Proper Dyktation

Drama Queens

HVSPN — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0400

Proper Dyktations

Drama queens

Welcome to another episode of Proper Dyktations titled Drama Queens. In today's episode, I’m going to talk about women in the drama industry and how they are portrayed through physical appearance, family life, and professions.

Intro to Topic

Although through the years it has changed, women and men are portrayed very differently as the male role having dominance and sometimes just more important than the female role.
Usually, it is through a lot of stereotypes that women either get cast for a role or the role is created based on what the general population thinks women are capable of.

Segment 1: Physical appearance

(DIRECT QUOTE FROM THE WEBSITE - MY OPINIONS ARE MY WORDS)

The representation of women’s body imaged has long been static.
A young single woman tends to conform to the typical “girl next door” type – tall, slim, and “conventionally beautiful” and she should have a friendly and happy personality, without much intelligence.
Having a nice figure is necessary for measuring a woman’s worth in the show.
Research shows that over-weighted actresses tend to receive negative comments from other male characters about their bodies, and “80% of these comments are followed by canned audience laughter”
Typically the “overweight” female character tends to be more on the smart or comedic signs using the stereotype that skinny girls aren’t smart.

Opinions -

This is gross honestly
Deciding what people are going to be and act like based on their looks is honestly just ridiculous
Take el woods from legally blonde
In In A Street Car Named Desire, all the women are portrayed as these weak little things. And the appearance was everything to them. Blanche wouldn’t even go into the light for god's sake. She was so self-conscious about her appearance that she liked the dark too much.

Segment 2: White picket fence (family life)

most female characters in TV dramas are set in domestic situations. Their ultimate life achievement is supposed to be getting married and giving birth to children because the home setting is the place where women’s “expertise” is highly valued
They usually feel content about their life, without a strong desire of involving in outside-world issues. Another aspect that should be considered is marital status. Whether a woman has been married or not is more likely to be revealed, no matter to what extent it relates to the plot. Even during female characters’ conversation, there are more gossip about family issues rather than other topics

Opinions -

It's just the norm to see in Tv shows and movies where the wife or female role plays this little content housewife these days. Because of how history has portrayed women in multiple roles its become easier to make it this way. Unless it's that one show trying to hard to make the female role independent and hard-working.

Outtro

Women overall are portrayed as something that doesn’t define us all. Honestly its demining and offensive. IF you are a content housewife than great that's you but what we aren’t is weak. No matter what you are in the real world you aren’t weak. We are all strong in our own ways. And it's important to spread that no matter what the literature or tv business says.Research Citations:

https://mediarepresentation.wordpress.com/women-in-tv-dramas/

Generational Trauma-orama

HVSPN — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0400

Troy’s unwavering will to provide
Black men historically have had a large emphasis on their values as workers
This however doesn’t manifest one to one in Cory. Cory rather than providing and placing his value on providing, places his value on his work and status as a means to generate validation from his peers
Lyons on the other hand represents an inverse ideal as the eldest son, Lyons saw provision as a means to do bad and have an excuse for it. This caused him to be ridiculed by others around him. Because during his time the most important height a man could achieve was a high financial standing and power over his family.
Blanche Carries the sins of multiple generations on her back after the exodus by Stella. Her perception of life and death is completely distorted by the time we meet her in the novel.
Her idea of life morphs into this slow locomotion towards an uneventful, unbeautiful death, which for someone like Blanche who has been constantly reinforced by her appearance is a hell that supersedes death.
On the inverse Blanches idea of death becomes increasingly animated as she starts to speak of it in a child-like or dream-like manner because she sees it as a way to finally be free of the weight that her peers force upon her
Stella’s Trauma manifested as fear as opposed to extreme entropy, she gives in to the pressure around her which drives her to run away from her familial ties and eventually lose herself in the process
Throughout Amir’s childhood, he was pampered and loved by almost everyone around him. However, this does not save him from being inflicted with the trauma of the previous generations. The only person who couldn’t love or accept Amir fully was his father. Amir truly loved his father though. This caused him to internalize disdain toward what his father considered a weakness.
This resulted in the many transgression of Amir’s character as because of his father's treatment, he could not escape the shell of the scared little boy pinned by his father's attention
Hassan’s Behavior developed on a societal level. Even though he had a loving ‘father’ and half-brother-master, on a societal level, however. He was still ridiculed constantly because of his social status. This obviously affected how Hassan saw himself and the value of his life, however, it also is a direct contrast to Amir because Amir has everything but still resents Hassan. Hassan has nothing but love, Amir.
This is because Amir acts like his father doesn't acknowledge his feelings of himself or really anyone else because ‘entropy’ (understanding how everything works and how it’ll go from an understanding of chaos)and pride dictates most of his actions. This sustains Amir and keeps him thriving at the cost of those around him
However, Hassan cannot bear the idea to inflict anything of what he experienced on others so he chooses to care for others over all even to the detriment of himself. This is noble but ultimately does cost Hassan everything

