Notes- Death of a Salesman

Theme: American Dream failures Scene break,night/day Willy’s dashed optimism (unrealistic, naïve) Push starts Work/Home Symbols: Wired-recording machine Fridge Meant to last, broken Pay it off House American Dream failed modernisation Garden surrounded in buildings in NY Car Chevrolet is the best brand > Willy as a failure as he disagrees with himself flashback to better […]

Stock Characters in Literature

Stock characters are the characters in literature that are associated with a certain stereotype. These are usually society’s stereotypes such as patriarchy. Stock characters usually are consistent throughout the play and don’t evolve very much. Examples of stock characters studied in the course include Brick in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Biff in […]

Characters in Death of a Salesman

The characters that appear in Death of a Salesman are as follows: Willy Loman: Willy Loman is the main character in Death of a Salesman. He is a successful salesman and thinks highly of his work. However, after the death of his boss, he has to work with Howard, whose work habits and ideology are more […]

Historical Content

Through the Historical notes, Atwood gives the reader a more in depth understanding of the Gileadean society and how it affected the new societies. The historical notes in the Handmaid’s Tale are based on the Gileadean society and how it has shaped the society in 2195 (the future). It is held by an international historical […]

Irony in The Handmaid’s Tale

Atwood includes irony in the Handmaid’s Tale through the characters in the novel. She uses both attitudinal irony and situational irony. The first can be seen through the Commander, who is supposed to represent the strong, male, and authoritative head of the Household. Although the name of the Commander is usually associated with a military, […]

The Handmaid’s Tale- Chapter 13 & 14

CHAPTER 13 Describe the nap.What is the purpose of the nap? The Handmaids have a “nap” time where they’re supposed to rest for a little while in the middle of the day. The main purpose of the nap is to get the Handmaids used to the all the free time they will have and so […]

The Handmaid’s Tale– Chapter I – IV

CHARACTERS MET SO FAR Offred Aunt Sara Aunt Elizabeth Aunt Lydia Cora Ofglen Serena Joy AUNT LYDIA Aunt Lydia is an instructor for the Handmaids mentioned by Offred in Chapter 2. She has flashbacks of Aunt Lydia and it seems to haunt and bother Offred a lot. She has a big role in brainwashing the […]

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof – Act II

Womanhood: The women are portrayed as cats. Their nervousness is an issue for Big Daddy, Gooper and Brick. What language do they use to talk about the women and how are they depicted? Outline how the male characters talk about the female characters. Think in terms of language, the stage directions, setting, interruptions, etc… Also […]

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof – Act I

Describe the actions between Maggie and Brick when Brick says, “I don’t want to lean on your shoulder, I want my crutch!” (11). In what ways is the author using the words “crutch” and “lean”? How do these words develop the relationship between Maggie and Brick and what do they reveal? Brick tries to be […]

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