Elmer, “Walt” was a friend I knew when I lived in California. Despite being a throwback from the 1960’s and a reject from society’s public eye, Walt still lived with a smile on his face and a story in his heart. Walt loved to tell stories and he loved the place where he told them. Walt also loved to drink and toward the end of an evening the bottle had met his lips way too many times. Old hippy ways faded to history for everyone else but Walt.
Elmer didn’t like his real name. He liked being called by his middle name, Walter, because of the relentless teasing that went on in his childhood. Elmer shared the same name as the famous Warner Brothers cartoon character, Elmer Fudd. The small circle of friends which Wally and myself were a part of gave him several nicknames. Two stood out the most. Walt Walter Wally Wallester, all one nickname but kind of long and the other Sir Walter Wally. He liked to be called the latter of the two. I would call him Wallester, which he disliked vehemently, to get a reaction from him.
When Walt entered a room, he’d get noticed. It wasn’t his stature. His normal five foot ten inch medium frame didn’t give him away. It was his demeanor and the clothes he wore that would make heads turn. His shoulder length kinked hair and long untrimmed beard surrounding leathery skin would be the focal point for his audience. Walt almost always wore a smile. His facial expression was one of comfort, not hatred. People did not fear him. He chose to wear clothes reminiscent of the late sixties. His brown fringed sued vest would wrap around layers of unmatched colored tee-shirts. His oversized Budweiser belt buckle would rest on his hips holding up striped bellbottom pants that partially coved white on black high top tennis shoes. He’d wear his belt buckle not in the center of his torso but way off to the side almost on his left hip. “Because I’m cool.” he’d reply when asked about his fashion choice.
Sir Walter Wally lived about twenty miles south of Berkeley, California in the small town of Castro Valley. His tiny second story apartment was just outside the downtown area. The complex was old and out of code. The walls had been painted so many times before due to past tenants that it was hard to tell what was wall and what was trim, for the two had blended together creating a single texture.
The "nice" world is now only a distant memory to Eloise. Eloise reflects happily about her time with her first husband, Walt. Walt was a GI, one of the Glass twins, and far from the egotistical Madison Avenue businessman (French 22). Eloise remarks that Walt was the only man who could make her laugh.
The zoot suit symbolized several different things for the Mexican American population in the Los Angeles community. Not only was it a symbol of pride in their Mexican heritage, but also a form of rebellion from the norms emplaced upon the Mexican teenagers by their parents. These suits were also a symbol of unity, these young men wanted to look different and feel as if they’re culture could be something they could display and be proud of. This whole image was seen by the modern culture of Los Angeles to be “gang” related or distasteful. These “Pachuco” or punks often spoke a hybrid of English and Spanish, this was known as “calo.” However, many of the Mexican American teenagers at the time, spoke only English. The outfit often included pants wide at the knee often 40 inches or more, a broad shouldered jacket, hat, chain wallet and shined shoes called “calcos.”
He’s driving the RV as if someone is coming for him, until he hears the sirens and realizes the only people coming are the police officers. The scene gives you a sense of “the end” and that this is a point in the show where you see where Walt ends up but are now playing the waiting game to see just how he ended up in this erotic, emotional position that he is expressing in the first scene. Walt finishes the scene pointing a gun toward the directions of the sirens with a determined look on his face while only being clothed in his underwear and a button down that he had hanging on the side of the RV. The lighting of the scene is natural due to the setting of the scene having taken place in a desert just outside of the city which he lives. Walt expresses his apologies and ideology briefly into the camera (when he’s speaking to his family) but shows no fear when he raises the gun towards the sirens. The symbolism of this action shows that though Walt has what seems to be a good heart and loves his family, he is also a wild man and is not afraid to get in the trenches, or in this case, fire a weapon at police officers who are coming to inevitably stop him from continuing what he has been
New fashions were surfacing in both men’s and women’s fashions. Men were wearing Bermuda pants, baggy pants that were cut off at the knee, while women were wearing capris, tight pants that cut off just below the knee. Men were wearing tailored jackets and making a slight move towards the casual dress of today’s workplace. Women were wearing natural shoulders as opposed to the heavily padded ones of the war years. Flat, neck-hugging collars replaced the mannish collars of the late 1940’s. Waists were tightly fitted and skirts were long (Melinkoff 46). The jeans of the time were often lined with plaid flanel and dungarees were worn to the most casual occasions. The sandals of the fifties were not much different than the sandals of today.