Into The McCwild

HVSPN — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0400

Segment 1: What Chris did

Chris McCandless' mindset in the book Into The Wild is different from a normal person's in several ways. First, Chris had a desire for adventure. He traveled across the United States, and didnt tell his family or friends. His mindset was focused on living life on his own terms;

Segment 2: Chris’s Mindset

Second, Chris had a strong desire for doing things his own way. He was willing to do things most wouldnt like live in the wild by himself with no human contact. He believed that he could survive on his own, without the help of others, and this mindset led him to take risks that ultimately ended up being fatal.

Segment 3: Comparing chris to a normal person

Third, Chris had almost a spiritual connection to nature. He saw the wilderness as a place of freedom, and he sought to immerse himself in it as much as possible. He rejected what was considered the norm of modern society, including technology and material possessions, and instead found peace in the natural world.

Outtro:

Overall, Chris McCandless' mindset was different from a normal person's in that he had a strong desire for adventure, self-reliance, and a spiritual connection to nature. While these traits are admirable in many ways, they also led him to take risks that in the end were fatal. Thank you guys for watching this episode of Proper Dyktation

Women Portrayed in Drama

HVSPN — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0400

Mae: Welcome back to Mae and Sadie’s Podcast. This Episode is called Women in Drama. In this episode,we’ll talk about all women facing injustices in all different novels and comic books.

Sadie: Are you excited?

Mae: I can’t wait. I feel like we have a lot of good segments to bring up in this podcast today.

Sadie: We want to shine a light on all the injustices women have had throughout these novels we read in english class. We will talk about The Kite Runner, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Fences.

Mae: All the injustices that will be brought up in today’s podcast are sexism, sexual assault, male domination, and discrimination. Also all of you guys have really liked the music for the past few podcasts but we had to switch the music up and make it more classical. We felt our past music was too trendy and too much for this topic we are about to discuss.

Sadie: Having trendy music while talking about women's injustices during this episode would be super lame to us so here's some nice piano music!

Mae: Where should we start Sadie, I'll leave it up to you.

Sadie: Do you want to start us off by discussing the portrayal of women in The Kite Runner?

Mae: Yes so basically during the second half of our English class we learned about different types of dramas. One of my favorite dramas we read was The Kite Runner. This book I actually sat in my bed and read instead of going online for summaries. We also got to see the comic book style of it which was pretty cool and helped me visual what was actually happening. The Kite Runner is a story of Amir, a Sunni Muslim, who struggles to find his place in the world because of traumatic childhood events.The story takes place in Afghanistan with two important main characters. We have Hassan and Amir. Hassan has a mother named Sanabubar who is known to be very beautiful. The Soviets in the book, who are taking over their home land, always have something to say about women's appearances with utter disrespect.

Sadie: Yes, men regard women as nothing more than objects for their sexual desires. For instance, in the novel, Hassan and Amir return from the theater and a group of the Soviets says offensive words about Sanaubar, who is Hassan's mother. They discuss her in a degrading manner as her only purpose is to provide for the pleasures of men. The Soviets also do not ignore her appearance and in a way make fun of it because they know Hassan is standing right there. While the portrayal of women in dramas varies greatly from different time periods and cultures, there are common themes of oppression and one-dimensional representation.

Mae: Yeah I can't imagine how the woman must have felt just wanting to leave their homes but being terrified of becoming a victim of rape or assault. One of the main issues throughout the book was how much power men had over women. In The Kite Runner, Baba and Amir were being transported from Afghanistan as refugees with tons of other women in the vehicle. The Russian soldiers would pull over each vehicle at different checkpoints so they could flirt and try to get five minutes alone with the woman/girls. If soldiers got what they wanted from the women then the vehicle would be able to continue the ride. In these situations women were scared of fighting back for themselves and knew if they spoke up nothing but bad would come out of it. This also relates to the book we read called "A Streetcar Named Desire” where women faced all the same injustices as in the Kite Runner.

