Midge Essays

inspired to work hard. Lastly, Alfred is very happy with his life even after his boxing career fails. On the other hand, Midge Kelly, the main character in the film "Champion," is the polar opposite of Alfred. Midge loses his friends, family, and supporters. Also, Midge is rich, but he dies alone and unhappy. At the end of the novel, Alfred Brooks is more successful than Midge Kelly is at the end of the movie. Throughout The Contender Alfred has friends

by Jackie French kept me intrigued in many ways. The character Midge was intriguing because she showed courage and honesty. A reason that the text was absorbing was due to the interesting setting. The text is set in Europe, New Zealand, Gallipoli, France and Australia during World War 1. Midge shows us that through perseverance and optimism that we can be helpful during times of war and strife. One important fact that really shows Midge as a young woman of character was when she was passionate about

reveals this time period. I believe this quote helps to establish what time period this story is set in, “Annabel and Midge had been best friends almost from the day that Midge had found a job as stenographer with the firm that employed Annabel. By now Annabel, two years longer in the stenographic department, had worked up to the wages of eighteen dollars and fifty cents a week; Midge was still at sixteen dollars. Each girl lived at home with her family and paid half her salary to its support” (Parker

using authentic text of World War one through fictitious character’s epistolary. The composer also shows evidence by what Midge had herd the officer said about the soldiers. Midge begins to learn how bad the conditions were, by reading Aunt Lillie’s letter, she writes about her role of being a VAD, on how she would witness innocent soldiers suffering in agony from World War one. Midge receives another letter from her brother, Tim, who is in War at Gallipoli. He sends her a descriptive letter on how bad

of another person. Also different colors are used to portray and to symbolize certain characters in the film, colors such as yellow, red, purple and green. In Vertigo, Scottie uses colors to make-believe in love and romance as to Madeline, Judy and Midge. In the film, we see that Scottie sees Madeline for the first time wearing a green dress. Madeline is portrayed as a beautiful lady with her hairstyle and her dressing style. This makes Scottie to fall in love with Madeline. Later on, when Scottie

had to do to gain ground. The pilot opens up perfectly, at Miriam “Midge” Maisel’s wedding party where she addresses her guests in a stand-up comedian style; then it jumps ahead four years to find her settled into a married life with her husband Joel Maisel. Joel is pursuing a side career as a comedian, and she is dutifully supporting him. She sits in the audience and talks notes. The pilot cleverly foreshadows the irony that Midge will discover her own comedic talent that will ultimately change her

is epitomized by the Midge. To portray the intelligence and the upper hand she possessed even on the male protagonist Scottie, director Hitchcock makes use of cut-ins, close-ups and camera movement, for the scenes with Midge. Her advice is considered to be maternalistic and comforting, thus representing her maturity and the importance of her “female gaze”. In the very introductory scene, even Scottie refers to Midge as “being motherly”. The viewers tends to empathize with Midge as they associate with

roles. In the beginning of the film we are introduced to “Scottie” who is a well respected detective but suffers from acrophobia and has a vertigo. He is very optimistic and wants the perfect woman in his life, he lives with “Midge” who is a creative artists and designs bras. Midge is a very sophisticated and a fine woman who is also Scotties ex fiancé. Director Alfred Hitchcock already starts to take a huge turn, a turn that was very fresh for the 1950’s. He introduces Scottie as a well of police detective

Midge constantly wears yellow throughout the movie, as she waters down her personality in a failed attempt to attract Scottie. Midge’s character is a buffer between Madeleine and Judy, based on the fact that red and green mixed make yellow. Midge is an independent woman, like Judy, willing to give up her power for Scottie, like Madeleine does. She attempts to be the female protagonist in the scene where she paints her head onto Carlotta’s body. Scottie is disgusted by the idea of Midge being

mind and how he has a firm grip on his individuality with no connection to Madeleine. When Scottie visits his friend, Midge, he sits in a red chair in a room with yellow and blue wallpaper. Midge wears a yellow blouse as the two of them Scottie’s acrophobia (4:32-9:42). Hitchcock easily connects Midge and Scottie’s relationship to the easy connection of blue and yellow. As Midge often acts as a motherly character in the eyes of Scottie’s character, she is depicted wearing yellow which carries the

unrealistic body image goals to young girls. In 1963, Mattel believed that maybe Barbie was too perfect as she didn’t even have a freckle so they created a best friend for her, Midge Hadley. Midge was more approachable than Barbie as she was less intimidating and less glamorous. Though Midge and Barbie had the same body shape Midge had a wider and a more friendly face that was covered in freckles. In 2016, Mattel released a new line of Barbies that have a range of diverse looks that reflect modern day

