient when she says “My dad is the head of the CIA and he could have you dead in minutes”. She used this lie to portray herself as having powerful and influential family members and to depict herself in a better way to the other patients. Furthermore, Goffman writes, “One typically finds that he constructs an image of his life course – past, present, and future – which selects, abstracts, and distorts in such a way as to provide him with a view of himself which he can usefully expound in current situations” (Goffman 1961:498). This is seen through another character in the film, Polly. Polly is a disfigured patient checked into the mental hospital because of her schizophrenia and depression. She has various burns on her face and body and tells the other patients she was part of a bad fire. This causes the other patients to feel bad for her and show her sympathy. However, in reality Polly was not trapped in a fire, but rather she set herself on fire. If she told the other patients this, they would view

On the eve of Katie's wedding, she brings up the dress again. She is calmly told that she was adopted and is not of Amish blood. Katie seems to be okay until the next day, at her

In “Sorry, Wrong Number” a invalid woman named Mrs. Stevenson dies, and she dies from being murdered. In “Sorry, Right Number” the main character’s husband, Bill Weiderman dies, and his cause of death is a heart attack. Another difference is how the telephone is important. The telephone in “Sorry, Wrong Number” Starts the suspense of the story, while in “Sorry, Right Number” the telephone ends the suspense of the story, by explaining everything that happened. Another difference is that “Sorry, Wrong Number” was meant for the radio while “Sorry, Right Number” was meant for

In the passage, Katie is discussing how during her childhood, the Pye family experienced many traumatic events, where she was oblivious to it.

The theme that I think the story has presented was the growth of the character Tom. In the first part of this book Tom participated in many pranks and adventures not caring about the consequences that could happen after each prank or adventure. After witnessing a murder with his friend he shows a little bit of growth from the prankster he is. He had done the right thing to testify against Injun Joe. Doing the right thing helped him grow as a person and the reward of becoming more of an adult.” Auntie, I wish I hadn’t done it—but I didn’t think.” Chapter 19, pg.118 When Tom realized he had hurt aunt Polly by not telling her he was still alive. He tells her that he cares about her a lot. Tom had matured enough to take the blame for something he had not done to keep Becky out of trouble. Throughout the story he grew as a

Her family also grows with the introductions of new characters who become important parts of Taylor’s life. Two of these characters are her neighbors Edna and Virgie May, who let Taylor and Lou Ann leave “the kids with [them] on their front porch to be looked after... It was awfully convenient” (153). They always cheerfully assisted, and even when the child in her care was being attacked, Edna “saved her” (224). They aid Taylor many times, so she owes much to them. Another pair of characters whom the author acquaints Taylor with is Estevan and Esperanza. Almost immediately after they are introduced, they become great friends with her. Unlike many men she knows, she admits that she “...[likes] Estevan” (150), and he and Esperanza end up helping Taylor a great deal. A significant instance of this assistance is when Taylor is in danger of losing her child, Turtle. When she asks them if they will stay with her to provide “moral support” (264) during her search for a relative of Turtle’s that could help her, they “without hesitation...said they wanted to go with me” (264). Then, when she cannot find anyone, she asks them if they are willing to help her by pretending to be Turtle’s parents. This is a very dangerous task, but “they told [her], then and there, that they wanted to do it” (283). Taylor is indebted to them because they are always willing to support and help her

When Roberta wants to talk to her about what happened to Maggie, Twyla does not want to hear about it again and forget it. Roberta make Twyla listen and says that she did want to hurt Maggie, “because she couldn’t talk—well, you know, I thought she was crazy” (213). She says it is the older girls who kicks Maggie and makes fun of her. Roberta wants the older girl to do it and take the blame to Twyla and herself because she “wanted to do it so bad that day” (213). Twyla begins to grasp on what she said and told her that they were so young and did not understand everything around them.

When finding that moment, Katie vanishes into a slow sprint, because she is battered from the two men: “My first instinct is to run” (Henry 9). Once she is free from the two men she steals a car and stops at the unconvincing police, she halls to McDonalds to find her bathroom, food, and hiding. Hiding plays a significant role in Katie’s survival. Hiding is important once she meets the character Ty, because Ty conceals her in a trashcan in the back of the McDonald’s parking lot when the two men that were previously over her wakening body try to locate Katie. This relates back to the title The Girl Who Was Supposed To Die, because if Ty does not help Katie hide, she would be the girl

Inspector Calls was written in 1945 by John Boynton Priestley, renowned author. He subtly portrayed his socialist political outlook in his play, through the manner of the characters, and the goings on at the time. Inspector Calls was written during World War 2 so the dampened attitude felt by people at the time, might have reflected in Priestley choice to write a play about suicide. The play uses features of a ‘Well Made Play’ to generate a feeling of tension and suspension within the audience. It does this very well by using such features as; Exposition,

Could you believe an ordinary phone could be suspenseful? “sorry Wrong number” by Lucille Fletcher, and “sorry right number” by Stephen king. Both stories have a husband and wife. Both have to deal with a phone. Each of the stories have scary problems.

The soft, calming music stopped abruptly as Aubrey’s phone rang. A picture of Jenna and Aubrey sitting at the wharf, ice cream cones in hand glowed on the phone’s screen. As the phone repeated its shrill tone, Aubrey scoffed. There was no way she was answering; no way was she speaking to Jenna. Why would she call anyways? They had nothing else to say to each other. Aubrey looked over at the screen again and considered the beaming smiles on the pair’s faces. As the third ring ended she picked up the

Polly was sullen about Tom not having thought about her on the island, but he made up the dream to improve her mood on the situation (129). This scene highlights Tom's motives

Susie worries most about her gifted and petulant sister Lindsay. Lindsay is only one year younger but still is not told directly about what's happened to Susie; instead she hears telephone snippets and bits of conversations between her parents and the police. After hearing her father describe Susie's features, she asks her father not to lie to her, so he doesn't; but even answering her question, he can't face the truth of his words. Susie watches Lindsay sitting alone in her bedroom trying to harden herself. As the story unfolds, it is clear that Lindsay carries the hardest burden, because no one will ever be able to look at her and not think about Susie. By losing her sister, Lindsay is in danger of being robbed of herself.

The differences in this book is that Katie, in “Sorry, Right Number” has kids, Mrs. Stephenson from “Sorry, Wrong Number” has no kids. Mrs. Stephenson is an invalid lady, Katie is a healthy lady. Katie’s worrying about her daughter while Mrs. Stephenson’s is worried about her husband. In “Sorry, Right Number” a guy dies, on the other hand in the book “Sorry, Wrong Number” a girl dies.

‘Sorry, Right Number” and “Sorry, Wrong Number” are pretty different from each other.“Sorry, Right number” had a family and kids and the other one didn’t, just a wife and husband.