Suzanne Dechevaux-Dumesnil

Vladimir 's Song as a Representation of the Play in Samuel Beckett 's Waiting for Godot Samuel Beckett 's two act tragicomedy Waiting for Godot depicts the endless wait for something better as told through the eyes of two homeless men named Vladimir and Estragon who have nowhere to go. As both men wait for a person by the name of Godot, they find ways to pass time in the form of friendly banter, contemplating suicide, philosophical conversations and reminiscing about the past. Both acts end the same way, a boy coming to tell them that Godot will come the next day. Thus, marking Vladimir’s and Estragon 's never ending wait for Godot, who may never come. Vladimir and Estragon’s suffering now continues and the cycle repeats itself eternally until it is stopped by someone who instead of waiting for nothingness, chooses to live life on their own terms. A key piece of the play that reflects the ideas that Beckett is trying to present, is the song that Vladimir sings in the beginning of the second act. It is a repetitive song about a dog that stole a piece of bread and was thus beaten to death by a cook. This leads to other dogs burying the dog in a tomb. It is put in a grave on which the tombstone recounts the dog’s efforts so that other dogs may refrain from doing the same. The song repeats itself for eternity until its singer gets tired of singing. Despite its childishness and slightly dark undertones, the song that Vladimir sings ultimately reflects the nature and structure…

Samuel Beckett’s two-act tragicomedy Waiting for Godot depicts the endless wait of two homeless men, for a man named Godot. Their endless cycle of waiting and thus suffering continues and repeats itself until it is stopped by someone who instead of waiting for false hope, chooses to find this hope on their own terms. A key piece of the play that reflects this idea is the song that Vladimir sings in the beginning of the second act. A song about a dog that stole a piece of bread and thus beaten…

to her. She then shoots again and hits the target directly in the middle, but no one is looking because they are still laughing at her. She is even more upset because they weren’t paying attention. She then proceeds to turn to the judges, and notices an apple in a roasted pig’s mouth. She pulls back the bow and releases and it hits an apple in a pig’s mouth, in the middle of the crowd of judges. They are left stunned, angry, and upset about that, and they score her. The next day, they get their…

that we face difficulties, which enable us to learn from previous experiences and transition toward success. Good morning/afternoon fellow students of year 12, teacher and attendees of today 's HSC Study Day. Today I will be discussing the concept of discovery and how individuals can interpret it. The statement “regardless of varied challenges and difficulties, the discovery process can be transformational and lead to a greater understanding of self and the world” enables individuals to embrace…

Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games is the story of a young Katniss Everdeen and her quest to save her sister and herself in their post-apocalyptic country of Panem. The apocalypse that creates Panem is described through a list of natural disasters: drought, storms, fires, and seas that engulfed the lands. Through the destruction, Panem was formed and a new country was brought to life . This apocalypse took place on, “what was once called North America” (Collins 20). The familiarity of the…

Sacrifice means spending less time on entertainment and more time on improving your life and family. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is a layered story about a sixteen year old girl named Katniss. The story is set in the future in North America now called Panem. Panem is split in to 13 districts and the capital. The capital is home to President Snow who rules over Panem. The 13th district however doesn’t exist anymore because they rebelled against the capital and the district was turned to…

books is something that I really don’t excel in. The way I look for books is the art cover on the front or just reading the back cover. When I was stuck on the book I wanted, I asked the librarian for a good choice for a book. She asked me what book genre I was interested in. When she ask that, I was too shy back then to say picture books. So I said something that is kind of close to picture books which is the fiction genre. This is where I feel like my perspective in literacy changed. The…

The Hunger Games is one of Suzanne Collins’ dystopian genres featuring a protagonist Katniss Everdeen who narrates her history and experiences in the events of the novel. In the plot, Katniss manages to stand in for her sister in the hunger games after compulsorily undergoing many fatal tribulations, traverse difficult private relations as well as acquiring skills on how to manipulate how people identify her in the novel. She therefore has to cultivate ways to subsist in the pitch. It reaches a…

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins takes place in a post apocalyptic society where the only way to keep the “districts” in check is by hosting an annual program, known as a celebration, called The Hunger Games. During The Hunger Games one male and one female between the ages of 12-17 are chosen from each district. They are forced to fight to the death until only one remains as the victor. This year Katniss Everdeen, a poor girl from district 12, volunteers to take her sister’s place in the…

Not without my daughter, written by Betty Mahmoody with William Hoffer is a book based on real events about a woman who fights with bravery for her and her daughter’s freedom. It’s about the true struggle she faced in the patriarchal society of Iran, with courage and determination. The story revolves around a Michigan housewife who accompanied her Muslim husband with their daughter to Iran for two week trip. But to her horror and shock it becomes a permanent stay. She found herself and her…