At first Walt has his own way of thinking but just simple conversations with his father cause him to change his perspective. Walt has a sweet beautiful girl as a girlfriend but because of his father’s opinions of women, he changes the way he feels about her. In the movie Walt is talking with his girlfriend, and instead of admiring her perfections he magnifies her imperfections and tells her, “I wish you had less freckles” but she doesn’t know how to respond (The Squid and the Whale). He has this idea from his father that he deserves the absolute best, and he needs to share every idea that comes to mind. He regrets breaking up with her immediately and when he is asked why he did it he says ,“I thought I could do better” (The Squid and the Whale).Walt shows no respect for his struggling mother. He allows his father’s opinions decide how he handles situations. His father treats his mother with contempt, so Walt does the same. Walt moves on from being a somewhat decent young man to an angry teenager with lack of stability, which causes him to struggle. He jumps from house to house between his parents and struggles to find a home. He lets people believe that he is fine, but he is being torn apart by something he can’t control. It’s easier for him to hate his mother for cheating on his father than for him to take the time to understand what she is going through. His sense of entitlement works against him, and causes him to brush off others problems and only worry about his own. He tells himself that he’s fine and he doesn’t need anyone, but he has weak moments where he gets emotional but feels guilty for it. He sees his father in a weak condition and feels he should be the man instead of the child and be strong for his father. Walt doesn’t evolve entirely, but the changes that are clear in him are reflections of his father. The small amount of hope he has in the
... the realization that he does not need a liquor store to make him happy. He needs his family to be happy in order for him to be happy. Walter matures throughout the story, and his American Dream disappears, and new dreams appear.
Dawg uses the way he dresses to have a positive impact in his speech. The audience doesn’t know the speaker personally; therefore, their first impression will come from how he looks. If the speaker looks unprofessionally, then the audience will take him as a joke. However, Dawg avoids this by presenting professionally. He comes to the setting with a dress shirt. A dress shirt is known to be professional; additionally, he has a tie to compliment his outfit. Also, his hair looks comb to show that he came prepared. The clothing doesn’t look so tight, nor does it appear to be loose. Hats are typically known to be inappropriate during speeches; therefore, it was a good idea for the speaker to not wear his hat during the presentation. Overall, Dawg established credibility by the detail of his
The setting is London in 1854, which is very different to anything we know today. Johnson’s description of this time and place makes it seem like a whole other world from the here and now....
... on, Walt learns about the Hmong culture, and eventually he establishes a grumpy fatherly connection with Thao. Walt develops a relationship with the Vang Lor family and stops the Hmong gang from raping Thao’s sister. Although, Walt is dying from lung cancer, the gang kills him. Walt leaves behind all his inheritance to the Vang Lor family, and most importantly, Thao inherited the prized 1972 Gran Torino.
“What a contrast with the inhabitants of my town, ”he commented, “People who, when they walked, studied their manner of walking so that their slow strut made them appear solemn, with the thumb of the right hand hooked in the belt of the pants, with the cap tilted over the right eye, trying to create an arrogant air that should command respect.” (Hank Messick and Burt Goldblatt 7).
“Walter Elias Disney was born December 5, 1901, in Chicago, Illinois, to Elias and Flora Disney…Walt’s parents …decided to move closer to family on a farm outside of Marceline, Missouri, in 1906…It was here that he began to draw animals and indulge his imagination. Walt’s exposure to rural life influenced him throughout his career.” (Jolley) When reading about Walt’s early history, it’s noticeable that he came from very humble circumstances. The places he lived, and the experiences he had, shaped his life dramatically. He was an imaginative and hardworking person from the start. “ Walt was only nine years old when he had to get up at 3:30 a.m., seven days a week, to fold and deliver papers for two hours before attending…school” (Jolley) By working at such a young age, life lessons of perseverance and dedication was instilled into his values at a very early.
AMC’s new hit drama, Breaking Bad, may have one of the most dynamic characters ever to grace television and pervade popular culture. The character of Walter White, played by Golden Globe laureate Bryan Cranston, goes through drastic changes over the course of the series in response to certain events, which affect his personal life. By the end of the show, Walt has developed into a completely different person, one whom diverges from conventional morality and serves as his alter ego, “Heisenberg”. There is evidence throughout Breaking Bad that suggests Heisenberg is a nihilist, but there are also glimpses of Walt acting as a member of the human community with distinct values and a moral compass. The audience can clearly see that Walter White suffers from a dualistic persona, one in lack of a tangible identity.
“… gave details of the house: it was white with black doors fitted with iron bars; four rooms were stuccoed, but other parts were less finished; the front floor was stone slabs. She loc...
About 20 years after Vietnam, Walter is still obsessed with his service in the Vietnam War and views his entire life and the world around him through its lens. He wears an army vest over his bowling shirt, carries a pistol with his ball, and is very quick to anger. We are given the impression that perhaps during the war, Walter was a man, but has been stuck in those glory days ever since, never allowing himself to change or be flexible, something central to the Coen Brothers...
All of that are just accomplishments to him. What really is amazing is how he started from scratch, he made friends in the production business and he worked his way to the top. He is a perfect example of the American dream. He is an American icon to be modeled after. Walt had many failures and he kept trying and trying till he prevailed. Once you see his accomplishments and how successful he was and then you read his biography, you will understand how he represents the American dream. There is nothing individualistic about him or his parks. Walt’s goal was to create a world where you can dream and think. You can have faith that one day your prince charming will come or that you may save the world but it is on a smaller scale than that, it is closer to reality. Your husband or wife is that prince or princess and you rescue them from a certain stage or a stagnant part in their life. If you’re a father or mother, you are your children’s superhero. That is the view that he is trying to prove to