The play Hands Across the Sea by Noel Coward displayed poor human interaction, if not a rude one. The playwright made it seem like it was a comical act, but I find it to be tragic that there are wealthy and entitled characters who found an object, the telephone, to be more important than to talk to those who are physically there in their living room. Coward definitely had some of his characters appear to be ignorant, narcissistic and intrusive. In some of the scenes, characters such as Piggie and Clare, distinctively displayed their impoliteness to their guests, the Wadhursts. They are a great example in this performance to display their obliviousness to their guests, I personally believe that these individuals do not understand the basic or …show more content…
Piggie did apologize, but the audience never knew who she was apologizing to, she got interrupted rudely by Clare shushing her and Bogey telling her to shut up because, he was still conversing on the telephone; “PIGGIE: I am so sorry — CLARE: Shhhh! BOGEY: Shut up, I can 't hear —“ (Coward). That kind of manner from both Clare and Bogey is not something that should be done in front of the guests, but to actually say something so rude like that to the home owner that they’re visiting, makes them seem classless. I regard their classlessness as also ironic since most of them have more than enough money to feed themselves. Should’t they all have some sort of class? If not basic manners and how to interact properly with other humans? I feel that Piggie, on the other is also so impolite that she doesn’t know to control the situation with the Wadhursts. While she has a conversation with the visitors, she does not once, asks Bogey to get off the telephone, nor does she asks him to quiet down. Every time Piggie was trying to discuss an awful topic on torpedoes with Mrs. Wadhurst and Clare, it was obvious that Bogey’s conversation on the other hand was distracting and cutting communication with the women. “PIGGIE: My husband will be here in a minute -- he has to go to sea Thursday, but he 's arranged for you to be taken over the dockyard at …show more content…
It is unfortunate that Piggie cannot even remember the people she has met, this mean that she neither remembers who the Wadhursts or the Rawlingsons are. It was only then, the final ring of the telephone, which Piggie picked up and handed it to Mrs. Wadhusrts, that she was not talking to the Rawlingsons. It’s noticeable that the Wadhursts were later aware of the situation and decided to leave because, any guests would with that kind of embarrassment; MRS WADHURST (rising): I 'm afraid we must really go now, Lady Maureen — PIGGIE: Oh no — please — MRS WADHURST: We have to dress because we 're dining and going to the theater — that 's the one thing we do miss in Pendarla — the theater — CLARE: We miss it a good deal here, too. PIGGIE (remembering everything): Pendarla -- oh dear, what a long way away it seems -- dear Mrs Wadhurst — (she shoots a triumphant glance at PETER) — it 's been so lovely having this little peep at you — you and Mr Wadhurst must come and dine quietly one night and we 'll go to another theater — MRS WADHURST: That would be delightful — Fred — MR WADHURST: Good-bye” (Coward). It’s regrettable that it was when the Wadhursts decided to depart that made Piggie comprehend the situation, and finally recognized who the Wadhursts were. If the Wadhursts did fully catch on to what was
The extend of most American’s knowledge of early America is of Columbus’ discovery of America for Europe in 1492 and the landing of the Mayflower in Plymouth in 1620. This was true of A Voyage Long and Strange author, Tony Horwitz. Horwitz felt as if there were pieces missing in his picture of early America and set out on a journey that spanned from Canada to the Dominican Republic. The novel starts out with a prologue of Horwitz talking about his own reasons for wanting to learn more of early America and then is broken into three sections Discovery, Conquest, and Settlement. Each section discusses another period in early American history starting with first contact in Vinland and ending with the landing in Plymouth.
In “The Boat” by Alistair MacLeod, the mother shows the importance of tradition to her, which has been cemented in her since youth. Throughout the piece, the reader realizes that the mother comes from a large traditional family of fisherman, which in effect the mother’s most defining characteristic was that she “was of the sea, as were all her people, and her horizons were the very literal ones she scanned with her dark and fearless eyes”. Tradition and her inherited family values shaped her personality that was shown throughout the piece, such as her diligence during her husband’s fishing excursions to her stubbornness throughout the family’s hardships. In a sense, a large part of her identity came directly from her traditions, which she felt
This passage defines the character of the narrators’ father as an intelligent man who wants a better life for his children, as well as establishes the narrators’ mothers’ stubbornness and strong opposition to change as key elements of the plot.
No Bricks and No Temples: Coping with Crisis in “The Open Boat” Stephen Crane’s story “The Open Boat” concerns four people who are trying to reach land after surviving a shipwreck off the Florida coast. During the course of the story, they face dangers that are real physical threats, but they also have to deal with trying to make sense of their situation. The characters in this story cope with their struggles in two ways: individually, they each imagine that Nature, or Fate, or God, is behind their experiences, which allows them to blame some outside force for their struggle, and together, they form a bond of friendship that helps them keep their spirits up. . In “Becoming Interpreters: The Importance of Tone in ‘The Open Boat,’” Gregory Schirmer states that “‘The Open Boat has at its center two quite different views of man: as a helpless and insignificant being adrift in a universe that is wholly indifferent to him and his ambitions, and on the other hand, as part of a brotherhood that binds man to man in the face of that indifferent universe” (222).
