Department Store Window Mannequins: A Fictional Narrative

The play Cyrano de Bergerac written by Edmond Rostand was written based off the life of the real Cyrano de Bergerac. Even so, the setting of the story itself contributed greatly to the character Cyrano de Bergerac and the development of the story itself. Overall, the play has very specific stage directions and gives a very detailed description to the setting for every scene. This helps the character develop as the story continue and while also giving background and mood to that scene in which it describes. For example, things like the season being autumn in act five and “the green lawn has turned red” (page 199) and “spots of darker color formed by box shrubs”(page 199) showing how death is coming and being represented by the falling leaves and it’s change in color. The setting of the play also gives cultural background to the society in that time period.

The enforcement of specific gender roles by societal standards in 19th century married life proved to be suffocating. Women were objects to perform those duties for which their gender was thought to have been created: to remain complacent, readily accept any chore and complete it “gracefully” (Ibsen 213). Contrarily, men were the absolute monarchs over their respective homes and all that dwelled within. In Henrik Ibsen’s play, A Doll’s House, Nora is subjected to moral degradation through her familial role, the consistent patronization of her husband and her own assumed subordinance. Ibsen belittles the role of the housewife through means of stage direction, diminutive pet names and through Nora’s interaction with her morally ultimate

Depicted in the photo is a scene in the middle of a social gathering. Every inch of the still life themed piece is covered in cheese-doodles (the walls, floors, people, chairs, table, lamp, glasses). The subject matter is the models and mannequins within the photo. There are several mannequins in a room, positioned to appear as if they are interacting with another, each having its own reaction. They are mostly placed standing, one in a chair, but all suggesting they are engaged in a conversation. Spread out amongst the mannequins are a few models with their dinner attire festooned with cheese doodles.

Dark under the sun Are you afraid of the dark? I assume that everyone is, right? Darkness always represents evil. In many cases today, darkness relates to death, ghosts, slaughter, and sin. Light, in contrast, is often a symbol of hope, justice, life, and saints.

Carmen is in the stage of contemplation on attending church again. She remains undecided, so action is not expected now. Carmen attended church weekly before her arrest. Carmen is insecure with her place in the church and feels unsure how members would react. Her Grandmother is urging Carmen to join the youth group to ease her back into the church community. Carmen’s therapist is going to help Carmen work on her anxiety about church.

The Pastor came to the congregation and began to worship the Lord as he was led, and presented words of praise. Afterward, he asked the members to turn with him to the scripture reading for the morning. Pastor Horne proceeded with the reading of scripture in the King James Version. Granted, the Pastor did not use sermon notes. However, after he finished delivering his message, he came down from the pulpit and opened the doors of the church for those who had not accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and personal savior (Horne, 1983). An offering was taken up, then the minutes was read, and lastly the benediction.

Once service started Pastor Mark went to the front of the room and opened service with a welcome and announcements. After announcements Pastor Mark told everyone that he was going to change things up for this Sunday. So instead of worshiping first he gave his sermon. Pastor Mark preached on Paul and how even in all his pain and suffering, Paul still had joy. Once the sermon was finished, Pastor Mark showed us a short clip relating to the message and then we split off into prayer groups, based on gender.

When visualizing the inside of the church in Salvation, my mind pictures a large white chapel with double wooden doors out front with cement steps leading to the entry. Atop the church a large cross or steeple signifying a house of worship. A place where young and elderly come to share a common ground. If you were to pass by this church during a midweek or Sunday sermon one can almost hear and feel the earthquake caused by singing, praying, and clapping bustling from the church doors and windows. Stepping into Auntie Reed’s home church old wooden floorboards meet your feet making your presence known amongst entering the building. Creaking floors lead to heads turning. A late church attendee will always be noted.

After the worship music, a short video was shown. As the video ended, Pastor Reynolds stood up from the congregation where he worshiped with us. He was dressed casually, in jeans and a button up shirt. He prepared the congregation by explaining that the message he would deliver was not only one that people do not like to hear, but it is a worthy and necessary part of the church. During this time of year the United Methodist churches focus on tithing.

"So what, your life's just one day of shit-reeking demons after the next? That sucks, dude. No wonder you've got something stuck way up your-" Wynonna's eyes intimated she silently chided herself, even though he looked almost amused. Almost. A hint of a smile that could've actually just been a trick of shadows. Feeling him trying to size her up, Wynonna almost felt a little frenzy of insecurity. Everyone in town's mind was pretty much made up about her, no one had freshly judged her in a long time, and she wasn't sure she missed the feeling. She'd been trying her best with the curse, with Revenants, even to be a better sister, and it was uncomfortable to have someone stride in the middle of all that trying and try to put those jagged pieces

People of the church, such as the elders, greeters, pastor, and ushers, were walking around greeting and conversing with the attendees as we waited for the service to begin. We made our way to the main chapel as the music had started to begin. The first thing I noticed as I walked into the main chapel were the three projector screens hanging from the ceiling. Also hanging from the ceiling were rows of studio lights and spot lights pointing towards

To conclude the sermon, the pastor invited her children to come up to the front of the church and sing a fun, interactive song before we headed out. After the song, the pastor thanked us again for coming by and she wished us all well on our journey in life and through Christ. The AXIS instructors then corralled us out and we all hopped into the vans to go back to church and go to

The door slammed several times as the church ladies helped by quickly carrying in the stack of dishes and the leftover food. Inside they peeked in to look at Ma for a last goodbye. The Miz Dovie made the mistake of asking if there was anything Alma needed before she left. Since she was sleeping peacefully, Alma let the preacher’s wife settle in the bedside chair to watch Ma, and raced to get as much done as possible in the few stolen minutes. She set plates and silverware in the sink in boiling water and soap and did the best to put away food.

In “A Doll House” by Henrik Ibsen was created during 1800s time period. This play helps shine a light on the gender roles of the 1800s while also creating a twist that was uncommon for this period. During this time period, women were left home to oversee the domestic duties, while men went to commuted to work (Hughes). Men were seen as physically superior but morally inferior to women; which is also portrayed within this book (Hughes). This play marks the beginning of Henrik Ibsen’s realist period, which he explored the ordinary lives of small-town people (Kirszner and Mandell 881). This “modern tragedy” helped make Ibsen famous internationally because of the real-life story it captured (Kirszner and Mandell 882). Henrik Ibsen uses an array of literary devices to help keep the reader captivated from beginning to end. Three of the most prominent literary devices used by Henrik Ibsen are symbolism, foreshadowing, and an array of themes. These literary devices help transform a basic play into a complex story of lies and deception.

A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen, portrays a young married woman, Nora, who plays a dramatic role of deception and self-indulgence. The author creates a good understanding of a woman’s role by assuming Nora is an average housewife who does not work; her only job is to maintain the house and raise the children like a stereotypical woman that cannot work or help society. In reality, she is not an average housewife in that she has a hired maid who deals with the house and children. Although Ibsen focuses on these “housewife” attributes, Nora’s character is ambitious, naive, and somewhat cunning. She hides a dark secret from her husband that not only includes borrowing money, but also forgery. Nora’s choices were irrational; she handled the