Scene One) Amanda is a very controlling mother who is very proud of her past with gentleman callers. Laura is constantly reminded of her high standard her mother set for her. Tom is tired of hearing his other control both him and his sister and constantly nagging. Much like Gatsby, Amanda talks about her past, and would love to go back and relive it. Amanda tries too much to live through her daughter, and it is creating a big problem. Amanda is afraid of denial that her daughter just isn't one of the girls who attracts all the men, and knows how to talk to men.
Scene Two) When Amanda says “we, us, our”, she is displaying she is enmeshed with Laura. Amanda is one with Laura. Their relationship is very unhealthy, can't tell where
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Jim never noticed her brace on her leg. To Laura, it was a huge deal, but Jim never even noticed. Laura felt as though everyone was watching her and judging her in high school. She felt as though nobody liked her because of her shyness and being “crippled”, however nobody really noticed, it was only a big deal to her. Laura is beginning to open up to Jim and realize her reality in high school wasn't the same reality to everybody else. They are finishing each other's sentences and the conversation is running smoothly. Jim and Laura have a connection with that is growing more and more. Jim’s warmth is changing Laura. She is encouraged by the fact he is not engaged to the girl he dated in high school. Both of them are enjoying each other's company. Laura feels comfortable enough to show Jim her glass collection, showing she is opening up to him. Jim gives Laura the right amount of confidence that she has never had before while giving her advice. The glass unicorn resembles Laura, and how it is different from all the horses. Laura has never had this feeling before; dancing, laughing, and talking with Jim. When they bump into the table and the unicorn horn broke off, it resembles Laura breaking out of her she'll. Unlike when Tom broke her glass, she is not mad or irritated. Now the unicorn(Laura) is just like all the other horses(girls). Unlike anyone in her life, Iom tells Laura he likes the way she's different than most girls. Laura is finding more and more confidence in herself and Jim kisses her. The fact Laura didn't throw up shows she is a different girl than who she was in the beginning of the night. Since Jim is so different from her, she likes that he is into her(opposites attract). Something inside Laura dies when she finds out Jim is engaged to Betty. She was finally normal for a night, and Jim completely shatters her hope of fitting in. She is back to square one, being the same awkward girl, now just with
In “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Daisy struggles between her desire to be with someone she truly loves and her rational to be with someone who will give her social and financial stability. Ultimately, Daisy chooses Tom over Gatsby as he is the safer option once Gatsby is revealed to be untruthful, showing that she is predominately interested in a steady life.
Throughout the second chapter of The Great Gatsby, Mrs. Myrtle Wilson manifests herself as the paradigmatic portrait of a desperate woman. Her desperation causes her such a sense of deficiency and desire that she cheats on her husband, Mr. George Wilson, the proprietor of an auto repairs shop. The obvious question is: Where does this sense of despair come from? The answer is, simply, that she wants more.
Amanda is also well characterized by the glass menagerie. The glass sits in a case, open for display and inspection for all. Amanda try’s to portray herself as a loving mother, doing everything she can for her children, and caring nothing for herself, when in fact, she is quite selfish and demanding. Amanda claims that she devotes her life to her children, and that she would do anything for them, but is very suspicious of Tom’s activities, and continually pressures Tom, trying to force him in finding a gentleman caller for Laura, believing that Laura is lonely and needs a companion, perhaps to get married. Like the glass, her schemes are very transparent, and people can see straight through them to the other side, where ...
Gatsby, victimised by the American Dream, invests much of himself and his money into the perusal of the American Dream. Gatsby’s immaculate mansion, his change of name from Jay Gatz to James Gatz, and his perusal of Daisy is all symbolic of his devotion to the American Dream. For they represent power, wealth and security. However, in his devotion to the American Dream, Gatsby has become enslaved by the need for this power, and money “"Her voice is full of money," he said suddenly. That was it. I'd never understood before. It was full of money—that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it, the jingle of it, the cymbals' song of it.”. For Gatsby, Daisy is the ultimate symbol of fulfilment in the American Dream. Likewise, Amanda also actively pursues the American Dream, however what she associates with the American Dream is symbolic in cherishment of the past. Because Amanda is always reminding herself and her family of her past, symbolising her entrapment in the past and the American Dream “One Sunday afternoon in Blue Mountain—your mother received—seventeen!—gentlemen callers!”. Because Amanda was once living the American Dream when she was a girl, she denies that she is no longer living the American Dream. Thus Amanda’s recollections on the past symbolise her yearning for the past, and the want to continue living in
She is a shy, quiet girl who keeps herself at a distance. She loves glass figurines and prides herself on them. To her brother, she is seen as crippled because she cannot walk well and is socially awkward. This results in Laura’s reality being different than the rest of the family’s because she closes herself off into a space where it is only her. Amanda wants the best for Laura, for her to have a husband or finish business school, because she wants Laura to get out of the house and get living. However, Laura does not want to live in that world, and it is shown when she skipped her business classes and through her interaction with Jim, her high school crush. Jim is the only person who is able to take Laura out of her own weird reality, and bring her into the reality of an ordinary girl. Laura breaks through her reality when she talks about the unicorn horn that Jim broke off her glass figurine, she tells Jim that, “It doesn’t matter. . . . [smiling] I’ll just imagine he had an operation. The horn was removed to make him feel less—freakish!” (Williams, 2009). Therefore, Laura being with Jim makes her feel a little less odd. This brings Laura out of her own reality for a bit, but then she retreats back into it when she finds out that Jim is engaged to someone else right after he kisses her. He broke her free of her own reality for a bit, just like how he broke the horn off of the
Laura's mother and brother shared some of her fragile tendencies. Amanda, Laura's mother, continually lives in the past. Her reflection of her teenage years continually haunts Laura. To the point where she forces her to see a "Gentleman Caller" it is then that Tom reminds his mother not to "expect to much of Laura" she is unlike other girls. But Laura's mother has not allowed herself nor the rest of the family to see Laura as different from other girls. Amanda continually lives in the past when she was young a pretty and lived on the plantation. Laura must feel she can never live up to her mothers expectations. Her mother continually reminds her of her differences throughout the play.
