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.
We learn that Jane is a young girl who is a victim of emotional and
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.
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
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.
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
Jane does not experience a typical family life throughout the novel. Her various living arrangements led her through different households, yet none were a representation of the norm of family life in the nineteenth century. Through research of families in the nineteenth century, it is clear that Jane’s life does not follow with the stereotypical family made up of a patriarchal father and nurturing mother, both whose primary focus was in raising their children. Jane’s life was void of this true family experience so common during the nineteenth century. Yet, Jane is surrounded by men, who in giving an accurate portrayal of fathers and masculinity in the nineteenth century, fulfill on one hand the father role that had never been present in her life, and on the other hand the husband portrait that Jane seeks out throughout the novel.
Jane is always being reminded that she is poor, and that is not very helpful, she is also always reminded that she is alone and her aunt and her cousins consider her to be of a lower class, due to the fact that she will not inherit any money. Jane thinks that she beneath everyone, even the people who are in the same household, who are all of a low social class, though in reality, she is above all the individuals in the house. Aunt Reed and others just seem to shove these horrible ideas down Jane’s throat, even when they are not true.
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.
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
It is very obvious now that Jane has matured and grown from a little girl with little self-confidence, to a mature and successful woman with self-confidence and experience. The obstacles she had to encounter throughout some of the stages of her life had made her stronger and her self-confidence had grown, also because of certain people in her life. Jane believed in herself and her morals, and as a result was so successful in her life and she was able to achieve a high position of self-confidence at the end of the novel. She developed self-confidence and maintained it my knowing her self-worth, and having faith in what she believes in.