Vlasopolos, Anca. Victimization in "A Streetcar Named Desire." Theatre Journal. 38(1986): 322-338.
Vlasopolos argues that A Streetcar Named Desire was a play directed to have ethical and generic aspects that may have lead to a classical tragedy. She criticized Williams' lack of specifying a tone that he wanted to set for the play. A modern tragedy is what Vlasopolos described A Streetcar Named Desire. This article summarized the movie as a whole and explained the character's points in the way they did things. Males were the dominant figures in the household and if that was taken away form them, they were real quick to gain it back. Blanche was given that name to describe how pale and confused she was. Stanley is described as a male who likes for things to go by his way or the highway. A sociopoilitical crisis(Vlasopolos) was said to be in the air with Blanche getting caught up and put out, Mitch leaving Blanche, Stella upset with Stanley and taking the baby with her to their neighbor's apartment and Stanley calling up the stairs " Hey Stella" again. To show how the men were more important, Stanley's mistakes were not looked down on like Blache's mistakes were.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Precis 2
Broude, Norma. "Modern Woman or the Cult of True Womanhood?" Woman's Art Journal. 2
(2000-2001): 36-43.
Mary Cassatt is a woman who is independent and makes things her own way through her art. When she went to France, the woman were seen as passive who were only mothers and housewives. Cassatt is the opposite of how the French cult of true womanhood is supposed to be. She preferred to be single to keep her happiness and did just fine without a man on her side. Cassatt wanted to give woman a public voice through her paintings and show in them that woman should be respected. Mothers and children were painted in pictures that made you think about the meaning.The paintings of the mothers and children were in public places such as on the train, in the park, etc.. were to show how modern woman are supposed to interact in their child's lives and be able to let the world see their independence.
In the 18th century, being pregnant was not something that was as normal as it is today. Woman would be depressed while pregnant because they could not do the house work that needed to be done without feeling very tired. To change that mind set, Cassatt began to paint woman who were happy and fulfilled mothers who showed the joys motherhood. Later on the woman who were married without children because of these paintings became divorced and unhappy. Cassatt made art that showed respect for woman and how they could be beautiful naked. It is said in a piece of the article that Cassatt had a lead on the women's suffrage when she mand the painting, "
(2000-2001): 36-43.
Mary Cassatt is a woman who is independent and makes things her own way through her art. When she went to France, the woman were seen as passive who were only mothers and housewives. Cassatt is the opposite of how the French cult of true womanhood is supposed to be. She preferred to be single to keep her happiness and did just fine without a man on her side. Cassatt wanted to give woman a public voice through her paintings and show in them that woman should be respected. Mothers and children were painted in pictures that made you think about the meaning.The paintings of the mothers and children were in public places such as on the train, in the park, etc.. were to show how modern woman are supposed to interact in their child's lives and be able to let the world see their independence.
In the 18th century, being pregnant was not something that was as normal as it is today. Woman would be depressed while pregnant because they could not do the house work that needed to be done without feeling very tired. To change that mind set, Cassatt began to paint woman who were happy and fulfilled mothers who showed the joys motherhood. Later on the woman who were married without children because of these paintings became divorced and unhappy. Cassatt made art that showed respect for woman and how they could be beautiful naked. It is said in a piece of the article that Cassatt had a lead on the women's suffrage when she mand the painting, "
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Precis-Article 1
Leff, Leonard J. And Transfer to Cemetery: "The Streetcars Named Desire." Film Quarterly. 55(2002): 29-37.
Many people believe that a movie should be great the first time around and the second time not get all the credit. A Streetcar Named Desire had two releases: one in 1951 and one in 1993. The thesis was written throughout the article as the 1993 version being better because of censorship. The Legion of Decency states that the 1951s censorship took away from some of the most important things in the movie. Censorship disabled the viewers to get a full idea of the characters' personality and the relationships between the couples in the movie.
The Daily News found Blanche "a generous, loving accomodator of any yearning stranger who has been driven out". Others(like Variety) found Blanche to be a nymphomaniac who had been married to a degenerate who committed suicide."(Jeff,p.31) Due to the different versions of the movie, people's opinions of the main characters became different. One person thought that Blanche was a sweet loving woman who feigned for young boys and another found Blanche to be a psycho who has a dead husband who killed himself and those were her reasons of the way she acted.
Many people believe that a movie should be great the first time around and the second time not get all the credit. A Streetcar Named Desire had two releases: one in 1951 and one in 1993. The thesis was written throughout the article as the 1993 version being better because of censorship. The Legion of Decency states that the 1951s censorship took away from some of the most important things in the movie. Censorship disabled the viewers to get a full idea of the characters' personality and the relationships between the couples in the movie.
The Daily News found Blanche "a generous, loving accomodator of any yearning stranger who has been driven out". Others(like Variety) found Blanche to be a nymphomaniac who had been married to a degenerate who committed suicide."(Jeff,p.31) Due to the different versions of the movie, people's opinions of the main characters became different. One person thought that Blanche was a sweet loving woman who feigned for young boys and another found Blanche to be a psycho who has a dead husband who killed himself and those were her reasons of the way she acted.
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