Sunday, November 5, 2017
A street car name desire post(Sections 1-3
An occurrence in owl creek bridge is a short story that is divided into 3 sections and take place in the different moments in time. Each section sums up a scenario of brutal acts and violence that took place in this area. A street car named desire was a play that was written in 1947 by Tennessee Williams. It takes place in the French quarter of New Orleans. The book is written in a way that comments on many social issues,each seen between the characters within the book and how they interact with each other. One of these issues is class. Throughout the first 3 sections within the play class seems to be a big contributor in terms of dialogue between the characters,especially with how they treat and view one another and certain topic. An example of this is found in the beginning in section 1. Section 1 introduces Blanche, a rich,eccentric,french woman,who came visit her sister,Stella.to add on with her being an iconic "rich girl",Blanche is described as over dramatic,and gentle.This idea is reviled a lot in her interaction with other characters. In the text it says," You must be Stanley. I'm Blanche. Stella's sister?Yes. Hlo. Where's the little woman. In the Bathroom.Oh.I didn't know you were coming to town. I-uh..Where you from Blanche. Why..I live in Laurel." The common back and forth between Blanche,and Stanley is somewhat bland and not very enlightening. If you read,you notice that this has some what something to do with the quick and timid responses Blanche makes to everything Stanley says.Instead of going a bit more in depth with the conversation,she keeps it as simple as possible. Stella seems timid around others,the more over dramatic part of her is seen more by her sister,Stella. In the text it says,"I know,I know. But you are the one that abandoned Belle Reve,not I!I stayed and fought for it,bled for it,almost died for it!" the way Blanche chooses to hysterically respond about this matter shows how she is "petite" and how she matches the description given on her. Since her character is someone with such high class,this kind of behavior is expected. This whole transaction showed class being a distinguishable difference for characters in the story and how they treat each other. In section one,because he is of lower class,Blanche looks down upon Stella's husband and bad mouths him to her. This could be a problem in the story because it can create conflict between characters and let discrimination of class break relationships in the story.In the story,the author uses regionalism in his text as a way to emphasis on certain scenes. The dialect,for example,,matches the mood of the scene and type of situation. In the scene Blanche meets Stanley, the short,emotionless conversation they have matches the bland mood of the situation. The problem with america at this time is that everyone is to discriminate and prideful of themselves and thus shut themselves away from people who they feel can't meet their standards. This can be prevented if people open up more and try to explore a different point of view rather than their own where class is concerned.
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