I don’t understand. My dear Stella lives in such a raffish flat! The place is in the middle of a slum and looks so rundown in the middle of the city. It was no better once I entered. There were only three puny rooms: the bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen; all were equally horrendous in condition. This flat is worthless compared to the grandeur of Belle Reve! The plantation was glorious with its great, green, and open rural lands. It is so magnificent and natural. This enclosed flat pales in comparison to Belle Reve. I’m appalled that she could even stand the thought of living in such a ghetto. Nonetheless, she told me that “It’s not that bad at all! New Orleans isn’t like other cities” (12), so somehow she is able to stand its foulness. How would she be convinced to live in such an atrocious place? It must have been the brute that she married: Stanley. That Polack somehow managed to convince my dear Stella that living in a slum was a brilliant idea! My dear sister must have at least told him what our plantation looked like, so he should know the type of place that she deserves to live in. Yet, since I see that she lives here, that pea-brained man must have concocted a miraculous excuse that managed to convince my dear Stella to live in such a ghetto. Then again, Stella does seem to love him very …show more content…
When I first saw him in the flesh, the Polack looked so animalistic and passionate in all of his movements. Who knows what goes on inside that ungentlemanly brain of his? He even had the nerve to take his shirt off in front of me, when he told me he wanted to “make [him]self comfortable”. It felt quite inconsiderate, taking one’s shirt in front of a pampered lady. I tried my best to be polite and give him the benefit of the doubt. I did not want to give him a bad impression of me. I think I fooled him well enough. I certainly do not want him to know about everything that I went through in the
The author illustrates the “dim, rundown apartment complex,” she walks in, hand and hand with her girlfriend. Using the terms “dim,” and “rundown” portrays the apartment complex as an unsafe, unclean environment; such an environment augments the violence the author anticipates. Continuing to develop a perilous backdrop for the narrative, the author describes the night sky “as the perfect glow that surrounded [them] moments before faded into dark blues and blacks, silently watching.” Descriptions of the dark, watching sky expand upon the eerie setting of the apartment complex by using personification to give the sky a looming, ominous quality. Such a foreboding sky, as well as the dingy apartment complex portrayed by the author, amplify the narrator’s fear of violence due to her sexuality and drive her terror throughout the climax of the
“She grieved over the shabbiness of her apartment, the dinginess of the walls, the worn-out appearance of the chairs, the ugliness of the draperies. All these things, which another woman of her class would not even have noticed, gnawed at her and made her furious.”
Baldwin gives a vivid sketch of the depressing conditions he grew up on in Fifth Avenue, Uptown by using strong descriptive words. He makes use of such word choices in his beginning sentences when he reflects back to his house which is now replaced by housing projects and “one of those stunted city trees is snarling where our [his] doorway used to be” (Baldwin...
Though Blanche does not seem to have enough money to afford a hotel, she is disdainful of the cramped quarters of the Kowalskis’ two-room apartment and of the apartment’s location in a noisy, diverse, working-class neighborhood. Blanche’s social condescension wins her the instant dislike of Stella’s husband, an auto-parts supply man of Polish descent named Stanley Kowalski. It is clear that Stella was happy to leave behind her the social pretensions of her background in exchange for the sexual gratification she gets from her husband...
She is frequently debilitated by her need to calm down; which is a highly frequent event. Added to her nerves; she is incapable of calming them without the help of another or of an alcoholic beverage. This is likely because of her fear of the unpredictable future. When she first arrives in New Orleans to visit her sister Stella and Stanley, she remarks to Stella, “I want to be near you, got to be with somebody, I can’t be alone! Because - as you might have noticed - I’m - not very well,” - Blanche [Her voice drops and her look is frightened] (Williams 17). She needs Stella to provide her with attention so that she can be relieved of her grievances. Perhaps Stella, being her younger sister, is an outlet for Blanche to live quasi-vicariously through her. Stella is a married, mother-to-be, with a life in a big city. Blanche’s life is in ruins and Stella provides the opportunity to witness the life she had
Just look at the quote I gave you earlier: “Brooklyn, New York, as the undefined, hard-to–remember the shape of a stain.” He sees it as nothing but a stain on the map. He goes on to talk about “…the sludge at the bottom of the canal causes it to bubble.” Giving us something we can see, something we can hear because you can just imagine being near the canal and hearing the sludge bubble make their popping noises as the gas is released. He “The train sounds different – lighter, quieter—in the open air,” when it comes from underground and the sight he sees on the rooftops. Although some are negative, such as the sagging of roofs and graffiti, his tone towards the moment seems to be admiration. In the second section, he talks about the smells of Brooklyn and the taste of food. He’d talk about how his daughter compares the tastes of pizzas with her “…stern judgments of pizza. Low end… New Hampshire pizza. … In the middle… zoo pizza. …very top… two blocks from our house,” and different it was where he’d grown up. He talks about the immense amount of “smells in Brooklyn: Coffee, fingernail polish, eucalyptus…” and how other might hate it, but he enjoys it. In the same section, he describes how he enjoys the Brooklyn accent and the noise and smells that other people make on the streets and at the park across from his house. “Charcoal smoke drifts into the
Sisters, Stella and Blanche have had an enjoyable upbringing on the family plantation, "Belle Reve". As the name suggests Stella and Blanche's time at "Belle Reve" was near perfect. Like all things perfect it had to come to an end. While Stella did the logical thing and left the 'beautiful dream' and married Stan, Blanche hung on to it unable to move on and face reality. Blanche comes to Stella in an unbalanced state of mind in need of her sister's aid. The impression is given that this isn't the first time Stella has been there to help Blanche through a time of trouble. As much as she needs her help and as much as she respects her, Blanche strongly disapproves of her sister's new life. Stella tolerates Blanche's continual criticism of her husband, home and friends very well. From this and many other incidents throughout the play we see what a tolerant and adaptable person Stella is.