Sadie: In A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, the portrayal of women shifts from the traditional, one-dimensional view to one in which the women are equally if not more complex characters than the men. We have the two main female characters, Stella and Blanche portrayed in different lights. Stella represents the more traditional view of women. She is mostly docile and subservient and it seems she doesn’t hold a fraction of the power that Stanley does in their relationship. On the other hand, Blanche is the stereotypical hysterical female character. She is dramatic, manipulative, and gets caught in multiple lies. While showing women as complex characters with their own issues and emotions is important, these polar opposite portrayals continue to skew the perception of and disempower women.

Mae: I think having watched the movie and the book, I thought Blanche was crazy but after analyzing all of her actions and motives it really makes sense why she acted the way she did.

Sadie: I agree because Blanche felt a lot of pressure to be beautiful while trying to achieve the best social status but with that, she felt as though she had to impress Stanley all the time which in the end made her go crazy.

Mae: The last scene in the movie will be one that I won’t be able to forget. Stanley is so frustrated with Blanche being there and taking time away from Stella and him that he rapes her out of anger. Because of all of his pent-up sexual frustration, he figures this is the best way to assert his power. I don’t even need to explain how wrong this is but this shows the reality women had to face so men could own all the power. People who want power will take power from wherever they can get it. People want power because it makes them feel good about themselves. Without power over others then they dislike who they are. That is why Stanley controls the woman in his life so they have no say.

Sadie: Throughout all these books they all have the same pattern and really highlight all the injustices each different woman had to face. But I agree with you, watching the scene with Blanche and Stanley really showed a completely new perspective of how it was back then.

Mae: And not only woman can face these injustices because going back to the Kite Runner, Hassan became a victim of racism, rape, and oppression. These dramas really help to show the severity and the lengths men went to, to feel like they can own anyone especially younger boys.

Sadie: Men are gross but it's not like they have stopped acting that way now.

Mae: Thank you for addressing that, men need to take a step down and have the woman be in charge and be the boss.

Sadie: I totally agree with you.

Mae: Anyway, another character in a different book called the Fences also dealt with all the injustices we have mentioned today in the different segments. The Fences is about the life of Troy Maxson, a former Negro League baseball star who has a powerful figure which causes him to assert control in his life through his relationships with his wife and son.

Sadie: Troy’s wife, Rose, is the only female character in Fences with a comparable presence to the male characters. While the time period in which the novel takes place may contribute to the hues of sexism prevalent in the portrayal of Rose, the subservient portrayal of women is harmful nonetheless. The character of Rose is a male-fantasized and domestic housewife. This portrayal pushes the notion that women are supposed to be obedient to their husbands. We see many instances throughout the play where Troy talks disrespectfully to Rose. There is one instance where he calls for her and when she doesn’t come running to him, he says “You’re supposed to come when I call you, woman.” To this Rose replies by mocking the way he talks to her, telling him to shut his mouth and not talk to her like a dog. Though it may seem minuscule, dialogue like this begins to show women in a feministic light, despite the obvious oppression during the 1950s, when the play takes place.

Mae: I can’t believe men think they have the right to say things like that. It is disgusting and gross to call a woman like that to come over. Rose and Troy have completely different personalities which explains how he acts towards her. Rose represents the gentleness in the household and love. In opposition to Troy's toughness and disrespect for Cory's feelings and opinions, Rose is a source of understanding. Troy Maxson goes through life feeling compelled to assert his superiority over the people he knows. This leads to a downward trend with negative repercussions and eventually strips him of everything he ever loved. He loses Rose and his son Cory. In Fences by August Wilson, Troy Maxson’s desire to be dominant with his two sons and his friend Bono causes his life to be difficult, pushes his family away, and creates a lack of sympathy.

Sadie: The ways in which women have been portrayed in dramas and entertainment, in general, have undoubtedly changed over the years and greatly vary per culture. As we discussed earlier, in The Kite Runner women are portrayed as almost subhuman and are constantly oppressed by men and systems and groups in positions of power in Afghanistan like the Taliban. On the contrary, the portrayal of women in American novels like Streetcar and Fences shows women characters with more dimension yet still not comparable to the male characters. The cultural differences between Afghanistan and America are vastly different yet themes of oppression and mistreatment of women are universal.

