Narrative Essay: The Case Of Blanche

Written in 1894, “The Story of an Hour” is a story of a woman who, through the erroneously reported death of her husband, experienced true freedom. Both tragic and ironic, the story deals with the boundaries imposed on women by society in the nineteenth century. The author Kate Chopin, like the character in her story, had first-hand experience with the male-dominated society of that time and had experienced the death of her husband at a young age (Internet). The similarity between Kate Chopin and her heroine can only leave us to wonder how much of this story is fiction and how much is personal experience.

Blanche DuBois is the younger sister of Stella Kowalski. She comes to visit Stella and her husband, Stanley at their small home in New Orleans. Blanche is described as a Southern Belle that presents a tragic flaw stemmed from her lack of self- esteem. There are many words that can be used to describe Blanche; however her most dominant traits are unstable, flirtatious, and deceitful.

The vacuum cleaner roared, overpowering Eleanore Farrell’s confusing thoughts. Shaped like a silver bullet, heavy to maneuver, and loud enough to drown out the roar of a 747, Ellie figured it was built around the time of the first rocket launch. It certainly looked like something from outer space. Every week as she cleaned the house she and her grandmother had shared, Ellie had tried to convince her to replace the monstrosity. But her grandmother’s words echoed in her mind, “If isn’t broke, why replace it.”

not impressed at all. She inscribes, “When the father visits, he climbs up the stairs muttering with

“No President who performs his duties faithfully and conscientiously can have any leisure.” –President James K Polk.

I have the misfortune of being an English instructor. I attempt to instill a bunch of bobby soxers and drug-store Romeos with reverence for Hawthorne and Whitman and Poe! (62).

My nights and weekends so far at Marquette have been pretty relaxed. On nights during the week, I tend to go to the AMU or the library to study and work on homework with friends. Also, on week nights, I have club tennis and try to spend at least an hour working out. If I get all of this done, I usually go back to my dorm to play a little Xbox or go to bed slightly earlier than usual. Weekends are different, in that I focus less on studying. I will hang out with friends at different dorms to watch movies, go bowling, attend any sporting events, play basketball at the rec center, and on Sunday, I finish any homework I have left. For me, this plan has been perfect. It allows me to balance my school work with some fun, keeping me sane.

Charlotte Conway thought she was in love with David Hunt, putting up with all his sexual idiosyncrasies, and obeying his every whim. However, David wanted rid of her and called his half brother Gideon to do his dirty work and pick up the mess.

Blanche Dubois, strives to find a life envisioned like the American Dream in “The Streetcar Named Desiree” by Tennessee Williams. Blanche, as a child, was known as being good-hearted and smart. She married young. Many challenges in life leaves her searching desirability. When Blanche runs out of options, she turns to the only place she had left, her sister and brother-in-law’s. She is raped while she still struggles with her past. Blanche Dubois, desires the American Dream, but never reaches her desires.

Queen Serena looked out her cell window. She really believed she could save the kingdom, but like most, she failed. The kingdom, her home, shall forever live in darkness.

The damaged character of Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Desire is led to her own psychological death due to her tendencies towards idealism. The streetcar that held the name desire promised a future for Blanche, it held empty promises of fulfillment that caused an immense amount of pain in miss Dubois's life. The car took her away from her own life and brought her to her own psychological graveyard hidden behind the promise of a perfect and respectful future. The first stop of desire was a transfer to a car named cemeteries where Blanche was confronted by ideologies contrastingly different from her own. The next stop was Elysian fields, this is where Blanche finally had the privilege of her utopia despite the winding and gravel road

A Tiffany’s Tale New York City wasn’t always as glitzy and glamorous as people always made it out to be. In A Bronx Tale, during the 1960’s, the Bronx streets in Calogero’s (also know as C) neighborhood were ran by gangsters. We witness discrimination and violence in a teenage boy’s life, who finds himself right in the middle of it all. The film, Breakfast at Tiffany’s however, portrays New York City as elegant. The main character, Miss.

Valerie’s pace increased at her brother’s request, but not by much as she already struggled to take his thick cock in the during normal circumstances and inside a small car was not the most pleasant place for Valerie to have to work her brother’s thick organ. Feeling her brother’s coming release, Valerie did her best to force as much of her brother’s equine cock into her mouth and down her throat.

Tennessee William’s play A Street Car Named Desire offers a glimpse into the harsh reality faced by single southern woman in the 1940s. The 1940s was a time when females were viewed as delicate and fragile; therefore, it was understood that a male companion was a necessity to keep them safe and secure (Cook 84). The character of Blanche Dubois embodies the 1940s distressed female as she struggles with her environment. She is battling guilt, loneliness and financial insecurity when she arrives in Elysian Fields. Critics and audiences alike have mixed reactions to Blanche and her role as the tragic protagonist. In “The Space of Madness and Desire” Anne Fleche suggests Blanche is mad from the outset of the play. Others such as Leonard

“Today feels like it will be a good one…” Rain begun to whisper under her breath. Shortly after class started, a new kid walked into the room. “ Hello, I’m Jack. Nice to meet you.” “Ah, you must be the new kid we got today. Nice to meet you. Jack, right? I will add you to my attendance list.” He sat between Rain and Kelly. He began giggling to himself about how it usually rains every day from where he came from and the girl next to him was named Rain. “Where ya from twerp?!” Francis said from the back. ¨Ooh well, I used to live in England. The sky was always gray ‘round their”. He had a strong english accent. “So you're one of those foreign exchange students then?” Jack clicked his tongue and said” No, no i’m not. England is