Frank Capra’s 1938 film, You Can’t Take It with You, wealthy businessman Anthony P. Kirby wants to buy twelve properties, but one person will not sell, holding up the entire deal. His son, Tony Kirby, wants to marry his stenographer, Alice Sycamore whose family is anything but conventional. Ironically, Alice’s family lives in the home that will not sell. The Kirby’s disapprove of Alice, but she wants them to meet her family before she accepts Tony’s proposal. When Tony arrives at Alice’s home on the wrong day purposefully. The police arrive at the Sycamore household and while they are there fireworks ignite, prompting the police to arrest everyone in the home, including the Kirby’s. They are held in the drunk tank and Alice’s grandfather, Martin …show more content…
When Grandpa leaves the building in the first scene, the frame captures the elevator closing. Capra immediately cuts to the Sycamore household by Rheba opening cabinet doors in the kitchen, as if the audience traveled inside the Sycamore home. Many special effects are used when all the fireworks ignite in the basement when the police come to arrest the Sycamore family for “disturbing the peace”. The sound and smoke add to the hectic feeling of this scene. The harmonica is prop which is shown throughout the film. First, Alice gives the prop to Grandpa, then Grandpa slips it in Mr. Kirby’s pocket while they are in jail, then at the end Grandpa and Mr. Kirby play a duet on their harmonicas. Capra makes sure the harmonica is a focal point in each of the different shots it appears in. The harmonica is symbolic of their new family unity. Another prop which Capra focuses on is the “Home Sweet Home” sign which hangs in the Sycamore living room. The sign is constantly falling off the wall and everybody puts it back in its place. The prop is symbolic of the importance of family and how everyone must work together. It is also one of the last items left in the home before the Sycamores move
stories of personal breakdown. It is a symbol that home is not the best place because
Through the short journey that Holden goes through in the novel and the interactions and experiences, fights and struggles that Holden partakes in, the reader watches and is delivered the authors ideas on life. There are three main symbols that directly introduce the theme and these symbols those are the red hunting hat, the ducks in central park, and the carousel. By using these symbols the author shows the literary ability of being able to skillfully use symbols as a tool.
Lorraine Hansberry’s first and most obvious symbol used in her play, is Mama’s plant. Mama’s plant is really old and it lacks very much of what it needs to maintain healthy and stay alive. The plant symbolizes several things. One of the things it represents is Mama’s care for her family. Just like Mama -cares for her plant even though it is old and lacks nourishment. She still takes car^&e of it, waters it, and gives it the sunlight it can get. This represents Mama’s care for her family because her family is falling apart but she still cares for them, gives them a roof to live under, and she has hope that things will get better. Another thing that Mama’s plant represents is Mama’s dream. Mama has a dream of someday having her own garden and a house of her own. Mama’s quote in Act I Scene I, “Well, i always wanted me a garden like i used to see sometimes at the back of houses down home.
Every elected position in the United States government has either a term limit or a reelection cycle. The President can serve up to two four year terms, while senators and congressmen serve, respectively, six year and two year terms, at the end of which they have to run for reelection. This system of reelection and, in the case of the president, term limits, gives a chance for new faces, new minds, and new ideas, to be brought into the political world. However, the last branch of government does not seem to abide by any of the rules set forth for other branches of government. The Supreme Court most definitely plays a valuable and influential role in the long term of American politics, however the current way the Court is run does not make it an effective agent
The Glass Paperweight and St. Clement's Church-symbol: Winston buys a paperweight in an antique store in the prole district that comes to symbolize his attempt to reconnect with the past. Symbolically, when the Thought Police arrest
Before I get to the main story line, let me explain the symbolism behind the
This culminates in Stephen’s father taking him aside and imparting a very strong warning concerning the Polack. “‘Them Wops and Bohunks and Polacks has gotta lotta funny ideas. They ain’t our kinda people. You gotta watch them.’” This strongly implies that Stephen is supposed to view nas an intrusion on their way of life. In the eyes of his father, anything that does not naturally conform to their idea of social normativity is a threat and must be treated with caution. This introduces further constraints on Stephen’s life, intensifying his inner conflict and bringing the story as a whole to a climax. Despite these warnings, Stephen makes a conscious decision to continue his relationship with the Polack, signifying that he will not acquiesce entirely to his father’s pressures and will attempt to retain his identity. “The wind howled until Stephen expected it to wrench the roof from the camp. When the Polack began to tremble and moan, Stephen hesitated for a long time before he reached out to wake him.” Feeling more conflicted than ever regarding the Polack, Stephen still chooses to wake him from his nightmare. He chooses to push back, albeit in a subtle way, against the many constraints that have been imposed upon him. To elaborate on this theme, the symbol of the glass roses is introduced through a story told by the Polack. Although they were shattered by the falling of bombs, these
