Some Girl(s) is not told from a first person perspective, but it centers on a writer whose past is an important element in his storytelling. As the reader we never hear the actual stories, but it is clear that they contain many aspects about Guy’s “romantic foibles” (LeBute 76). The crime of which Guy is most guilty is his decision to run away when he wanted to end a relationship instead of engaging in confrontation.
The play begins with Guy talking with Sam whom he dated in high school whom he simply stopped calling her or going over to her home. The play continued and we learned of his affair with a married teaching associate, Lindsay, which became public. He left Boston for another job, leaving her there to deal with the consequences alone. His recent writing success is also a point of controversy for some of these women, as he is profiting from the hurt that he has inflicted. Sam’s disregard for Guy’s story comes to light even as she tries to laugh it off: “It was pretty good… clever. Mmm-hmm… funny how you know so much about women. Now” (LeBute 9). Lindsay’s comments have really deeper meaning then she tried to play. Reflecting on the hotel room in which they had their affair, she remarks, “I do have a number of memories about the room, this place... I do. And some of them didn’t even end up in your article” (LeBute 42). She is using his article to her advantage to describe how he much he left out of their relationship both while together and in his writing. Although they have not seen Guy for years, the pain inside these women is real. The play climaxes when the microphone falls out of the lamp Bobbi bumped into. This immediately changed the conversation between the two of them and proves his true intentions of meeting with ...
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...feelings that each of the girls are feeling, but it is not all tragedy, especially when Reggie takes control of the conversation and puts Guy in almost a submissive role.
After reading and discussing this play I found the story line hidden between the words to be very interesting. LaBute wrote a poem about how some guys really are versus the fairytale regurgitation we see on daily television and in the movies. I would recommend this book to a fellow student because I believe you get a different perspective of literature from the story embedded in the play. The play itself is not long, and is broken into short chapters that keep you turning the page.
Works Cited
LaBute, Neil. "Part One: "Sam"" Some Girl(s): A Romance. New York: Faber and Faber, 2006. Electronic book.
Turner, Amber. "Drama Glossary." Class handout. Sierra College. Rocklin, CA. n.d. Word document.
Not knowing what this play was about, I went to go see it Wednesday after noon at Holyoke Community College in the Leslie Phillips Theater. I had many mixed emotions about this play. I thought some parts were very funny, but others were a little uncomfortable because of some racia...
hooks, bell. "Seduction and Betrayal." Writing as Re-Vision: A Student's Anthology. Ed. Beth Alvarado and Barbara Cully. Needham Heights: Simon & Schuster Custom Publishing, 1998. 108-111.
In his essay, “The Fence of Lies,” Mario Vargas Llosa explores the potential consequences of building a wall across the Mexican-American border. He argues that, if built, the wall would be ineffective and a waste of resources. He proposes that the money allotted for the border wall be used instead to offer better job opportunities to Latin American citizens within their own borders. However, this proposal is unrealistic as it offers no real solutions to the economic problem of illegal immigration, nor is it an effective plan.
In conclusion I think that the stage directions and dramatic irony are significant to the play, and without them there would be no need for a lot of the events that happen in the play.
The language in this written is in the apropeiet of the year wher this story talk about, and is popular written. It is very easy to understend for all age who watch the play and is a stage as comedy should be. The language is funny, and it doesn't let you stop laughing. It is a wild and wacky farce and rolling audience with echoing. To many part of pras we can remember and use as a comic tops of our dicenery and in the recent memory.
In the United States’ current state of war with Iraq, its relationships to other world powers have become increasingly important. The U.S.’s relationship with Mexico, in particular, has emerged as one of the most crucial relationships that the U.S. must work to maintain in this state of war. In recent years, the U.S. and Mexico have established and developed a famously strong relationship, and the friendship between U.S. President Bush and Mexico President Vicente Fox has continued to solidify the connection between the two countries. Bush was quoted in the Economist as saying, back in 2001, “America has no closer relationship” . The closeness of this relationship has placed both countries in precarious, high-pressure positions relative to one another with regard to the war in Iraq. In particular, negotiations between the two leaders on issues of trade and immigration laws have shaped the current relationship between Mexico and the U.S. and have consequently contributed to the strain that both leaders have felt, and continue to feel, as they struggle to maintain this close relationship in the face of the war. More specifically, recent developments, or lack thereof, with regard to these issues have significantly influenced Fox’s decision of whether or not to support the U.S. in the war against Iraq. Furthermore, media portrayal both of negotiations between the two countries and of the effects that the negotiations are having on U.S./Mexico relations is influencing public perceptions of the relationship in both countries, and, as a result, may even be affecting the relationship itself in the process.