In the novel, the women look at their individual housing situations as a giant disappointment. To explain, even though Kyra and Delaney housing situation brings both families closer together and they each have their own separate house, there is still that need to have an even bigger and a much better living condition for their families. Although, Kyra and Delaney both agree with their significant others dissatisfaction with the current situation that they find themselves in. I also believe that yet again the significant of this goes back to the American Dream and how we as Americans strive to make better in our life.
His recklessness is part of his appeal from Stella’s part. Although this type of relationship goes against her childhood, she is honest about her desires. "I 'm not in anything I want to get out of," Stella continually tells Blanche who formulates a fantasy of getting money from an old lover for them to escape. Stella understands compromise. She is realistic. She sees Stanley 's gambling, drinking, and violent outbursts as "his pleasure, like hers in movies and bridge". She believes that people "have got to accept each other 's habits". Cleaning up after Stanley 's violent spells is just a part of living with him. Unlike Blanche, she knows that life is no fairytale, negociations must be reached. Stella is proof of the statement that "there are things that happen between a man and a woman in the dark-that sort of make everything else seem-unimportant". She lives in a decrepit house, filled with smashed glass, part of the noisy part of town, and yet she is
Stella lives in denial. She denies that Stanley is a sexist, abusive man along with denying that Blanche is mentally unstable, a compulsive liar, and predator. Near the end of the story, she makes a decision between Blanche and Stanley, of course, she picks the father of her child and sends Blanche away to a mental institution. Once the doctor and nurse come to pick up the confused Blanche, Stella begins to regret her choice by saying "Oh, my God, Eunice help me! Don't let them do that to her, don't let them hurt her...What have I done to my sister? Oh, God, what have I done to my sister?" (Williams 11. 176). Once Blanche left, not even Stanley's sweet words and temporary kindness could pick up her spirits because she finally realized that
Stella and Stanley’s relationship is one based purely on, as Blanche describes it, “brutal desire – just – Desire!” (81). They treat one another without respect, with Stella calling her husband offensive slurs like Pollack and him beating her. However, because of their deep desire for each other, Stella quickly forgives Stanley for his wrong doings, growing his power over her. When his desire for power builds and he is sure that Stella is dependent on him, he rapes Blanche. When Stella hears her sisters story she calls for Blanche to be institutionalized. While it is clear to the reader through her hesitation in sending Blanche away that Stella knows Stanley really did rape her sister, she cannot bring herself give up Stanley and acknowledge the truth. In this action, she has ruined any trust that Blanche had in her and forever destroyed their relationship because of her selfish desire for Stanley.
To Laura and I Frank was just someone that mum sometimes spoke to on phone. I knew he had a daughter called Sandy who was was 6 months older than I and that he lived in Australia but that was about all.
Stella, however, is not exempt from lying to her sister. Blanche is shocked at the state of her sister and Stanley’s housing conditions, especially the neighborhood and her compact lifestyle. It becomes clear that Stella hasn’t explained the truth of her situation and continues to phrase the reality quite lightly: “Aren’t you being a little intense about it? It’s not that bad at all! New Orleans isn’t like other cities.” Stella describes Blanche’s reaction as “being a little intense,” suggesting that she believes her sister to be overdramatic. She then focuses on how it makes New Orleans unique and that it is a good thing; “not bad at all.” The sisters’ tendency towards idealistic behavior will ultimately result in conflict when the truth is revealed. This could become central to the play’s
13 years ago I came into this world, the first thing my parents noticed was my bright red hair. (which none of them had and were shocked.) They named me Lauren Rose Barthelemy. My last name is french and my middle name was named after my two grandparents. My first name my parents thought was cool. I live in a small place called gilman two miles away from Peter and Pauls Church. When I was little I was always doing tricks and balancing on random objects. By the time I was ten my parents signed me up for gymnastics after an year of begging. A month later I got invited to be on team North Crest. We train for 11 hours a week to get ready for competing in the fall. I have gotten lots of awards for doing well on each event. I have also won an first place award for a poster for the Beton county soil conservation contest. Drawing is one of my talents I have always been good at it. Another talent I have is gymnastics when I started I learned the skills quickly. A special place to our family is our aunts cabin. We go there every year and we have a lot of fun with our relatives.
My Aunt Dottie has been the mentor through all my adversities. Dottie was my dad's sister; therefore, she knew how my dad truly was. When I told her about my dad lying to me she immediately started giving me advice. She began telling me all about my dad and what she had encountered with him. I was told stories that I didn't even know existed. My Aunt Dottie and I are alike in so many ways. She has taught me a lot in my life that has dealt with character. She is a great role model who helps others. She taught me that God never puts you through something if you could not handle it. My aunt is my go to person for anything that comes my way. She supports me in every way and gives me the best advice. She encourages me to do my very best and not