1a) Jane is an angry, insecure, confused teenage girl who resents her parents. She is a more reserved person and is trying to find her way through her early life. As most typical American middle class teenager, she values her appearance more than anything; a jealous individual, though she may be a reserved individual, her feelings of jealousy are made apparent throughout the movie and seem to be a root to her anger. Due to her insecurities she doesn’t consider herself attractive enough and is considering going through breast augmentation surgery. Jane seems to be seeking outside approval be it from anyone due to the parental neglect that she faces as well as the envy she feels towards her, “prettier” amateur model, best friend Angela. Jane’s idea of the American dream is to look like Angela and to live a financially comfortable life, however not be as sad as her parents; she doesn’t know what happiness is. Moreover, it is made apparent that Jane used to be close with her father at one point; however, her relationship with Lester has dwindled away. Though what infuriates Jane is the fact that her father has fallen for her Angela, who Lester gives more attention to than his own daughter. “JANE
I need a father who's a role model, not some horny geek-boy who's gonna spray his shorts whenever I bring a girlfriend home from school. What a lame-o. Somebody really should put him out of his misery.”
1b) Jane’s character strengthens by the end of the movie. Developing her relationship with Ricky changes her gradually her gloomy mood as he actually pays attention to her and wants to greater know who she is. Meanwhile, the mysterious character, Ricky Fitts, fascinates her. She feels attracted towards him because of complex views on the wor...
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RICKY Beauty.”
In the end, the voice of the deceased Lester explains that in the moment he dies, his life flashes before him, and it seems to go on forever. He then acknowledges how grateful for his life and the fact that in the end he finally did what made him happy which in result gave him the chance to feel alive again. Though, his relationship with his wife and daughter, prior to his death, was awful, he is happy that he had the opportunity years before to love his wife and daughter and wished he could have made them happy.
2d) The film’s perspective on the mainstream American Dream is that everyone is searching for happiness and success, though often they don’t know where to look. Subsequently those who cant find happiness cling to something that in the past, made them happy, and that stops one from ever finding true freedom and happiness.
In the United States there is an idea many pursue called the American dream, which differs from person to person. The American dream according to americanradioworks.publicradio.org is “a revolutionary notion: each person has the right to pursue happiness, and the freedom to strive for a better life through hard work and fair ambition”. Yet it has been said there is no real definition of American dream, instead it merely proves that it has an unconscious influence in American mentality (Ştiuliuc 1). The American dream is different for each person because everyone yearns for things that will they hope will in return make them happy. Whatever that may be, each person goes through different struggles to obtain what they want. According to Frederic Carpenter, the American dream “has never been defined exactly, and probably never can be. It is both too various and too vague” (3). The Madonnas of Echo Park by Brando Skyhorse depicts the different interpretations on what the American dream actually is through the opinions and actions of Hector Esperanza, Efren Mendoza and Mrs. Calhoun.
The American dream ideally constitutes life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as stated by America's forefathers in the Declaration of Independence. This vision has been extremely warped in the 20th century to fit the new breed of Americans, which are greedy and self-centered. The main characters opinions in the novel Of Mice and Men of The American Dream substantially differs from each other, and from today's society.
Through this, the protagonist has the family who loves her. Even though her family loves her, the society is not changing. According to “Who Is Jane? The Intricate Feminism of Charlotte Perkins Gilman,” Veeder argues that the Jane is the intricate feminist vision of
Jane in her younger years was practically shunned by everyone and was shown very little love and compassion, from this throughout her life she searches for these qualities through those around her. Due to Jane’s mother’s disinheritance she was disowned by Mrs. Reed and her children, and was treated like a servant consistently reminded that she lacked position and wealth.
...mplary in terms of demonstrating the flaws of the American Dream and the failures of trying to accomplish it. There are different motivators in achieving the American Dream. The Wheelers wanted a change in their life and to become the happy family that their neighbors thought that they were. Revolutionary road is an example of trying to achieve the American Dream for the wrong reasons; the Wheelers wanted to fix their relationship, when their relationship couldn’t be fixed. Duke wanted to continue in his journalism career and have a good time in Las Vegas. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is an example of solace in excess causing self-destruction and failure to achieve the American Dream. The path to the American Dream was seen both films, but both the movies as well as the assigned reading proved that the American Dream is just a dream and is ultimately unreachable.
