Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Blog #2 - Brighton Beach Memoirs
Think about what each character "wants" throughout the play, and ultimately, what each of them truly "needed" all along. Explore this idea of want vs. need with the following four characters: Eugene, Stanley, Blanche, and Kate. (2 paragraphs - quoting lines from the play.)
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I think "need" and "want" occasionally intertwine. Blanche and Laurie have been babied for a good portion of their lives (Laurie for her whole life). If they want to succeed, or learn independence they need give up their privileges provided to them by their family. At the end of the book, Blanche explains that she wants to become more independent and take more responsibility for things. She wants to be less of a self-pitying person. She WANTS to do something (become more independent), but she NEEDS to do things (stop self-pitying) to achieve what she wants.
ReplyDeleteEugene, in my opinion, is already the best he can be. He wants to become a famous writer and baseball player. What he needs hadn't changed though. He needed to continue writing in his journal to become a famous writer, and he needs to practice baseball to become a professional. There was no big revelation for him. He's got everything figured out. Kate wants Blanche to be more independent as well, and to no longer baby her. For this to happen, she needs Blanche to do what I've listed above. Stanley is a bit like Eugene, but with more going on and he's more serious. He is figuring himself out, and wants to prove himself to people. He needs to care less about what others need to achieve this "want"