Krapp's Last Tape Essays

REFLECTIVE STATEMENT How was your understanding of cultural and contextual considerations of the work developed through the interactive oral? For the duration of our interactive oral we discussed how the careful and subdued way in which Out Stealing Horses is written, shows the importance of the culture and environment of Norway. This presented us a leading line throughout the novel; the prominent feeling for the need of isolation. This feeling can be traced back to the scarring history of Norway

"Krapps Last Tape" is quite a different type of drama. It has a unique emphasis on our existence and the way we view life and the way that affects us. The play focuses on an old man going over his life by way of tape. It is a monologue in its entirety, where we can view a struggle in him. There is only one character physically present in the play, but, there are three. The other characters in the story are his past selves, who we meet via tape. These characters are nothing more than a voice on a

Pompeii During the process of recording my thought process while reading this story did not help me understand what was going on, the reason or moral of the story. Although i wrote questions down as i read the story, they still were not answered. One thing i liked about the process while taking notes, was the fact that it made me wanna find the answer in the text by reading it over until i got close. I would only recommend this process of reading if reading and understanding does not come easy for

Our world has been shaped by the people who have come before us and made a change. All of these people have had their own force of impact, but only one hundred were voted into the top one hundred list in the Atlantic addition of “They made America”. On this list I found people I had never even heard of, but also people who truly have impacted the world we live in today. Some examples of figures who are on the list include: number one, Abraham Lincoln, number eight, Martin Luther King Jr., number

lying on his porch. Inside, he discovers seven double-sided cassette tapes recorded by none other than Hannah. On the tapes, Hannah tells the thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. She instructs that after the person is done with listening the tapes, they must be passed to the next person, otherwise the tapes will be released to the public. The audience then is brought through each individual person that was on the tapes through the

Introduction The show ’13 Reasons Why’ is a highly controversial Netflix show that has been the topic of many arguments and warnings. The biggest being that the show romanticizes suicide. An issue with this show is that it tries to say that bullying is what led the main character (Hannah Baker) to have mental health issues which are what lead her to commit suicide. Due to this the critics and those against the show are arguing that the show causes those who either have mental health issues them

is seventh to receive tapes from Hannah Baker, the girl who killed herself one week before. Although there is not much dialogue, conversations between characters, the reader has well-informed knowledge of experiences and events that were revealed through the monologue, when one person is speaking alone not in a conversation, which Hannah delivered through the tapes. The tapes Hannah sent out were a set of seven caset tapes, each with a recording front and back, except tape seven, each side had a

to listen to tapes of a girl who commited suicide just recently. Hearing her voice, not only brings confusion, but triggers memories. In the novel, Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher, a girl, Hannah Baker, purposefully overdoses on pills and creates seven double-sided cassette tapes with thirteen reasons behind her suicide. A fellow-student, Clay, receives the tapes tenth. With no recollection of why he should be on them, he continues. Throughout his narrations of Hannah’s tapes, many character

Ishiguro employs Kathy with a narrative style which has a realistic touch to allow the readers to realize her nature, She narrates the novel, So the events are based on her flashbacks and stream of consciousness. she spends time to think carefully about what she says, as if she speaks personally to the reader, she exclaims "I want to talk about such and such but first I 'll have to go back a bit to give you the background and explain why” (Ishiguro 138). according to Ishiguro, he employs Kathy as

Yossarian is not a classic hero because, even though he performs heroic actions such as standing for the weak, having a bigger enemy, and overcoming a problem that tests his morals, ultimately he does not fit the stereotype of a hero, thus changing our perceptions of heroism. Catch-22 tells a story of an American bombardier who is at war. Yossarian isn’t the military man that goes to war and returns a war hero. Instead, he wants to get out of it because he hates the idea of war and people trying

gender roles, double standards, bullying, rape, and different social groups. The show is about a teenage girl, Hannah Baker, who commits suicide and leaves behind a collection of cosset tapes of why she did what she did. Each tape is describing a person and why they led her to do what she did. If you received the tapes, you were one of the reasons. Some of the main subjects the show talks about is death, gender roles, sex and different social groups. As death occurs in this show it is very explicit

