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highlighted the “representation of familiar things in a way that is accurate or true to life” (Google). “Reality is the state of things as they actually exist and is the perception of things as they actual exists” (Google). In Miss Julie written by August Strindberg, this play displayed his attempt at representing realism. Creating reality in theater requires implanting realistic points such as characters, actions, and dialogue that is accurate to real life. Foremost, characters are a main part of

However, verbiage can be an act of violence as well. The phrase, “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me is false. Your tongue has no bones, but is strong enough to hurt another person. Like in the play The Stronger by August Strindberg where Miss Y is verbally insulted countless of times. Whereas in the play Variations on the Death of Trotsky by David Ives one can see the physical violence by the tragic murder that occurred. After distinguishing where the violence is

1800’s Strikes Pullman Strike: The Pullman Strike was a nationwide railroad strike in the United States on May 11, 1894. The American Railway Union (ARU) against the Pullman Company, and the government of the United States, President Grover Cleveland. The issue began in Pullman, Chicago, on May 11 according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pullman_Strike.org about “4,000 factory employees of the Pullman Company began a strike in response to lowered wages.” According to https://www.britannica.com

The Piano Lesson, Two Trains Running, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and Joe Turner's Come and Gone. Michael Downing's title clearly reflects his claim on these plays which is; "Restoring the Myths: Converting Stereotype to Archetype in Five Plays of August Wilson (1997)." Downing argues in his doctoral dissertation that

into disagreements. This is shown in the play “Fences” by August Wilson which is full of tension between the main character, Troy, and his various family members. Troy’s many bad decisions and mistakes cause a lot of hate to be directed at him and a lot of arguments ensue throughout the play. August Wilson uses many narrative elements in the play to make it more interesting and show the tension more clearly. Overall, in the play “Fences” August Wilson uses narrative elements such as father-son conflict

This past weekend, I experienced the University of Virginia Drama Department’s production of August Wilson’s Seven Guitars. This performance was wonderfully entertaining, and I applaud the department for choosing this play in particular to perform. Its themes, which focus on the desire to achieve success, acceptance, and a greater knowledge of ones place in the world in the face of adversity, are as relevant today as they were when Wilson first conceived this play. The plot pays special attention

Patrick Rothfuss, an American writer, once said, “It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.” Rothfuss explains how storytelling is always a part of everyone. Stories are told in different ways, and those stories shape the person tremendously. Many of the stories told today are what shape the audience. In “The Things they Carried”, by Tim O’Brien, and the film “Big Fish”, directed

Both Rose and Troy Maxson in August Wilson’s Play Fences make the most of family life despite numerous obstacles both internally and externally. Rose knew that Troy was damaged yet loved him and made sacrifices to build a family. In contrast, Troy is emotionally unavailable due to past and present conflicts and is a resentful husband and father who provided the bare essentials to his family in the forms of money, shelter, food, and clothing. Although, both Rose and Troy think of escaping to an alternate

August Wilson is a well-known playwright from the 1980s, in which he wrote and published the “Pittsburg Cycle”, a series of plays about struggling black families in the city. In Wilson’s 1983 play, Fences, the topics of oppression and betrayal are discussed through the trials of a family living in Pittsburg whom the odds are seemingly stacked against. This play was made into a movie, where the trials and tribulations of this family were brought to life. Troy and Rose, husband and wife of eighteen

Franz Kafka wrote this Letter to his Father in November 1919, but it was never delivered. After writing the letter by hand, he got it typed, and it is not known whether he wanted the contents of the letter to reach the public eye at the time of writing or not. When Kafka asked his friend Max Brod to destroy his writings at his death, and Max Brod's refusal to do so brought them to the world, this letter too was part of what he received, which was eventually published in its entirety in 1953. The