much of his time dreaming of adventure and a life outside of the dank and dismal apartment he shares with Laura (his crippled sister) and Amanda (his mother). Throughout the play Tom is struggling with the decision to join the Merchant Marines and embark on an adventure that does not include his mother or his sister. He is tormented by guilt for considering leaving his disabled sister Laura behind and alone with their overbearing mother Amanda (Katherine Hepburn). Tom’s guilt and regret is evident
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from her illness-.-.-. 4 Marian Halcombe to Mr Fairlie . . . I fear the situation between her and Sir Percival is getting worse day by day. Laura really needs to escape from him‚ and you must (should) write to invite her to Limmeridge. It is very important that you do this without delay‚ as I am afraid (sure) something terrible will happen if Laura does not leave here soon . . . 5 Sir Percival to Count Fosco Blackwater Park‚ 25th July. Everything has gone according to plan. Lady Glyde
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1- what were the reasons for laura ashley intial success? The strategy they are employing was good one and credits two factors for its success in bucking the downward trend amongst retailers: a focus on furniture and a move towards e-commerce. he key success factors of Laura Ashley up to 1985 are identified as high quality production‚ innovative designs‚ good brand management (the ‘Laura Ashley’ name was and is strong)‚ well placing of stores‚ creation of good atmospheres in stores‚ general design
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family. In the play you have Tom Wingfield the son in the story‚ who has big ambitions and dreams‚ but instead works in a job he dislikes‚ just as Tennessee Williams did. Laura Wingfield‚ who is the sister of Tom and is terribly shy just like Rose Williams‚ Tennessee’s sister. Also‚ Amanda Wingfield‚ the mother of Tom and Laura. Just like Williams’s real mother she came from a family of Southern blue bloods(Tennessee Williams 1612). Lastly‚ Jim O’Connor‚ he is known to be the most realistic character
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Jim‚ Tom and Jim’s conversation shows how prepared Tom was to leave. Tom joined a union rather than paying the light bill. By the end of the play‚ when he leaves after being fired and he thinks of his sister‚ confuses me. He feels bad for leaving Laura then goes into a bar to try to forget. This shows Tom’s guilt but his strong will to not go back. Amanda Wingfield Amanda is a frustrated mother stuck in the past. Every chance she gets she tell the story of the many gentlemen callers she had as
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The effect of War on Families and Friends In reading the segment on War and Power we can see the effects of war in many different ways but one of the most prominent and noticeable effect is how the family and friends of those involved in the warfare react to having a loved one involved and in harms way. The effects and consequences of war are far-reaching and extensive. The family of those in war is affected by war just as much as those actually in the war. In reading Antigone‚ Gas‚ and the Apology
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Sisters’ Relationship in Christina Rossetti’s “Goblin Market” The relationship between the two sisters Laura and Lizzie in Christina Rossetti’s “Goblin Market” seems highly controversial. Having in mind that the author wrote during the Victorian era‚ when such values as religion‚ sexual restraint‚ morality‚ code of conduct were appreciated‚ and it was a patriarchal society‚ where women had to work hard and obey men‚ might have influenced what she wrote about. Therefore‚ I will look at the two
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1. Setting: NYC/Manhattan/September‚ 1986 Labor Day Weekend Book continues to the present day. Main Characters: Laura and Maurice 2. First person narrative 3. Maurice’s background: poor‚ drug ridden‚ violent‚ unstable 4. Laura’s background: abusive‚ but hidden from sight; middle class and suburban 5. Maurice is on the street asking for money‚ he asks Laura for money for food b/c he is hungry. She passes him at first‚ but then goes back and they go to McDonalds for lunch. They then meet for
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examples of such can be found in the characters Laura and Connie from the play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams and “Where Have You Going‚ Where Are You Been?” by Carol Oates respectively. By psychoanalyzing both Laura and Connie‚ it becomes evident‚ through actions and dialogue‚ that both females display symptoms of having a fatal flaw‚ which in turn causes them to make decisions that lead to each one’s undesirable fates. In The Glass Menagerie‚ Laura is often characterized as a shy and nervous
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on the institutions in Victorian society that she and her feminist contemporaries wished to see altered‚ creating modern female heroines to carry out its messages. The goblins serve as malicious male figures to tempt the innocent heroines‚ sisters Laura and Lizzie‚ to corruption. According to the Victorian definition‚ a gentleman "never takes unfair advantage . . . or insinuates evil which he dare not say out‚" and possesses‚ among other qualities‚ the ability to avoid all suspicion and resentment
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