Shady characters permeate this film, but they can be easily forgotten under the thick melodrama that sweeps you into the storyline. Perhaps the most disturbing character to me was Dr. Tower. I mean, really, who is this guy? From the beginning I could detect a kind of strange dynamic between Cassie and her father. After she and Parris swim together as children, she says that if her father finds out she's been swimming with Parris, he would "take a switch" to her. At first I thought maybe he was strict about her coming straight home from school or something, but as soon as I heard about the mother staying in the home all of the time, it became more clear. Cassie's mother was not insane or ill but a victim of a possessive man.
By confining his wife and daughter to the home, he isolated himself, making himself unknown to anyone else in the town. As in every small town people talked in Kings Row, and Dr. Tower avoided a lot of this gossip by not allowing anyone into or out of his home. Even at Cassie's birthday party, the guests were all outside, and when Parris enters the house to thank Dr. Tower, he is quickly shooed away to go home.
Did anyone else think of Forrest Gump here? I had to think of Forrest and Jenny as children and how much their interactions were like that of Cassie and Parris. Both little girls had dark and deep secrets: they were victims of incest. Cassie is pulled out of school and is not allowed to leave the house. She is timid, skiddish, and cannot look Parris in the eye when he visits their home. Dr. Tower would like us to believe that she has gone insane, as he claims his wife was, and even Parris buys this. I almost wanted to scream when Parris says, "He must've known about us," commenting on Dr. Tower murdering his daughter and commiting suicide in order to prevent Parris from living a life with a psychotic wife. Yes, Dr. Tower did know about Parris and Cassie. He knew they had a sexual relationship, and that is why he killed Cassie.
Perhaps the biggest clue was when Cassie comes screaming to Parris in the middle of the night for help and then refuses his request to walk her home. She probably knew that if Parris came home with her, her father, knowing about their relationship, would kill him as well.
Throughout the story, Reverend Parris is shown to be on edge when he speaks, often because he is afraid of what others might think, say, or do to him. An example of this is when Parris is speaking with Abigail and says, “But if you trafficked with spirits in the forest I must know it now, for surely my enemies will, and they will ruin me with it” (Page 10, Miller). This shows how Reverend Parris is afraid of what his enemies will do to him and his reputation. On page 14, Parris is shown to again be very frightful, as he says, “They will howl me out of Salem for such corruption in my house” (Page 14, Miller). He jumps to conclusions and assumes the worst that he will be thrown out of Salem, which characterizes him as fearful.
By eliminating uncertainty and ambiguity between the contractor and the contracting officers, the government could get rid of the divergent interpretations that inflate the cost. Realizing it is to the contractor’s advantage to pass on all expenses it can to the buyer in order to maximize profits every opportunity to clarify criteria for cost, reduce disagreement, and set clear limits are necessary. The difficulty in writing a contract to get rid of all unexpected cost is evident but doing it will cut down on the confusion over the life of the agreement. Defining costs allowed and which are not along with potential penalties for delayed service delivery will yield a better
One of the characters to be anxious regarding his good name was the town priest, Mr. Parris. In the beginning of the play when his daughter Betty is said to be bed ridden due to a witch attack, he denies every notion of the possibility. It is imperative to Parris that his holy home does not house evil spirits and that
Granted that she was likely to be the last person to see Cassie Winchester alive, Sam’s brain holds vital information about the ongoing murder case. After the incident that leaves Sam with major amnesia and her best friend, Cassie, dead Sam is desperate to get to the answers hidden in her brain. The more she learns about her and Cassie’s friendship the more she questions why they were friends. Cassie seemed to bring out the worst in Sam. Before Cassie, she was a quiet, sweet girl and after she was inconsiderate and rude. Sam’s brother, Scott, even said, “You were a terror to everyone that knew you.”
Both Maya and her brother were sent to live with their paternal grandmother, Annie Henderson, in Stamps Arkansas after their parents Vivian (Baxter) Johnson, who was a nurse and Bailey who was a card dealer, had gotten a divorce. During that time while living there, she had experienced much discrimination for growing up as an African-America child. Four years later, they had a surprise and unexpected visit from their father. He sent them back to live with their mother and her new boyfriend who went by the name of Freeman in St. Louis. Maya experienced sexual abuse and was raped by Freemen. The only person that she told was Bailey because she was ashamed to confront the situation to any other adult not knowing if they would’ve believe her or not. It was kept secret until Bailey later told the rest of the family. Freeman was sent to jail for only a day, but four days after his release, he was murdered. It was an unknown fact on who really killed Freeman, but as speculations were growing, it was believed that Maya’s Uncles may have murdered the
Researchers have used various abstract foundations for examining the relationship between media and body image ( Holmstrom, 2004). Here I review the theory that has been used by researcher in the area. Bandura’s Social cognitive theory (1994) assumed that “people learn and model the behaviors of attractive others”. The supporters of this theory suggest that young women find slim models in the media attractive and try to imitate them through dieting which leads them to eating disorders.
