In the story “Neighbors”, a man and a woman’s true nature is revealed when nobody is watching. Bill and Arlene Miller are introduced as a normal, “happy,” middle class married couple, but they feel less important than their friends Harriet and Jim Stone, who live in the apartment across the hall. The Miller’s perceive the Stone’s to have a better and more eventful life. The Stones get to travel often because o Jim’s job, leaving their ca and plants n the care of the Millers. When the Stones leave on their vacation, the two families seem like good friends, but the depth of the Miller’s jealousy is revealed as a kind of obsession with the Stones’ everyday life. The first night the Millers house sit, Bill tends to the cat, and then to his obsessive curiosity. He wanders through the Stone’s medicine cabinets, and steal a bottle of Harriet’s pills. This comes as a surprise to the reader because there is not any indication that Bill might act this way. Only after his curiosity is fulfilled does he carry out the rest of his house sitting duties by watering the plants. This shows that he is more concerned with his own needs than those or his neighbors. When Bill returns to his own apartment, arouse after being in the Stones’ apartment, he fondles his wife’s breasts and asks her if she wants to sleep with him that night. Here the reader can start to get a hint that Bill gets a sexual turn-on from being in the Stones’ apartment. ...
The A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry takes place in the Southern-side of Chicago between the time of World War II and present. The main conflict surrounding the Younger family’s head of the house, Mr. Younger, life insurance and trying to figure out what to do with the money. The family consists of Mama Younger, her son, Walter Younger, her daughter, Beneatha Younger, Walter’s wife, Ruth Younger, and Walter’s and Ruth’s son, Travis Younger. The focus of this essay will be on two of the main characters, Ruth Younger and Beneatha Younger. Ruth Younger and Beneatha Younger are different in several social aspects by means of the patriarchal society that surrounds them as well as the social constructivism and their misogynistic family
Narrated by the mother of two daughters, the story opens with an examination of one daughter's favoring of appearances over substance, and the effect this has on her relatives. The mother and her younger daughter, Maggie, live in an impoverished rural area. They anticipate the arrival of the elder daughter, Dee, who left home for college and is bringing her new husband with her for a visit. The mother recalls how, as a child, Dee hated the house in which she was raised. It was destroyed in a fire, and as it was burning, Dee "(stood) off under the sweet gum tree... a look of concentration on her face", tempting her mother to ask, "'why don't you do a dance around the ashes?'" (Walker 91) She expects Dee will hate their current house, also. The small, three-room house sits in a pasture, with "no real windows, just some holes cut in the sides" (Walker 92), and although, as Dee asserts, they "choose to live" in such a place, Dee keeps her promise to visit them (Walker 92). Her distaste for her origins is felt by her mother and Maggie, who, in anticipation of Dee's arrival, internalize her attitudes. They feel to some extent their own unworthiness. The mother envisions a reunion in which her educated, urbane daughter would be proud of her. In reality, she describes her...
In a world full of cheaters, liars, and con artists, the last person anyone should lie to is themselves. However, that is exactly what took place in Raymond Carver's, "Neighbors." In this story, Bill and Arlene Miller were left with the opportunity to take care of Jim and Harriet Stone's apartment while they were away visiting family for ten days. The Millers had grown weary of their lives and often felt jealous of their neighbors, who they felt lived a happier and more exciting life than they. In their neighbors' absence, the Millers acted very strangely; trying on their clothes, drinking their alcohol, and spending excessive amounts of time in their apartment. They tried living the life of the Stones until one day they were locked out of their own apartment with no way of returning to their own dreary lives. This story shows that a person should never try to be something they are not. If a change is needed, it should always be from within or else you eventually find yourself lost, with nowhere to turn except for the long, dark, and deceitful world of lies.
Amanda, Tom and Laura’s mother, lives in her own fantasy world most of the time. Her mind is constantly going between the real world and a false world she has made up in her head. Amanda often does this when her life becomes too difficult to deal with. She reminisces on the years when she was younger, and had many gentlemen callers. Amanda uses this old memory as her new reality. “In The Glass Menagerie, there are enormous differences between Amanda's memories of her girlhood in Blue Mountain and her current life in a Depression-era tenement in St. Louis. Her attempts to ignore these differences can make her look ridiculous, for example when she goes overboard on the dinner for Jim, but they can also create sympathy as you realize how far she has fallen from her glory days in the Mississippi Delta”
Families are more than just a place for biologically related people to gather and relate, but are places that symbolize all the things that they stand for – such as love, hope, unity, and much more. In some families however, they are defined by the lack of these characteristics and the prevalence of other, less welcoming characteristics – such as conflict, resentment, and anger. While these other, less welcoming characteristics have the ability to damage and destroy relationships, they also have the ability to assist others in identifying areas in which the relationships are both strong and weak. The lack of family-like characteristics is prevalent in two classic American plays, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Death of a Salesman, where they play a critical role in advancing the plot and defining the character’s relationships.