Authenticity, a powerful word that conveys a feeling of genuine, real stuff that can be easily differentiated from the contrived, fake stuff. Any author, director, poet, or storyteller endeavors to create an authentic work that will resonate with their audience. Some artists experiment with the concept, creating new ways of dealing with it in a film. In Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo, he weaves a masterfully authentic film using some of the most inauthentic characters. Vertigo’s struggle with authenticity

Released in 1958, Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo was not very popular, but as time went on, the film gained acclaim and became noted as the quintessential Hitchcock movie. After being released from his job as a detective because of his vertigo, John “Scottie” Ferguson is asked to follow his friend’s wife, Madeleine. As he investigates her, he begins to become obsessed with her, being drawn to her mystery. After she commits suicide by throwing herself off a bell tower, Scottie later sees a woman who looks

Introduction Bluetongue is an infectious, non-contagious viral disease of ruminants and camelids transmit¬ted by Culicoides biting midges. It is caused by the bluetongue virus (BTV) and is placed in the epizooties list of diseases international. The manifestations of bluetongue range from an in apparent to a fatal outcome depending on the serotype and strain of the virus and the species, breed and age of the infected animal; older ani¬mals are generally more susceptible. Clinical signs are usually

navigate the challenges of war and sacrifice their own wellbeing for the greater good.The novel also explores themes of love, friendship, and loyalty, and demonstrates the importance of human connections in times of adversity. The relationships between Midge, Ethel, and Anne, as well as their connections with other soldiers and nurses, serve as a reminder of the bonds that can be forged even in the most difficult

The 1970’s was a time for radical change. Within the radical change was feminism, sex and sexuality, and drugs. Although this may not have been part of everyone’s lives, it was there, and it was prevalent. However, in 1970’s television none of this was talked about. Even though the 1970’s was a turning point in censorship in American television, the ideas and values were still moderately the same as the previous decades. But in the 1990’s, a television show, That 70’s Show, debuted and addressed

Meticulously directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Vertigo a film-noir psychological thriller has become the greatest movie of all times in America. A police detective John Scottie Ferguson (James Stewart) gets crushed with vertigo and acrophobia after chasing a criminal on the rooftops of San Francisco, and watching his colleague fall to death. Criminal Gavin Elster (Tom Helmore) places reliance on Scottie’s mental illness in order for the murder of his wife Madeleine ( Kim Novak) to appear as a suicide

possible, I don 't even know if that’s a real word. It isn 't. "Vertigo" was Directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1958 Starring James Stewart as John (or Johnny) Ferguson, Kim Novak as Madeleine Elster, Tom Helmore as Gavin Elster, and Barbara Bel Geddes as Midge Wood. The story fallows Johnny, a ex-police detective who quit the force after he got his partner killed while in chase of a criminal and blames himself

conclusion, though the characters of Vertigo all experience different wants and needs, they all have the theme of control in common. Scottie wants control over his crippling fear of heights and his vertigo, Elster wants control over his wife’s money, Midge wants control over Scottie’s heart, and Judy is willing to give up control in order to be loved by Scottie. As proven throughout the film, they will go to whatever means to achieve their desires, showing that in their need to gain control, they had

‘A Rose for the Anzac Boys’ by Jackie French holds a very interesting character, Anne. Anne is an upper class citizen and was determined to be married off like her other sisters. Her parents wanted it done in the first season but Anne has one problem. Spots. With this imperfection, Anne has a low self-esteem and confidence. This was a contributing factor of her fear to do anything to upset her parents further. From the very beginning Anne struggled to prove herself as an individual to her parents