The mood of the speaker changes to guilt as the speaker and her mother realize they would "crawl" with "shame" and leave an "emptiness" in their father's heart and yard. The author negatively connotes "crawl," "shame," and "emptiness" to invoke a more serious and shameful tone. The beginning of the conveyed a more matter-of-fact and pragmatic tone, but changes into a more sentimental one by the end to convey family is more important than the money. The symbol of the tree represents the family, and connects it to their father's hard work and dedication to the family. If they were to cut it down, it would be symbolic of their betrayal. Imagery of the tree is used to describe the freedom and beauty of the tree as it "swings through another year of sun and leaping winds, of leaves and bounding fruit." The tree represents their family bond and how strong it is even through the "whip-crack of the mortgage."
Throughout the play there are three main symbols; the bird, the bird cage and the jar of preserves. The bird symbolized Mrs. Wright and how she loved to sing because the bird was always singing. As the play progresses Mr. Wright grows annoyed with the bird and kills it. The canary’s death represented how Mrs. Wright is dead inside from her neglectful marriage. The bird’s cage symbolized the cage of a marriage Mrs. Wright was in. She felt trapped by her husband’s emotional abuse. When the bird cage broke, it represented the death of Mr. Wright and the freedom that Mrs. Wright felt after breaking free from her long, painful marriage. The last jar of cherry preserves symbolized how Mrs. Wright was still standing. After a failed marriage and losing her bird, which was the one thing she cared most about, Mrs. Wright managed
b) This play has several strong themes. Identify one of them. How does the symbol of the house contribute to the theme? Support your answer with two references to the play.
Another good symbolism for that, Stella Rondo talking about cutting off Papa-Daddy's beard, which clearly is his pride, her Momma’s wooden spoon which she had repeatfully been said holding showing her place as the supposed caretaker of their family, and Uncle Rondo's pills that symbolize that his mind his full there.
The conch shell is the opening symbol in the novel and lasts roughly to the very end of the story. The conch is found by Ralph and Piggy, which they use to summon the boys together after the crash. “We can use this to call the others. Have a meeting. They’ll come when they hear us—" (Golding 16). The conch represents civilization and order on the island. In the start the conch is given to a boy
The stove fire symbolizes Mr. and Mrs. Wrights’ relationship. The fire had gone out of their relationship. The stove fire going out made the house freezing cold, and caused the jars of preserves she had worked so hard on, to crack and break. These jars represented the warm and caring life that Mrs. Wright longed for. When the house turned cold, as did her relationship, the jars would crack and break, just as Mrs. Wright’s emotions, leading her to murder her husband. All of the jars were
In my search of goals, I decided I wanted to become Sales Executive and achieve top Sales Executive status in a Fortune 500 Company.
“I need feminism because we need more sexy blond female CEOs but not more female miners and other jobs in those kinds of fields. They are not glamorous enough. Women should not have to get on their knees and work hard unless they want to get backstage at a weekend concert.” Man-hating femi-nazis are plaguing the world with their rants about “misogyny” and flashing their naked bodies to men and expecting not to get objectified. This is the way the world ends, not with a bang, but with a breast. Modern-day feminism is often regarded as something that is no longer needed, because women of the 21st century have the same rights as every other person; and many people also believe that the purpose of feminism is to try to make women the hierarchy of society—that feminists genuinely believe that they are superior because they are women. But, neither are true. The true intention of feminism is NOT to degrade men and preach that women are high and mighty and deserved to be treated better, but rather that all sexes be treated the same way in all aspects of life. Women and men in America in the 21st century are not treated as equals in social, economic, or political aspects of society, ergo feminism—the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities, is still a necessity in the modern society of America.