In the short story, “Neighbors” written by Raymond Carver, a number of symbols were projected through various objects; from the separation of houses to the cat locked away in the bathroom, this is all for the purpose of conveying meaning to an overall theme. The story first introduces us to Bill and Arlene Miller, a so-seemed normal suburban couple with neighbors Harriet and Jim Stone who live just across the hall from where they do. As the story progresses on, the Stones give Bill and Arlene two simple tasks: feed Kitty and water the plants; but little by little, the significance of the two tasks become negligible in the eyes of the Millers and the life of Harriet and Jim Stone becomes vital to the wholly-preoccupied Bill Miller. The more
Cather regards a sensitive, caring family which can bring positive influences in communities as a success. Rosicky is sensitive enough to know that Polly, a city girl, does not get used to life in a country, and is caring enough to offer the Rudolphs the car but washes dishes himself. Washing dishes does not fit in the expected role of men in families, but Rosicky does it because he cares about his families’ feelings and wants to help Polly get over a hard time. His sincerity is also why he can look into Polly’s face “with his peculiar, knowing, indulgent smile without a shadow of reproach in it” (Cather, 689). Furthermore, the Rosickys show kindness to the community. When Doctor Ed went to the Rosickys’ house for breakfast, Mary “threw back her head and spoke out as if she were announcing him to the whole prairie,” (Cather, 681) and claimed that she would never let a doctor go without serving him breakfast. As Doctor Ed reflected, “people as generous and warm-hearted and affectionate as the Rosickys never got ahead much” (Cather, 682). Moreover, Cather illustrates that the occupation of lands helps shape the Rosickys’ attitude toward life. Rosicky thinks land can support people, and his kids do not “have to do with dishonest and cruel people” (Cather, 695) in cities, so that the Rosickys pay more attention to building a friendly community and standing on their
The Walt Disney Company is one of the premier entertainment companies in this world. It is named after its founder Walt Disney and was founded in the early parts of the 20th century. The company owns several assets, including but not limited to; theme parks across the globe, television networks, movie studios, and consumer products (The Walt Disney Company, 2016). The mission statement of the Walt Disney Company is, “to be one of the world's leading producers and providers of entertainment and information. Using our portfolio of brands to differentiate our content, services and consumer products, we seek to develop the most creative, innovative and profitable entertainment experiences and related products in the world (The Walt Disney Company, 2016).”
In “Paul’s Case” and “The Garden Party,” two authors describe efforts by ripening young adults to shelter themselves from the horrors of everyday realities. Whereas Paul isolates himself the mediocrities present in the working class, Laura begins her struggle as spoiled and isolated in a mansion and, thus, tries to distance herself from her elitist family.
Love between family is so strong that the struggles people go through do not compare to the fact that it was all for family. In the short story “The Worn Path,” Eudora Welty quotes “‘I bound to go to town, mister,’ said Phoenix”. Here, the author emphasizes the determination Phoenix Jackson
Smoking is the major cause of lung cancer, but other major causes are radon, asbestos, and air pollution. Going into the 1900’s only 134 cases of lung cancer had been recorded. This number would mostly increase due to smoking; however, due to the increasing air pollution in countries such as China, more cases would arise. For the most part, lung cancer would disappear if it was not for smoking. As Charles A. LeMaistre explains, “And yet, the most difficult type of cancer to cure is also the easiest to prevent in the first place -- 80 percent to 85 percent of all lung cancers are directly -- unequivocally -- linked to prolonged tobacco use” (para. 4). Cigarette smoking caused 150,000 new cases of lung cancer in 1986. Due to lung cancer having such common causes thousands are affected by it each year and place it at the top in the most common and deadly
The United Nations, a globally recognized authority on environmentalism and humanitarianism, defines it as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. This certainly implies that sustainable development can only be met by ensuring that future generations may enjoy the same standard of life that is enjoyed by modern citizens in developed nations. As a result, sustainable development cannot be achieved by permanently depleting resources to meet the current generation’s needs – there must be some loop by which the current generation can maintain Earth’s state, so as to preserve it indefinitely. To continuously deplete resources is a practice that defies this definition, as Earth does not have an infinite capacity of dispensable material. Sustainable development is consistently described in terms of a convolution of three pillars: economic, social, and environmental. Ideally, effective sustainable development should result in the betterment of all three. Ban Ki-moon, the current Secretary General of the United Nations, clarifies these pillars and adds a fourth in this notable quote: “Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental stewardship and strengthen governance”. Making positive changes with regard to sustainable development are difficult, as it requires a consideration of all of these pillars. The ideal solution, in accordance with sustainability, should be economically viable, protect the environment from harm, and increase quality of life. It follows that sustainable development, by nature, is an undertaking that will require international effort and collaboration, as
The concept of sustainability was formalized in 1987 with the publishing of Our Common Future, also known as the Brunndtaland Report, by the World Commission on the Environment and Development (WCED). Sustainable development was defined in this report as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (p. 43). Murphy (1998) identified 14 major components of sustainable development based on his interpretation of Our Common Future. A summary of these components has three general concepts that are environmental concepts, social concepts, and economic concepts. From these concepts one general goal for sustainable development can be developed. The primary goal of sustainable development is to meet the basic needs of society and extend the opportunity for a higher quality of life (WCED, 1987). To achieve this goal the economic system must be able to produce a continuous source of surplus and a source of technical knowledge through a social structure to solve the
The Walt Disney Company was a leader in animation because he had Techno-color and new ideas for the time being of entertainment. Techno-color is the color they used in the fifties. People would wait in line to watch the next film even if they saw it twice. Disney's company makes all their money from theme parks, movies, tv shows and animations. With all the advertisement Disney has brought in a lot of money. Disney had and always will have an impression on kids. To there shows and vacation spots and even toys they play with. The Walt Disney company had nothing, then, one's dream is now a living empire.
The present paper focuses on the environmental, economic and social aspect of development along with keeping in mind the sustainable development and sustainable development goals. The impact of present development to the future generation will depict and will suggest the ways to sustainable economic development. The paper will also access the impact of global change, climate change on sustainable development.