The pointedness of the play is created through a distinct plot path. The observer is lead through the story, seeing first how greatly Amanda Wingfield influences her children. Secondly, the play-goer notes how Tom Wingfield desperately struggles and writhes emotionally in his role of provider- he wants more than just to be at home, taking care of his all-too-reminiscent mother and emotionally stunted sister. Tom wants to get out from under his mother’s wing; his distinct ambitions prevent him from being comfortable with his station in life. Lastly, Laura struggles inside herself; doing battle against her shyness, Laura begins to unfurl a bit with Jim, but collapses once again after Jim announces his engagement and leaves her, again. Each character struggles and thrashes against their places in life, but none of them achieve true freedom. This plot attests to the fact that true change and freedom can only come through the saving power of God Almighty and Jesus Christ, and by letting go of the past.
My least favorite aspect of this play was the ending. The ending confused me and was anticlimactic. It was not funny and not entertaining at all.
On January 20th, 2017, the United States of America had elected our 45th President. Electing Donald Trump into office meant we as a nation had to adapt to his new philosophies and ideologies. What does that mean? Well this meant that Trumpism was going to take over the United States. So, you ask what is Trumpism? According to Professor Jim Braid, his definition of Trumpism is a populist social/political movement that led to Donald Trump in office. This movement is characterized by people who felt at a disadvantage in their pursuit of the American dream. Trump’s supporters are a wide range of negative people who are affected by income inequality. His voters are disproportionately non-college educated white males who believe in the ideology of
I believe that we need a change in America and I personally think that Donald Trump is going to be the president to bring us the change that is needed to make America great again. His views on gun control, which is that it is unnecessary, and his ideals to bring jobs back to America from china are all good thing that Americans needs. He has a lot of great ideas, and some not so great, in my opinion, that he has to offer if he becomes the President of the United States in the next election. Hillary Clinton is not necessary a bad choice for America, I just believe that she wants to lead us down the same path that we have been on for the last 8 years. We need a huge change and Donald Trump can give us that.
The theme of the play has to do with the way that life is an endless cycle. You're born, you have some happy times, you have some bad times, and then you die. As the years pass by, everything seems to change. But all in all there is little change. The sun always rises in the early morning, and sets in the evening. The seasons always rotate like they always have. The birds are always chirping. And there is always somebody that has life a little bit worse than your own.
It was very nice to read something that had a lot of drama and suspense. This story has a mix of everything. It has a bit of suspense, drama, and comedy; therefore, it led it to be a very nice play. The people that would most like this play, has to be people who like suspense, drama, and thriller. These people would like it, because this story has a mix of everything, so the people who like to have a mix in their stories, they will love this story. It will suit them, and will give them a pleasure of reading a nice
... such a large border with the United States has created problems for their own country, in the past few years Mexico has begun to change this point of view. Mexico now believes their proximity to the United States is an asset and that “Mexico is the envy of almost any other country in the world for being the neighbor to the United States.” (Rice) Mexicans do not completely trust the United States and there is still to some effect an “anti-gringo” sentiment, but Mexico has learned to prosper from their position and not fight it. The public in the United States changed their attitude towards Mexico, but there is still a feeling that the U.S. is superior. “Only recently, with NAFTA has Mexico begun to revamp its formerly insular and defensive stance vis a vis the outside world. Only recently has the U.S. begun to view Mexico with newfound respect and interest.”
In this play, the men and women characters are separated even from their first entrance onto the stage. To the intuitive reader (or playgoer), the gender differences are immediately apparent when the men walk confidently into the room and over to the heater while the women timidly creep only through the door and stand huddled together. This separation between genders becomes more apparent when the characters proceed in investigating the murder. The men focus on means while the women focus on motive: action vs. emotion. While the men...
Munro, Alice. "Boys and Girls." The Norton Introduction to Literature. Eds. Carl E. Bain, Jerome Beaty and J. Paul Hunter. 6th ed. New York: Norton, 1995.