What is America one encounters and studies in a postmodern age? Is it a discourse? A bounded collective identity or a set of manifold, changing, and contingent identities? A fiction? An idea? A history? A place? If place has its say, are we talking about a nation, or several nations within a nation? And who are ‘Americans’? What do they share in common, what is their ‘American-ness’?
Under the motto - 'everybody is a critic', choose ONE scene from the play and discuss briefly its strengths and weaknesses. Remember: a critical commentary is a commentary piece which offers exact, and careful study, analysis and evaluation.
posted by belag at Wednesday, February 28, 2007
3 Comments:
The introductory scene's or scene one's does not have any weaknesses because this play has been analyzed by the author and redone to perfection.While its weaknesses are none, its strenghts are many.Tom's switch from narrator to character is so subtle its unnoticeable by most people.The atmosphere created with the music, slides and lighting creates and controls the tension between characters.The introduction of the new characters is flawless and their representation amazing.
9:05 AM
The first scene of "The Glass Menagerie" is the most successful in the whole play.
Tom's sarcastic aproach in his vertical extension of the play is intriguing.
Amanda is the Southern belle still living in an illusion, while Laura initiates a theme with her - "I'm going to be an old maid."
I like the scene since it introduces the characters successfully while still presentin g the themes later to be developed.
9:07 AM
I'd take scene three. I like it the most because it shows the true chataracter of Tom. He can't take it anymore and so he snaps in the third scene. In this scene the author shows that he can suprise everyone in a noticable and sudden way. The author show also his ability to make a big thing out of a small detail. I think there are no weakneses in this scene.
9:08 AM
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