To begin with, one way the media influences both men and women body images in a negative way is that it can lead people to have doubt in their appearance. In today's world many people, even children, begin to feel ashamed of their appearance because of the media showing a certain type of body image that is considered "perfect". From early times the media has influenced everyone that there are body types for both men and women that are considered to be perfect (Fast Facts, Teen Health). For example, in one situation elementary students were asked if they were satisfied with their appearance, and the students replied by saying that after they watch music videos of celebrities, such as Britney Spears, they felt self-conscious about their appearance
According to Psychology Today, body image is the mental representation a person creates. Body image can be distorted by mass media and can influence a person's behaviour. Distortions of body image are widespread among females and, to a lesser extent, among males. Mass media is a big part of the 21st century. Whether it is through television, magazines, newspapers, online, or billboards, we are inundated with advertisements on a daily basis. Magazine advertisement have a negative influence on the body image among young adult men and women. "Exposure to fashion magazines is related to women's greater preoccupation with being thin, dissatisfaction with their bodies, frustration about weight, and fear about deviating from the thin standard." (Turner et al 1997). According to Norman (2011) males common body concerns included height, muscularity, fatness, skin complexion, fashion sense and style. There are consequences of living in a society in which media promote a thin body image, such as, the desire to alter their physical appearance cosmetically or surgically or to slide into the grips of anorexia or bulimia.
Our scene aims to create mystery and suspense. The producer has created this anxiety by beginning the scene in the night. There is darkness and besides the ominous background music and the narration of the protagonist there is mostly silence. Flapping of birds wings in response to a door opening makes the heart beat faster. The birds are startled, so was the viewer. The protagonist is exploring a mansion. The mansion is heritage in comparison to the date of the production however, clothing worn by characters and costumes of those in photographs show that this is set to be a period film dating into the past. There are sheets on furniture, dust and vines on the building’s interior that show that the mansion is old still in comparison to the characters. A period setting and the dark of the night make the scene feel eerie. It is too dark to see properly and this works to create mystery. Crying can be heard and the source is unknown, there is tension as the protagonist is unable to locate the source as they are forbidden by another character with greater dominance. Forbidden territory creates conflict and the viewer is left eager to find out whether the protagonist will obey orders or disobey to solve the mystery. As the viewer one is left tense for conflict
Research has shown that the media affects how a person views the perfect body image. Today the media has warped the human mind into thinking that being skinny and flawless is the only way to look. As a matter of fact, “69% of girls in 5th – 12th grades reported that magazine pictures influenced their idea of a perfect body shape” (National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (Self Image MEdia Influence) and “80% of women who answered a People magazine survey responded that images of women on television and in the movies make them feel insecure” (Self Image Media Influence). Yet, girls are not the only people plagued by, the media’s ideals though, men and male adolescents also feel the harsh pressure to be muscular and
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The media continuously sets unrealistic standards for what women’s body size is “normal” and what appearance is considered “beautiful”. If turn on the television or flip through any women’s beauty magazine, you will see collarbones, hipbones and ribcages as the trend in Hollywood right now. The majority of celebrities and models are seen sporting thin, athletic bodies and dressed in designer clothing with gorgeous men around them. Many young girls admire these celebrities as they are seen throughout the media, and therefore are taught that the model of success consists of physical attractiveness and being extremely thin. Before television, film and magazines existed, women did not have these media influences telling them their value based on outward appearance. Between the 1930’s or “The Golden Age”, there were certain ideal body types, but women weren’t idolizing over celebrities or famous actresses because popular media didn’t really exist. As soon as film and television became a national phenomenon however, messages about the “ideal body image” have continued to be a prominent part of the media. Over the years, there are common messages and ideologies about unhealthy bodies that have been perpetrated through the media. For example, back in the 1950’s Marilyn Monroe had a famous quote “Cultivate your curves- they may be dangerous but they won’t be avoided” (Los Angles Times, 2015). This was during a time where sex symbols such as Marilyn Monroe and Betty Page were known for their long legs and busy hour glass figures. In the 1990’s models got drastically thinner, and Kate Moss was featured in a Calvin Klein add where she famously said, “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels”. The messages these women are send convey arbitrary beauty archetypes that are not attainable for all women. In a 2013, infographic produced by
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