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Post by ako115 on Mar 22, 2013 12:19:15 GMT -5
In scene 2, what is the meaning for Laura's nickname blue roses?
in scene 3, why is Amanda so desperate to have Laura married, couldn't she just get a job and provide for herself someday instead of being married?
-Alicia K.
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Post by amandafi115 on Mar 26, 2013 10:05:28 GMT -5
I was confused what a DAR meeting was at first but I looked it up and it said it was a Daughters of the American Revolution meeting but I'm still not sure if that's right. Also, I've only read the first couple of scenes but I find it really weird that Amanda is so concerned with the amount of gentlemen callers her daughter Laura has. I find it even weirder that Amanda brags about how many gentlemen callers she had when she was younger. I agree with Alicia that Amanda shouldn't be so worried about what Laura is going to do in her life and if she is that worried to should get her own job rather than relying on Laura.
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Post by mingba115 on Mar 27, 2013 19:52:10 GMT -5
On page 6 at the very begininning of the play it mentions how there are no utensils or food. I think this emphasizes how the entire play is just a memory so the unimportant aspects (such as what food they're eating) is left out. I feel like the Williams wanted the audience to not get distracted by details that don't matter.
On page 17 in Scene II and throughout the book, why does Amanda refer to her daughter as "Sister"?
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Post by tommyp05 on Mar 28, 2013 8:59:52 GMT -5
Throughout the course of the play there are numerous examples of abandonment, thus making it a motif. This serves the purpose of highlighting the unfortunate nature of the lives of Amanda, as well as her daughter Laura. The two women are devastated by the loss of Mr Wingfield, Laura specifically by the sudden betrayal from her "gentleman caller" Jim, as well as the inevitable relocation by Tom, the narrator of the play. The lack of progression from the female characters incited such betrayal, an aspect of the family's past that will surely become a major facet of their legacy.
Why do the characters in the play refer to bachelors as "gentleman callers"?
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Post by janear115 on Mar 29, 2013 12:16:08 GMT -5
How is Tom able to afford to go to the movies so often if his family doesn't have that much money? From what it seems like, all the money Tom is making at his job is going towards his family and his family's house. When he doesn't pay the lighting bill and pays for his enrollment into the war, for example, the power goes out. This shows that the family doesn't have enough money to pay for him to go off to war or to pay the lighting bill in the house. If that is the case, how does he have enough money to pay for the movies each night?
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Post by danmy115 on Mar 29, 2013 13:01:14 GMT -5
Do we know if Tom is actually going to the movies every night or is he lying to his mother?
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Post by amandafi115 on Mar 29, 2013 15:18:40 GMT -5
What is Laura's disability? I know it is something with her needing a brace but the author and characters are not very specific about it. -Erica Fischer
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Post by amandafi115 on Mar 29, 2013 15:24:07 GMT -5
I wish that the play would have continued after Tom left his family. I am interested in how Amanda would have reacted, also I would have liked to find out if Laura ever found an available "mr. O'Conner". I diss liked the way it ended because it wasn't really happy or sad, it was just like blah. Maybe the author did that purposely but I disliked it. -Erica Fischer
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Post by aaronle115 on Mar 29, 2013 23:31:40 GMT -5
Knowing that Tom's family is poor, how does he manage to go out so often? ie go to the movie's every night.
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Post by danmy115 on Mar 30, 2013 9:53:40 GMT -5
I agree with Amanda. It seemed like the play ended very abruptly after Jim left. We find out a little bit about what Tom does after we leaves but we know nothing about whats happens with Laura and Amanda.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2013 16:36:43 GMT -5
The mother is a symbol for the cage that binds Tom and Laura from growing and pursuing what they want. Laura does not have the goals many desire, so the mother doesn't understand her and ultimately leads her in the wrong directions. The characters fall into their habitual behaviors until the ending where some growth is made.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2013 13:03:52 GMT -5
Does the play suggest it's better to live out your dreams rather than hold to your responsibilities?
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Post by jakewa115 on Mar 31, 2013 13:53:02 GMT -5
Beginning in Scene 5, Tom reveals details about Jim O'Connor slowly, and does not describe his characteristics all at once. How does this style of writing effect the way the audience views his presence when he is met later on?
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Post by austinha115 on Mar 31, 2013 14:47:42 GMT -5
The nickname Blue Roses is Jim's way of expressing Laura's differences as a beautiful thing. When he is at loss of words he uses it to express how beautiful she is by calling her Blue Roses. He says "They're common as-weeds, but-you-well, you're Blue Roses!" I believe that Laura is attracted to Jim because he embraces her differences. Especially since when she breaks the unicorn's horn she says its the same as all of the other horses, but Jim reminds her that different can still be beautiful. The use of glass has a meaning in the play. Why do you think that Williams chose the material of glass?
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Post by amandafi115 on Mar 31, 2013 15:22:02 GMT -5
I really liked the character of Jim because I think he is a really genuine character. He was really polite when he went to the Wingfield's for dinner and I feel like he always knew the right thing to say. I think he helped build Laura's confidence when he talked about inferiority complex and let her know that she's worth more than she thinks. I feel like Laura was surprised when Jim said he used to have a case of "inferior complex" because he doesn't seem like a character that lacks confidence. I respected that fact that he talked about Betty and how they're getting married once he finally realized that he was invited to be a gentlemen caller for Laura, which he obviously couldn't be.
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