It is midway through the morning and the sky, which can be seen through the barred windows of the building, is misty-grey in colour. Inside the building, a room paved with maple wood exists. There is a heavy wooden table that is set by the window and placed between two heavy woollen grey chairs. The Doctor occupies one such chair, while also resembling a tin solider thanks to his static posture. Blanche lounges cozily in the other chair, humming a soothing tune. There is a sense of familiarity as Blanche and the doctor sit for a conversation over a cup of coffee.
Doctor: So, how're you doing Ms. Dubois?
Blanche(flirting): Oh, my loving doctor, how often must I tell you to change this wishy-washy attitude of yours. The name is Blanche. After
DuBois wrote The Souls of Black Folk in 1903, which can fall into two periods: “nadir of American racial relations” and Jim Crow. “Nadir of American racial relations” is a term coined by historian Rayford Logan and was expanded upon by historians such as James Loewen. The “nadir” is defined as an era that began after the Reconstruction era and lasted until the Second World War. It is a time period where blacks in the South were subject to extreme forms of racism perpetuated by the society. The very rights that were provided to them after the emancipation and during the Reconstruction era were being suppressed by people who felt that they did not deserve it.
Rhetorical devices have been used for writing for a long time. They help the author prove their point or persuade the reader to side with them. Examples of rhetorical in the passages are, analogy, repetition, and persuasion. W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington have two very different point of views on how African Americans should advance after they’ve been freed. Booker.
Prolouge It's a cruel world out there. Keeping your head above the water is a challenge. I know that everyone is a criminal. Like wasps in a hive.
Today I will be giving you information about W.E.B Dubois. His full name is William Edward Burghardt Dubois. He was an Author, Scholar, and a Pan- Africanism. I will give you information about W.E.B Dubois. I will tell you why he is so great and famous.
Equality, the quality or state of being equal; the quality or state of having the same rights or social status. The idea of being equal between races was thought to be insane before the Civil Rights movement and the rebellion of African Americans wanting freedom and stability for the first time in 245 years. Wanting paying jobs and homes for their families, two men who voiced African American difficulties, were W.E.B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington. They both built on different theories but in all aimed for the same objective of receiving the rights all African Americans deserved. However, Dubois makes the stronger argument because he appealed to multiple different audiences and is more ethical, making him more convincing and a source to trust
In contrast, Blanche, besides conducting her conversation subtly and indirectly, also enjoys refinement such as “art, poetry, and music” (83). She shields the lamp with paper lanterns and sprays the house with perfume, both refinements intolerable to Stanley, who tears them down at the last
Dubois, your companions are nearer than you might suspect. If you give them a chance, they would like to visit. Your sister, Stella, for one, might want to come visit you in the spring and acquaint you with your nephew. Also – [Blanche interrupts the Doctor] Blanche: My dear sister Stella.
W.E.B DuBois, a well known civil liberties advocate, in his speech, Niagara Movement, illuminates the need for racial equality in America. In his speech, his purpose is to call white Americans to action, as well as highlight the effects of the African American’s white superiors excluding them from simple, constitutionally given, liberties. He adopts an authoritative tone in order to establish a feeling of guilt for white people who determine the rights given to African-Americans. DuBois convinces his audience that African-Americans should become equal on a social, economical, and political level, through the use of emotional diction, reasonable ideas and a dominant tone.
Character Analysis of Blanche DuBois One of the main characters in a play by Tennessee Williams A Streetcar Named Desire is Blanche DuBois. Blanche is a victim of her upbringing and the changing times she lives in. She was born to aristocratic family and raised to be taken care of. This romantic, art, music and poetry loving soul is unprepared for the world she lives in
Macalson how often do these daily meeting have to be! I’m doing well Dr. Macalson but you must stop visiting me so often for the formality. I’m called by the name Blanche by my close ones, please don’t make it a habit of calling be DuBois formally [smirking, flirty tone]. I have known you enough Dr.Macalson to have you call me Blanche.
ASSUMPTIONS. Why is it that people make assumptions based on my appearance? Do they understand why I did what I did? Charles Greaves was his name. Oh, how I had a deep hatred for Charles!
5) What does Blanche do while waiting for Stella to return to her apartment? What does this reveal about her character? Blanche sat very stiffly and drinks. This shows that Blanche is a nervous type and a person who like to be in control due to lines like “Now, then, let me look at you.
She deals with this by drinking alcohol when Stella says “You mean you want a shot in it” (scene 6, pg 79) Stella’s reaction shows how she is noticing the amount of alcohol that Blanche has already drunk yet, nevertheless in this case alcohol for Balance lulls her mind into a false sense of security that helps Blanche deal with the madness that faces her. Williams purpose of implementing this reaction to madness impacts Blanche’s choices throughout the play and further exemplifies how madness is being dealt with unwanted and impulsive reactions. Similarly in Blue Jasmine Ginger tells Jasmine ‘You better take more of those pills. You're shot.’
“A Streetcar Named Desire” contains a strong lighting motif that repeats throughout the play. This usually involves Blanche, a character who shies away from any light that is drawn upon her, and is especially sensitive to light when her suitor Mitch is around. To Blanche, she is still young and beautiful in her mind, but when light shines on her she becomes afraid that Mitch will notice her aging skin, her beauty falling. This motif heavily implies how Blanche sees herself and the significance to her sexual innocence. To begin, throughout the play the audience begins to understand how Blanche sees herself.
Prologue I had known Charlie Phillips mildly for many years and I spoke with him only if we ran into one another. I had no idea he was even a musician and he rarely spoke with me regarding his personal life-‐ just chitchat and small talk.