In 410, Anglo-Saxons invaded Britain and have since then influenced many aspects of European life. Most notably, however, is their impact on modern European literature from which many European values originate from. One such literary work is “The Seafarer”, written by an anonymous writer, it is an Anglo Saxon poem written in Old English that guides readers through the distressing travels of a man who yearns not only to travel the seas but also for home, ultimately established as God. Using figurative language and diction the speaker expresses the solitude of his travels and his realization that earthly possessions do not last.
One of the greatest conflicts that every human must face is a conflict within his or her self. These sorts of internal conflicts are created and fought within our minds. The Seafarer, one of the oldest surviving Old English poems, depicts a man, who, despite being wise, is still desperate to find meaning to his existence. He is in exile, and because of this, his mind is in a state of desolation. He has conflicts within his own psyche seemingly questioning his very existence. He is desperate to find meaning in his life, which is full of despair and sorrow. His psychological state of mind develops from a state of desolation and exile, to realization of his Being, to finally finding a new meaning in his life through his manifestation and interaction with faith. Through these psychological phases, a “new man” seemingly arises from the abyss.
In spite of reading so many intriguing texts this year I did manage to narrow my favorites down to just five, the first being The Seafarer by Burton Raffel. In the poem a man talks about how dangerous the sea is but how much he loves to be out at sea. He loves the danger and the excitement that the voyage brings. However, my favorite line in the whole poem is this “A man must conquer pride, not kill it”. (pg. 25 Lines 109) This is a bold and magnificent statement, it is saying that pride cannot be killed. Since we cannot kill pride we must learn how to control it and in turn conquer it, and that is an interesting concept to me.
I believe that in the past three decades, the way society has treated he elderly has remained primarily the same. Some younger citizens have looked up to the elderly with respect, yet most continue to shun them and consider them useless and hopeless in a society such as ours. I think that the elderly population is continually losing respect from the new generations. Santiago, the elderly man in the novel The Old Man and the
Clarissa’s memories of Bourton, of her youth, are brought back to her vividly by just the “squeak of the hinges”. . . [and] she had burst open the French windows and plunged at Bourton into the open air” (3). The intensity of these memories is what makes them so much a part of what she is– everything in life reminds her of Bourton, of Sally Seton, of Peter Walsh. Peter and Sally were her best friends as a girl, and “with the two of them”. . . she shared her past.... ...
Yukio Mishima’s novel “The Sailor who fell from Grace with the Sea”, follows a 13-year-old boy, named Noboru. He is lost in searching for his identity in a time where Japanese traditional values were being converted into westernised values. From the very beginning of the novel, we see Noboru being constrained in his room so he would be prevented from going to see the rest of the gang. The gang consists of five other boys who are the same age as Noboru. The gang is led by a boy only known as the Chief, who is very intelligent, but spoiled and is left alone all the time by his family. He becomes bemused by trying to fill up the empty world. The only way he sees that this can happen is by
There’s a lot more to the Red Sea than familiar biblical accounts. It has a unique topography with incredible biodiversity and is home to many endangered species. The Red Sea, located at 22.0000° N, 38.0000° E, is a marginal sea of the Indian Ocean, and lies between Africa and Asia. It’s divided into three zones: the Red Sea proper, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Gulf of Suez, the latter two of which are located in the north. The Red Sea proper is bordered by six countries: the Western shore border is Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, and Djibouti. On the Eastern shore is Saudi Arabia and Yemen. (Kalmar n.p., “Red Sea” 101)
Yukio Mishima’s The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea, is the story of three people: Fusako, a widow who owns her own luxury brand store, her son, thirteen-year old Noboru and a sailor Ryuji Tsukazaki. The novel examines the constantly evolving relationships among the three and explores their relations with ideas of glory, loyalty and even death. Many minor characters are also featured to complicate and characterize the protagonists. Mishima uses one character called Yoriko juxtaposed with the protagonist, Fusako to reveal conflicts that are not on the surface in order to comment on the dangers of westernization and modernity.
The Sea Peoples, groups that “raided, migrated, and marauded in the eastern Mediterranean” possess an intricate past that still intrigues scholars today (McKay et al. 34). First, I’ll explain why scholars debate the origins of the Sea Peoples. Next, I’ll describe the main reason that Sea Peoples decided to travel. Finally, I will illustrate the importance of the great battle that put an end to the Sea Peoples’ voyages. The origins, purpose, and major battle of the Sea Peoples are what makes their rich past so interesting even today.
We have seen in the series a musical, a fantasy and a comedy. Something peculiar in scene and tone and more realistic is effective in being the last play in the series. J. M. Synge’s Riders to the Sea is the finest example of one-act play. With limited characters, pointed place, unified action, simple plot, colloquial language and universal tune Synge achieves remarkable success. The play is worth producing and watching because of its artistic values and a strong message that it brings: poverty and destruction of nature cannot conquer the dignity of the people.
Old Man and the Sea This part of the story has to do with Santiago against nature and the sea. In this part of the story, he goes out and fights nature in the form of terrible forces and dangerous creatures, among them, a marlin, sharks and hunger. He starts the story in a small skiff and moves out in a journey to capture a fish after a long losing streak of eighty-four days. Unfortunately his friend must desert him due to this problem and a greater force, his parents. Santiago must go out into the danger alone.