Mae: Bye everyone, love you and I hope you enjoyed our podcast today! Let us know if you have any questions and if you enjoyed the classical music in the background.

Attack of The Bots

HVSPN — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0400

Intro (Liam)Welcome back to Attack of the bots this Episode is called Troubles with AI. We’re your hosts, Liam, Billy, and Thomas. Today we will talk about a technology that has a mind of its own, some people fear it, some people love it. Today we will be talking about artificial intelligence. We’ll be talking about the benefits, fears, and controversies.

AI FEARS (Billy)

Eventually, AI technology will be indistinguishable from human intelligence, whether its robots that write essays so similar to humans or robots that look like humans.
AI technology could potentially take many people's jobs leaving them without an income. An AI can do almost any job you can think of, and it can do a better job than most people.
The most obvious and common fear of artificial intelligence is that it will take over. AI is an all knowing source of information that is designed to be smarter than humans. AI will take over someday in the future because its designed to be better than us in basically every sense.
Artificial intelligence has had a huge impact on students in recent years, and it hasnt been positive. Some students have been avoiding their work by using AI and this does not promote their education in any way. Its also difficult for the teachers because AI writing is almost indistinguishable from humans.

AI Benefits (Liam)

Medical practices - how modern medicine are using AI to do surgeries that require more precise incisions. Some operations requires lots of time to do and so with a robot it can be done without manual labor which would also let the doctors stay 100% to watch over the operation.
Its automatic - AI doesnt require any manual labor to opperate
Smart decision making - AI has a very tiny margin for error so it doesnt make mistakes
Research assistance - AI could help you look up evidence for research without you having to look anything up because it could do it on it’s own
Customersevice - AI could also answer calls and respond to people without you having to talk
Scheduale appointments - google has a new mode where you can tell your Google assistant to book you a hair appointment and it will do it for you. It would also make it sound like a real human was calling on the phone.
Speak any language - It can translate any language into your language so you can communicate with anyone.

AI CONTROVERSY (Thomas)

AI can have political biases. But what are these biases and where do they come from?
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich and the University of Hamburg found ChatGPT to be “pro-environmental, left-libertarian orientation.”
Forbes found AI would write a poem about President Biden, but refused to write one about ex-president Trump.
Having a back and forth conversation can cause ChatGPT to take a political stance. So Brookings instructed it to respond with either “Support” or “Not support”, then asked it some controversial questions. They asked the questions twice, both in a “(blank) would be beneficial to society”, and “(blank) would not be beneficial to society.” Some examples include ChatGPT supporting banning semi-automatic firearms, raising taxes on people with higher income, and supporting undocumented immigrants.
Some people, typically those of opposing political views, see these biases as a form of propaganda.
AI biases can come from the developer’s personal opinions and biases, as well as a lack of information on opposing stances or examples.

OUTRO (Billy and Thomas)

Thank you for listening to our podcast on the Troubles with AI. Our podcast relates to The Social Dilemma and the Propaganda unit. In these units, technology or media portrays an idea, and we’re inclined to follow it.
In the social dilemma, an over exaggerated dependence on technology it displayed. A.I will bring us closer to this reality, through making more parts of our lives digital dependent, such as the google phone that makes calls for you.
And again thank you for tuning in to the podcast Troubles with AI with Attack of the bots.

Women in Drama

HVSPN — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0400

Women in Podcasts

How Women are depicted in Drama

Hello everyone. I’m Chelsea and welcome back to Women in Podcasts. The amazing Olivia and Evelyn join me. Today we will be diving into the portrayal of women in dramas. We will talk about the underrepresentation of women in dramas as well as the negative image women are always painted to be.

Intro to Topic

Throughout our year in Ms. Dykty’s English 4 class, we read drama and analyzed the characters. As we were reading A Streetcar Named Desire, Fences, and Kite Runner we noticed that women tended to be the outliers of the cast and always were depicted in a negative light. We will discuss our feeling and opinions on this topic.

Segment 1: Underrepresentation/Minor Characters

Much fewer female characters in dramas than males

Few dramas with female leads

Limited women throughout books, limited speaking for the few characters

Segment 2: Limited roles/ Labeled poorly

Most women fall under the stereotypical wife role

Marriage and Parenthood are considered more important for a woman’s life rather than a man’s

Those who don’t fall into the typical wife model are usually labeled as a societal outcasts

The representation of a woman’s body image often plays a huge role in the portrayal of women in dramas

Outro

We hope you enjoyed our podcast and will think about how women are depicted in drama as we did. Women often are not represented enough in drama and when they are, they are seen as crazy or labeled to be something they are not.