From the start of the book we can see that women in the book are
In the novel "The Great Gastby" George Wilson is described by Nick as a blonde, spiritless man, anaemic, and faintly handsome. He also says that when he saw us a damp gleam of hope sprang into his light blue eyes. This was stated in chapter 2 on page 25. Therefore I gave him blonde hair and blue light blue eyes. Since he is anaemic I gave him droopy and swollen eyes because one of the symptoms of anemia is drowsiness. Another symptom is pale skin, so I gave him that as well. Since he lives in the valley of ashes I drew a cloud of grey around him. Grey also symbolizes dullness and lack of opportunity, so this developed his character more. George is also very submissive. This is shown when his wife myrtle walks through him like a he is a ghost
While comparing and contrasting Daisy Buchanan and Myrtle Wilson, I will be focusing on all aspects of the characters. Physically they are very different, but by demonstrating their distinct physical differences, Fitzgerald is allowing us to pick favorites early on. Daisy and Myrtle share a number of similarities and many differences in their daily lives, such as how they look, act, and handle conflict.
Amanda Wingfield is mother of Tom and Laura. She is a middle-aged southern belle whose husband has abandoned her. She spends her time reminiscing about the past and nagging her children. Amanda is completely dependent on her son Tom for finical security and holds him fully responsible for her daughter Laura's future. Amanda is obsessed with her past as she constantly reminds Tom and Laura of that " one Sunday afternoon in Blue Mountain when she once received seventeen gentlemen callers" (pg.32). The reader cannot even be sure that this actually happened. However, it is clear that despite its possible falsity, Amanda has come to believe it. Amanda also refuses to acknowledge that her daughter Laura is crippled and refers to her handicap as " a little defect-hardly noticeable" (pg.45). Only for brief moments does she ever admit that her daughter is crippled and then she resorts back into to her world of denial and delusion. Amanda puts the weight of Laura's success in life on her son Tom's shoulders. When Tom finally finds a man to come over to the house for diner and meet Laura, Amanda blows the situation way out of proportion. She believes that this gentlemen caller, Jim, is going to be the man to rescue Laura. When in fact neither herself nor Laura has even met this man Jim yet. She tries to explain to Laura how to entertain a gentleman caller; she says-talking about her past " They knew how to entertain their gentlemen callers. It wasn't enough for a girl to be possessed of a pretty face and a graceful figure although I wasn't slighted in either respect.
Another aspect of Laura’s personality, which is portrayed by the glass menagerie, is her extreme fragility. At first, Laura calls this “a blessing in disguise” – that he has made her normal. But when he reveals to her that he is engaged to another woman, her hopes are shattered, just like the unicorn’s horn. Now the unicorn is just like all the other horses, therefore, she decides it is more fitting for Jim than it is for her.
Throughout Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby,” the role of women can be examined to demonstrate anti-feminism. Initially, Daisy is viewed as an innocent, loving character, but once her true motives are revealed, it is clear that she is very corrupt, desiring only money and power. This is used to show the stereotypical female who lives under the man for his possessions, and lacks the self-respect to stand against the opposite gender. She is not the only female to act like this, there are many, but her case is the most important because it directly influences all of the main characters. Gatsby is also portrayed as a stereotype: the boy who wants his true love and will do anything and everything to get her, even be accused of murder. Once each character
Amanda was a woman who lives in a world of fantasy and reality. In the past memory and the future of the fantasy made Amanda very strong, but in the face of reality she was fragile. Just like Tom used to explain “I give you truth in the
In these two chapters we learn some new information about Gatsby’s background. Do you believe he is telling the truth this time or lying?
Gatsby was the main character in the novel “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This novel was mainly about the effort he put to rewrite his life to become higher class person, and the love of Gatsby to Daisy. They did love each other before, but they can’t be together. He did not get any payback from her when they met after a long period. She played around with his love, and even when he dead, she still not cares much about him. Some people may have thought that he was so weak and insane when doing all of that, but in my opinion, Gatsby was a person who willing to strive higher and be positive in life. My judgment about Gatsby was clearly proved by his background, his positive life attitude, and his love for Daisy.