first person was to then pass it on to the next after he or she listened to the whole set of thirteen tapes. Hannah is ton down by the bullying and gossiping of her peers. By the time of her death, she is self-sabotaging, incredibly insecure and depressed. Clay Jensen – Clay is the ninth person on the list. He is the narrator of the story along with Hannah Baker. As he listens to Hannah’s tapes, he describes his emotions, thoughts and reactions to her story. In the end, it turns

gets a surprise at his front door one day. The surprise is tape of a girl who committed suicide named Hannah Backer. “I take the package into the kitchen and set it on the counter, inside the package is a rolled-up tube of bubble wrapper and with audiotapes inside that” (Asher 1). In this paper I am going to be questioning why Hannah committed suicide, predict what is going to be on the next tape and visualize clays emotions throughout each tape. In this paragraph I am going to be questioning why Hannah

and loved his life. The Colonel, Takumi, and Alaska were major parts of the search for his “great perhaps,”: “’You can't just make me different and then leave,’ I said out loud to her. ‘Because I was fine before, Alaska. I was fine with just me and last words and school friends, and you can't just make me different and then die.’ For she had embodied the Great Perhaps—she had proved to me that it was worth it to leave behind my minor life for grander maybes, and now she was gone and with her my faith

In his literary work, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, Ishmael Beah uses symbols to underscore his central theme of oppression and freedom. The symbols used in this literary work to show the theme of freedom are the moon and the cassette tape Ishmael had from his childhood rap group. The symbol used to represent the theme of oppression is Ishmael’s dreams or nightmares. The symbol of the moon represents the theme of freedom. Freedom is very important to many people if not everyone but

Weeks after Hannah Baker had committed suicide, Clay Jensen, classmate, co-worker, and secret fan of Hannah Baker receives a box of seven cassette tapes with no return address. After listening to the first tape, Clay understands that these tapes are the thirteen reasons why Hannah Baker decided to kill herself, and the tapes are being passed among the people who pushed Hannah to the edge. Jay Asher, the author of the novel, Thirteen Reasons Why, is trying to convey to readers the idea that every

the geographical profile.” After a chorus of “yes sirs” Anderson and Ava got into the SUVs and headed to the crime scene. A couple minutes later Ford got out of the car and proceeded to put on her gloves while ducking under the yellow crime scene tape. She and Agent Anderson flashed their badges at one of the police officers and began to examine the scene. “There was obviously a sign of a struggle. Broken glass everywhere,” said Anderson. “Yeah,” Ford replied looking down at her case file, “says

Summer has come to an end, the school year has just started and Professor Steven Currents, a staff member at the Danville University for the last 27 years, is preparing to teach his first lesson. Life in the town of Danville is just as expected in an average size town, many people know each other and have regular jobs. Danville University is the only college in the 3 surrounding counties, which makes it rather large, holding around 16,000 students. Although the town is average size, the University

Why is Clay’s name on Hannah’s suicide tapes? Hannah Baker committed suicide, and before doing it, she recorded 7 tapes, with thirteen reasons why she did so. Clay Jensen is the narrator of this story, as well as a victim on Hannah’s list. Although Hannah's tapes were supposed to address those who lead her to commit suicide, Clay's name is on the list so Hannah can thank him. "Clay, honey, your name does not belong on this list" (Asher 200). This quote proves that Clay did not actually do anything

Reasons Why is about a high school student, Hannah Baker, who commits suicide. Two weeks after death, her former classmate, Clay Jensen finds a box on his porch. When he opens the box, he finds cassette tapes explaining 13 reasons why Hannah chose to commit suicide. If Clay, decides to listen to the tapes, he will find out why and how he influenced Hannah to take her own life along with many other pieces to her suicide. Throughout this tv series, it portrays several different sociology concepts