Monday, August 30, 2010
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Objective Correlative Presentation.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
The Glass Menagerie: Scene 5-6 and Mother Courage Comparison
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
The Glass Menagerie, Scene 5: The Gentleman Caller...
Tom's announcement of a Gentleman caller coming to the Wingfield house is a significant aspect of the plot of The Glass Menagerie, firstly because Amanda Wingfield is finally seeing one of her dreams for her daughter come true, to meet a nice gentleman. In the beginning of scene one the hope for a gentleman caller is seen through Amanda's nagging for Laura to "to stay fresh and pretty - for gentlemen caller!". Therefore, this realization that a man is coming to the house in the beginning of scene five excites Amanda.
When Tom first announces to his mother that a gentleman is coming to their house Amanda continually replies with and simple interrogative sentences such as "It's definite, then?" and "soon?" both of which suggest Amanda's eagerness of the situation. However, although Amanda is very pleased with the news she is thinking more of her own excitement rather than Laura's, who the gentleman caller is supposed to be coming for. This shows Amanda's oblivious nature her children's wishes, by assuming that the news will be accepted by Laura. From this section of the scene it also becomes apparent that Amanda is trying to relive her years of youth through her daughter, as although the gentleman caller is coming for herself.
The fact that such a small event in the play of a gentleman coming for dinner illustrates the simplicity of the Wingfield's world, with such small events causing great stress and panic. This is because Amanda has struggled through life, and she is now living in the lower-middle class which she cannot escape from, and this image of a gentleman caller has the possibility to change their world. However, in the play Tom has a significantly more relaxed dialect as this small event does not change his need for adventure out in the world.