These experiences are what has shaped Jane to become an independent woman, without what she has gone through she would have never gone to school if it was not for Mrs. Reed thinking she didn't want her at Gateshead. Even if her motives for sending her to school where to discard of her, in the school she learned to control herself and her temper and become a well mannered young lady. The departure of Ms. Temple affected Jane very much, Ms. Temple had helped Jane become a teacher hence Jane could help the other children since Ms. Temple would not be there. Ms. Temple’s departure made Jane realized she wanted something more for her life. Jane wanted to work thus her putting an advertisement as a governess. Therefore, Jane gets a governess job at Thornfield hall to become Adele’s
Just like many teenagers with wounded souls, the first sign of validation make them jump at it. When Jane noticed Ricky, who abused and sells drugs, was interested in her, she fell in love with him almost immediately. Jane had found someone who told her she was beautiful, and made her feel important by constantly filming her. She spent more time with the guy and soon she started abusing drugs like the boy. Innocent Jane agreed to go with Ricky to New York to start life together, even when her friend Angela tried to talk her out of it. Who knows what Jane’s life would turn into with a drug dealer? This a good example of what could happen to a person from a broken home or someone who has a low self-esteem. If Jane felt loved from her home, she would not have been seeking love desperately from others and she would not have agreed to follow a drug abuser to a faraway city without her parents
Each character in the novel has their own interpretation of the ‘American Dream – the pursuit of happiness’ as they all lack happiness due to the careless nature of American society during the Jazz Age. The American Dreams seems almost non-existent to those whom haven’t already achieved it.
The American dream has been redefined through its eras and critiqued by many. While some choose to focus on the capitalist undertones that divide the United States, others have examined how the liberty that defines the American dream can support individualism which can lead to true happiness. UK director Andrea Arnold’s 2016 critique American Honey, and Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris’ 2006 comedy Little Miss Sunshine are both windows through which the audience is exposed to the American dream, and the subsequent values and attitudes of those who adhere to it. Little Miss Sunshine follows the story of a dysfunctional family’s road trip to California for a beauty pageant, while American Honey is driven by Star, who joins
We learn that Jane is a young girl who is a victim of emotional and
She had lost her love, her family, her fiance, and the place she was living in. She also gained money which lead to her eventual rise in power. However, this only happened because she had lost yet another family member. Jane is an outsider because she was never really accepted into the rich society because she had gained the money and power through inheritance after many years of living. Most others of that time gained the power and riches through birth. Jane was also different than most people for many reasons. This is because she was a working female in a time where not a lot of females worked. She worked as a governess teaching a young french girl all subjects. She also strived to learn in the time where not a lot of women were able to go to real schools. Lastly she was alienated by her own family. Her step-mother, Mrs. Reed, treated her less than a servant just because she was not her child. Jane’s step-brother and step-sisters also treated her quite poorly due to the same reason and also because she was poor. When Jane’s parents died there was no money that she had inherited so, she remained poor throughout her early years of
It’s not understood why she would agree to the rules of their relationship. Little is truly known about her. Why she falls in love with John is also not well understood given the way he treats her as a project. The script doesn’t explore her psychological make-up. At the end, she appears to want a real commitment and to have a normal, ordinary life. Jane does sound older than being 19 years old.
The unhappier Carolyn becomes, the more we see how she covers reality with illusion. At the end of the movie when she sees that Lester is dead, she realizes that she has lost everything. Therefore, the main theme of the movie symbolizes the unrealistic expectations of those who strive for the American Dream. The American Dream is about lavish aspirations, and what people should really focus on are the modest dreams such as in the case of Carolyn, appreciating family life, giving and receiving love and aspire to be spiritually fulfilled. People should have small concrete dreams since it is those dreams that ultimately make us happy, and the false impression that the American Dream makes people believe that they can be anything that they want to be has generated lack and anxiety in many people considering if people do not achieve greatness, they feel as if they have
Jane’s childhood misconceptions concerning her identity and the path she envisions to realizing her desires are transformed as external forces threaten her fledgling sense of selfhood, which enable her to strengthen her resolve and confidently assert her identity. The childhood Jane suffers while trapped at Gateshead establishes her concept that servitude and emotional restraint are the only avenues available to her attainment of love. The opposition Jane promptly exhibits at this course of action unfolds when Jane attacks John Reed, a malicious cousin who stirs up trouble for Jane with his puerile behavior, in retaliation for the injustice she has tolerated at his hands. As the prejudiced maids transport Jane to the red-room to serve out her punishment, Jane resists their
Jane, the daughter, is uneasy throughout the whole movie by the constant arguing going on between her parents and also her father’s lust towards her best friend. She has unpredictable mood swings that cause her to lash out at her parents unfailingly. Even just being in the same room as her father is triggering to Jane. She is also impulsive. This is proven in the scene in which her boyfriend asked her if she wanted to run away with him and she immediately accepts without thinking through the consequences. She admits to her boyfriend near the end of the movie that her father has caused massive psychological damage on her, and although she does not explain why, it can be inferred that the reasoning is because he has neglected her for a large portion of her teenage years and also because he is sexually attracted to her sixteen year old best friend, Angela. With these symptoms, it can be assumed that she has borderline personality disorder.