Eve instigated her strategy by studying the very popular actress on stage at the time named Margo Channing. Margo is alienated by Eve’s manipulation. Alienation is sense of estrangement from God and reason”. This is powerful enough to “produce a condition of anxious withdrawal. By getting to know Margo's friend Karen, Eve makes her way into Margo's life and world with further manipulation which causes Margo to further withdraw from her friends and eventually herself.
They do not see much of reality and are trapped in their self-centered dreams. Most of them seem to be good people, at a first glance, but they reveal they real selves in certain kind of situations: under stress, under influence of alcohol, or when their passions take over their behaviors. Among all the characters in The Day of The Locust we meet Tod and Faye. Tod is a newcomer to Hollywood who is fascinated with that place in many different ways. Faye is an actress who dreams of becoming a Hollywood star.
She’s just self-obsessed, and unable to judge herself and her position honestly. It seems at every chance she gets, Curley’s wife likes to talk about her lost opportunities. She speaks of a traveling actor who told her she could join their show, without gathering that this is a pretty standard pick-up line. Same with the offer to go to Hollywood: Curley’s wife has convinced herself that her mother stole the letter, rather than realize the men weren’t really interested in her for any actual talent. Curley’s wife’s obsession with herself ultimately leads to her death.
In the film you catch how Ana and her mother believe in different roles that women should have and this is where most of the problems and differences come upon. One of the female roles that Ana strongly believes in is that she aspires to advance in life and attend college is something that is very important to her. On the other hand her mother Carmen opposes to college and moving from home is not an option for Ana unless is for marriage. In the eyes of Ana's mother, a college education is not the top priority and she is determined to make this clear to her daughter. With this said, there is a part in the film where Carmen is talking to her husband about the fact of Ana attending college and she tells him that there is no need for their daughter to attend college, that it’s a waste of time that she herself will teach and educate Ana with everything she needs to know so she finds herself a husband and gets married.
Later Bette would be offered a part in The Man Who Played God; she would receive good reviews and a long term contract from the Warner Brothers Studio. With the contract in hand the Warner Brothers started her in a series of films, mostly unremarkable and insignificant, but the critics started to notice her talent and unique quality. Bette started to climb her way to the top of the film industry. She won her first Best Actress Academy Award in 1935 for the film Dangerous. With the growing of her career she demanded better roles, she wouldn’t get them so she refused anymore roles that were given to her.
Hair spray? (Oates 323) You don’t see your sister using that junk.” Connie hated when her mother would do this. She would say she hated her mother and wish she were dead. But when she has to make a decision on whether to jeopardize her own life or her mother’s, she chooses to put hers in jeopardy. When it came to describing her sister June, Connie thought of her as just a 24 year old secretary who still lives at home with her parents.
Curley's wife does try to put herself out and fulfill her American dream. She has always had dreams of being an actress and is not used to this kind of life, she says, *4. "…I tell you I ain't used to livin' like this. I coulda made somethin' of myself." She’s disappointed in herself because she believes she could have reached her aspirations if she had not married Curley.
She is considered a close family relative. Along with Friar Laurence the nurse knows about the blossoming romance and future wedding between Romeo and Juliet. De Leon 2 The nurse is a static character because her role never changes and she sticks to her own opinion. When Romeo is banished the relationship between Juliet and the nurse changes. When the nurse suggested that she should forget about Romeo and marry Paris, she loses her trust and confidence.
She always seemed to want the best for Juliet and do good things for her but she also seemed confused throughout the story. One thing she did in the story that shows this was when she conspired with Friar Laurence about a plan to give the new made bridegroom their honeymoon night. She wanted Juliet to still have her honeymoon although Romeo had been banished. She saw this as a way for her to show how much she cared and it truly worked. On the other hand, when Juliet was in desperate need for help, the Nurse didn’t do her very much good.
I mean, of course, a time will come when Torvald is not as devoted to me, not quite so happy when I dance for him, and dress for him, and play with him. Explanation for Quotation 1 >> In this quotation from Act One, Nora describes to Mrs. Linde the circumstances under which she would consider telling Torvald about the secret loan she took in order to save his life. Her claim that she might consider telling him when she gets older and loses her attractiveness is important because it shows that Nora has a sense of the true nature of her marriage, even as early as Act One. She recognizes that Torvald’s affection is based largely on her appearance, and she knows that when her looks fade, it is likely that Torvald’s interest in her will fade as well. Her suggestion that in the future she may need something to hold over Torvald in order to retain his faithfulness and devotion to her reveals that Nora is not as naïve as she pretends to be.