Cry for Help

I believe the song Cry for Help by Shinedown portrays Blanche almost perfect. Blanche goes through the book telling little lies about her past, but not expecting everyone to catch up to her lies. She also expects everyone to listen to what she says, and for everyone to believe what she says. The lyrics to this song portray this unbelievably.

The song begins with:

"You've been hanging out for quite awhile now
Livin' off of people you know
Trying to raise a little money
To pay off all the monkeys
That you met inside the rabbit hole"

Once Blanche lost "Belle Reve", she first moved to the hotel in Laural. Once she wore her welcome out there, she "visited" her sister in New Orleans. The part "You've been hanging out for quite awhile now, Livin' off of people you know" talks of Blanche wearing out her welcome, living of people because she's lost everything. The next part says, "To pay off all the monkeys, That you met inside the rabbit hole", talks of how Blanche went out with all the guys, and each one ended with them catching up to her stories.

The chorus of the song shows Blanche's personality :

"You better pray that theres another way out
You better pray that someones listening now
(and doesn't want to watch you drown)
'Cuz when you lie like the devil himself
No angels gonna hear your cry for help"

Blanche is always telling her stories, that aren't always the truth. After awhile this catches up to you and people never listen. Blanche is always trying to find another way to survive, whether it's finding different guys, or moving to New Olreans to be with her sister to try and "start over". The lines, "You better pray that theres another way out, You better pray that someones listening now" show how no one listens to Blanche, and how Blanche's past was so bad that it's gotten around to everyone and everyone knows of the things she's done. "'Cuz when you lie like the devil himself, No angels gonna hear your cry for help" talks of how Blanche keeps telling her sister stories, that stretch the truth. Once Stella finds out some of them might not be true, she stops believing Blanche, and then once Stanley rapes Blanche, and Blanche tries to tell Stella, Stella doesn't believe. She had too many lies, so no one is going to hear your cry for help.

Which Blanche Do I Believe?

In the two clips from Streetcar Named Desire, the two characters try to portray Blanche. The problem with the two clips is that each of them is at a different pace. The more frantic pace of the older video leads to the thought of her portraying a better Blanche than Jessica Lange according to Tennessee Williams. When he says it's easier to identify with characters who verge upon hysteria, that leans without a doubt to the older video. Blanche's motions in the older clip, lead to a sense of hysteria. She is constantly moving, thinking, and acting. In my opinion though, I believe they both do a credible job of portraying Blanche. The Jessica Lange version is a more sincere, heart felt scene in the book, that leads to less hysteria. So, to me, according to Tennessee Williams quote, the older video portrays Blanche the best, but the newer clip also portrays Blanche very well according to the mood of the scene.

Postmoderism Modernism

In the video, "The Obsolete Man" by Rod Serling, the main character, the Chancellor obviously displays a case of modernism in the beginning. The Chancellor thought that everything about the "state" was right, everything the "state" said and did was right. Anytime Wordsworth try to talk of anything the "state" did not believe in, as in books or religion, the Chancellor would come back with "the state has proved that wrong". The Chancellor may have had to background or reason as to why the "state" believed there was no religion or books, but he knew it was right. The state's claim was everyone in their community had to have a purpose, and since there was no books there was no need for a librarian. This is clearly shows modernsim. As the video comes to a conclusion, the Chancellor comes to reality that everything the "state" is about, may not be right. After saying "In God's name let me out", this shows his postmodernism side. He showed his free will to believe what he wants. This is post modernism. He shows that deep down inside he didn't believe what the state was about.

DB

Whats going on guys? My name is Darren Bailey. I'm from Anderson, South Carolina, right down the road. I'm a "first" year senior in Electrical Engineering. I'm also a student athletic trainer on our Clemson Tiger football team. This is my fourth year with the team. Also, I'm a co-op at Milliken & Co in Toccoa, Georgia. My hobbies are baseball, football, basketball, and music. I would love to be a football coach at some point in my life. I know the whole Electrical Engineering degree doesn't go with usually go with coaching football, but I'm the type of person that if you tell me it can't be done, I'll get it done! My favorite sports teams are the Atlanta Braves, Carolina Panthers, and the Los Angeles Lakers. My favorite type of music is without a doubt rock music. My favorite bands include Shinedown, Candlebox, Trapt, 3 Doors Down, 12 Stones, Breaking Benjamin, Skillet, U2, Needtobreathe, Staind, Pearl Jam, and the Foo Fighters, just to name a few. I love going to concerts. During the spring and summer semsters when I'm not so busy with football, I try to attend every concert from Charlotte to Atlanta. This summer I got to see Shinedown twice, 12 Stones, Skillet, Breaking Benjamin, Daughtry, and Needtobreathe. If any of you like these bands, please feel free to write me a comment. I love to talk music.