"A STREET CAR NAMED DESIRE." ... Williams" character, Blanche Du Bois, is the protagonist in the play, "A Street Car Named Desire." ... (Blanche Sc9) Adding to Blanche's distress is the loss of Belle Reve, the family home and dealing with the deaths of many family members, all of which she had to cope with on her own. ... She felt the need to prove that she could satisfy or be desired by men. ...
The most obvious symbol used in A Streetcar Named Desire is its title and the actual reference, in the play, to the streetcars named Desire and Cemeteries. ... [Blanche says, " They told me to take a street-car named Desire, and then transfer to one called Cemeteries and ride six blocks and get off at Elysian Fields"] (s.1, 6). Williams seems to be alluding to a belief that desire leads to death, even though it is not meant physically, but rather in an emotional aspect. ... Soon after the death, she lost her job due to having an affair with her student. ... This was the symbolic meaning to ...
Deception and Illusion in Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire Blanche DuBois succinctly summarizes herself and her vision of the world with two words: "I misrepresent."" (A Streetcar Named Desire, hereafter SND, p. 117 ). ... Death is expensive, Miss Stella."" ... Alice Griffin observes that "On one level Blanche's opening words ask directions of the woman on the stoop; on another they symbolize her life journey and state a major theme of the play: They told me to take a street-car named Desire, and then transfer to one called Cemeteries and ride six blocks a...
The desire for positive popularity can be defined as the thirst for public acceptance through "good" actions as opposed to "bad" actions. This type of desire is less common and seeks the approval of authority rather then other teens. ... The action packed movie, The Fast and the Furious, for example is about street racers who race their cars on city streets at extreme speeds for enjoyment. The movie had influenced kids to be just like them and to race their cars on cities streets that they see in the movies. This in several cases has led to many deaths due to racing without the experience requ...
It is at this important juncture that cars and culture collide. ... In 1941, the United States had 29.5 million automobiles registered, by 1950 49.3 million were registered and at the close of the decade some 73.8 million automobiles were on the streets. ... By 1950, Detroit had caught up with demand following the switch from war production and stopped offering "drab, clunky, warmed-over, pre-war designs and automakers decided to give Americans what they assumed they really desired- "big, powerful, flashy new cars-not next year-now!" ... These finned creations would remain the staple of car de...
The family spends its' time on street corners, singing church hymns, and reading verses from the Bible. ... Eventually, these people steal a car, and Clyde runs away to keep himself from being apprehended by the police. ... His desire for social prominence completely overtakes his view of doing the right thing. ... She is hopelessly in love with Clyde; Clyde is hopelessly in love with his family name and his new circle of friends. ... Clyde meets his death, by execution, as a result of his lies and bad choices. ...
He is the one who names Ruth's son Milkman. ... The hospital is located on Not Doctor street, a name not recognized by the post office. ... After years of this informal name, the authorities decided to name the street Mains avenue. ... The people in the community look at the car in good natured envy, but they don't think of Macon as using the car as a car should be used. ... Milkman lies quietly feeling his fear and his eagerness for death return. ...
This statement by Jay Gatsby optimizes his drive and desire to recapture the love of his dream girl. ... She had other plans as she went with Gatsby in Tom's car. ... She was driving recklessly when a woman ran out in the street. The car killed her and they took off for home. ... Gatsby's only desire since the day he met Daisy was to be a part of her life. ...
Tybalt desires to "Consort" with Mercutio regarding Romeo and Juliet in a "Private Place" Romeo turns up and Tybalt says, "Thou art a Villain." Tybalt dislikes Romeo given that his love to the Capulets "Good Capulets - Which name I tender as dearly as mine own - be satisfied." ... Romeo desires to take life and says "Either thou, or I, or both must go with him". ... Tybalt is carm when he came out of the car and ask to speak with Mercutio but when Mercutio makes Tybalt a joke he is angry. ... When Mercutio died Romeo wanted to kill Tybalt for Mercutios death. ...
The reason for his radical behavior is the fact that there are two sides to Claude as Susan Rosowski points out; "On the one hand there was Claude, a sensitive youth burning with desire to find meaning; on the other, there was his world-intractable, immediate, alien" (Rosowski 97). ... The full, uncut, cherry tree represented Claude's fulfilled desires and fantasies. However, his father cut down those desires before Claude had a real chance to experience them. ... Claude "followed them out of the crowd into a quiet street, and onto another, even more deserted, where the houses looked s i...
English Literature Coursework Twentieth Century Drama Death of a Salesman The tragedy in 'Death of a Salesman' comes from an individual being crushed by a prevailing and merciless consumer culture. ... There are already contrasts noticed; between brothers Biff and Happy's personalities, and the countryside ("it's so beautiful up there ( ) the trees are so thick, and the sun is warm.") and their city environment ("street is lined with cars. ... 'Death of a Salesman' is a modern social drama. ... Willy's justification for suicide was to give his sons som...
The memories began when the narrator of the story, the brother whose name is never mentioned, reads about his brother getting caught in a drug raid for using heroin. ... Before her death and before he went back into the army, the narrator spoke with her. ... T"he story of their uncle getting hit by a car and perceiving their father in death was an atrocious thing that their father had to face. ... Sonny, by contrast, is a romantic artist who is not afaid of taking risks to pursue the things he desires. ... The narrator believes Sonny's passion for Jazz music will only be a short-lived...
