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Quilts In A Streetcar Named Desire

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In the short story “ A Street Car Named Desire” the Protagonist Blanche Dubois Avoids light for a number of reasons. Blanche feels she is old and must hide her looks. She routinely would avoid going out during the day and in well lit areas. When she starred dating Mitch she would refuse to go on dates during the day. Blanche was losing her sanity rapidly. Blanche in scene six tell Mitch “ … It was like you suddenly turned a blinding light on t=something that had always been a half shadow”. When she loses her husband she falls right back into that dark shadow. Blanche doesn't ever come out of the shadow into the light. 3. In the Prologue to the short story “From Invisible Man” written by Ralph Ellison, the Narrator Opens the story stating …show more content…

Norton and Dr. Bledsoe. They would use him and control him for their own pleasures. When they found that they could no longer control him, they thought of him as a threat, and forced him to leave.Towards the end of the story the Invisible man wants to come back and make a “visible” difference. 5. In Alice Walkers “ Everyday Use” there is reference to quilts. It is made very clear that these quilts are a symbol of the families heritage. The quilts had been hand made by the Narrartor Mrs Johnson, Mrs. Johnsons Sister, and Mother. The quilts where sewn from old clothes worn by many generations of the family. The quilts not only represent the family but also the struggles that the family went through during an era of slavery and poverty. 7. Allen Ginsberg is suggesting that we can all have a hero, and that even though he may be a hero he is still just a man! In this short poem the Author uses fames writer Walt Whitman as his hero. As he walks down the aisles of the store with Walt Whitman, he doesn't people watch the rest of the store. He fixates on his man, his hero. As he slithers through the store he listens and observes. “Who killed the pork chops? What price Bananas? Are you my angel?” This can be a beautiful thing realizing that someone you idolize is just like you. We are all a little odd and quirky in our own way even our heroes and

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