He was not allowed to be present during her illness, death, or burial. ... He made friends with all of the little white boys he met in the streets. ... In New York , Frederick dropped his two middle names and changed his last name to Douglass to avoid capture (Scruggs). ... In New York, he also met a man named Mr. ... He had to be dragged from the white cars. ...
Character Analysis Willy Lowman The main conflict in Death of a Salesman deals with the confusion and frustration of Willy Lowman. ... When Willy was young, he had met a man named Dave Singleman who was so well-liked that he was able to make a living simply by staying in his hotel room and telephoning buyers. ... Themes/Purpose/Ideas The main theme in Death of a Salesman is illusion versus reality. ... Another theme of Death of a Salesman is the old order of agrarian pride and nobility versus the new order of industrialization. ... "The street is lined with cars. ...
Mutulu was taken away from Shakur when he was 15, arrested in 1986 for a fatal armored car robbery. ... He grew up in the ghettos and was involved with street gangs and drug dealers. ... He was motivated by the death of a close friend. ... He had gained the desire of wanting women, jewelry, and nice cars from watching them. ... It fueled the desire to want to make something of their lives. ...
The 1920's and The Great Gatsby The Jazz Age and the Roaring 20's are just a couple of the names coined for this interesting era of increased pleasure and changing attitudes that redefined a still young nation. ... Gatsby finally receives his desire when he and Daisy rekindle their love but to a fruitless and ironic outcome. ... Gatsby was the owner of a yellow car. ... One may also point out the twist of Irony associated, for if Gatsby had not shown so much pride to have a yellow car he may never have been so easily spotted in the connection of Mrytle's death, causin...
He learns about Tom Buchanan's affair with a woman named Myrtle Wilson, who lives in the valley of the ashes. ... For instance, Tom simply treats Myrtle as an object of his desire. ... Tom demands that Myrtle refrain from saying Daisy's name, but Myrtle does not comply, so Tom breaks her nose. ... Somehow, Myrtle escaped and was running towards Gatsby's car, but Gatsby's car struck her and killed her instantly. ... With Gatsby's death, Nick struggles to find people to attend Gatsby's funeral. ...
However, Daisy harbors a deep need to be loved, and when a wealthy, powerful young man named Tom Buchanan asked her to marry him, Daisy decided not to wait for Gatsby after all. ... Tom treats her as a simple object of his desire. ... After with a fight with her husband, she runs out into the street and is hit and killed by Gatsby's car. ... After her death, the magnitude of his grief drives Wilson to murder Jay Gatsby before committing suicide himself. ... The next day, Tom tells Myrtle's husband, George, that Gatsby was the driver of the car. ...
In Libyan culture this is a big taboo that is punishable by fifty lashes or being stoned to death. ... If they were caught the would both die so Asad strangled his girlfriend to death, then packed up his prayer mat and walked away. ... Then he caught a cab to his rental car and then killed the cabby. ... John Corey: "Well, the Muslims don't drink, I can't spell their f-ing names on my reports, and the women can't be seduced... John took an early retirement from the NYPD when he was gunned down on 102nd street in New York City. ...
The director of the movie Scarface named Brian De Palma, is from New Jersey, USA. ... They get the cards in exchange for killing a former Cuban political official, at the demand of a powerful drug dealer named Frank Lopez. ... After some time Tony is sent to Bolivia, where he makes a cocaine importation deal, with big time Bolivian drug lord named Sosa. ... She has a desire for cocaine and which turns into an addiction. ...
This paper shall examine and qualify the issues surrounding the imposition of the death penalty onto the mentally retarded and the mentally ill. ... Conversely, the opposition to this position consists of those who suggest that the death penalty cannot be applied to the mentally ill and the mentally retarded, as the death penalty is primarily supposed to be a deterrent from immoral behaviors and this can therefore not be applied to those who are mentally incapacitated This paper shall examine both positions to this argument, with an additional focus on specific cases where the individual wh...
Whether it was for music, cars, girls or fame; no one seems to care; nonetheless it was a Cult (which automatically gave it power). ... They lived on the streets, did drugs and sat in groups strumming their guitars. ... With, literary hundred of thousands of people all together to militate for peace and love and of course to see the biggest names in music from that period. ... That was the time when experimental music, Indian influences, narcotics, sexual inconstancy, alcohol abuse, fast cars started being around. ... With the tragic death of former Beatle John Lennon and a few...
His number one target for some time were the pregnant women who abused crack of which he named their unborn children "crack babies". ... Arresting people for drugs does not kill their desire to use them. ... Drugs can help people achieve their desired status, and more power. Ultimately, the desire for the drug is worth the risk of being caught. ... Extremely high usage of marijuana can cause death. ...
It's a One-way street, which can have damaging effects on the rest of their lives. ... Another result can be that of a life taken too soon by way of a car accident. ... The most common are car accidents, followed by falls, drownings, fires, and burns. ... The death rates for drunk driving would probably increase, and this would also result in more deaths overall. ... Her name is Pamela Farkus and is 42 years of age. ...