Are They The Problem?

HVSPN — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0400

Are They The Problem?

How Women Are Portrayed In Literature

Welcome back to Proper Dyktation with Sprite, Piper, and Grace. This episode is called Are They The Problem?. Here, we’ll talk about how women are portrayed in literature.

Intro to Topic [how women are portrayed in literature]

Background information
The way women have been written in literature is very reflective of how they were perceived throughout history.
They are mostly portrayed as wives and mothers.
Also as weak and feeble individuals that submit to the situations around them.
They are expected to be passive, gentle and caring, and most often valued for how they looked, not what they did.
Female characters had to accept authority without any choice of freedom and independence.
Parameters of the episode
As we said, we’re going to be talking about women's portrayal in literature, more specifically, in; A Streetcar Named Desire, Kite Runner, and Fences.

Segment 1: Examples in A Streetcar Named Desire

Blanche
Very unstable
Easily and strongly emotionally attached
Desperate
Poor People pleasure
Anxious and paranoid
Manipulative
Arrogant
Insecure
Hopeless
Loud
Damaged
Villanized
Blanche is portrayed as a character with a lot of issues, but rather than sympothized for she is blatently torn apart with accusations of lying, discretion, and adultery, which she happens to be guilty of. Blanche has always been an insecure girl, too preoccupied by her looks to have a care for how she received what she had. She was always a people pleasure who tried to hide her age. was messed up after her husband shot himself because he was gay, right after Blanche found out the truth and exclaimed she hated him. Following her husbands death, she was surrounded by death of her family until she was left alone with rich estates assets and inheritance. Having no knowledge of how to properly maintain this lifestyle and being unemployed, she had lost all property due to mortgage. Upon her arrival she was hysterical and eager to see and tell her sister of all whats happened, as she never returned to Belle Reve after her fathers passing. Stanley is suspicious of her off the initial introduction, and unfolds this hidden information over time, by searching through her belongings and questioning her insecure personality consistantly. He was only trying to protect stella, right?
Stella
Victim of abuse
Covers up messes instead of cleaning them
Abandoned her hometown after parents death and inheritance
Settled for below her margin with Stanley
Savior complex
Easily manipulated
More quiet
She only wants to save herself but doesn’t know how
Like her sister, she only cares about how she is portrayed. Unlike Blanche's desire for appearance, she strives for a “better” lifestyle regardless of what it looks like inside.
Trapped due to her pregnancy
Like her sister, she uses delusion as a coping mechanism when faced with the truth that she cannot admit to. She believes she left a worse environment to a better one. Though that can’t be told for sure, it seems as though she grew sick of having the responsibility of maintaining a lavish lifestyle, and left her sister, who would’ve seemed like the perfect fit at the time, to take after every asset she inherited. Stella, having dependent behavior as well became reliant on stanley, who was the first male role to enter her life after her fathers death. She married him for the sake of feelings at the time, and that turned into a much darker picture once her marriage started and pregnancy began. Stella hinted at this as she told Blanche he broke all the lightbulbs in their apartment their wedding night, and is called an animal throughout the book. Stanley worked as an army engineer in WWII serving as a master sergeant, prior to his position as a factory parts salesman.
Eunice
Eunice isn’t portrayed enough in the book, but my analysis is that she suffers from the same lifestyle Stella has entered with Stanley.

In a streetcar named desire,....

Segment 2: Examples in Kite Runner

Depiction and treatment of women in…
Afghanistan
Since the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban in August 2021, women have been wholly excluded from public office and the judiciary. Today, Afghanistan's women and girls are required to adhere to a strict dress code and are not permitted to travel more than 75 km without a mahram. They are compelled to stay at home.
Prior to the rise of the Taliban, women in Afghanistan were protected under law and increasingly afforded rights in Afghan society.
Muslim/Islamic culture
Although it is said that in the Islamic tradition, a woman has an independent identity, there are “wifely duties” in terms of their obligation to provide sex, which is prioritized over their obligations to reproduce and mother.
“The woman should not deny her husband sexual pleasure for no genuine reason”
“She should not disobey him in any way except that which runs against the will of Allah”
“She should protect herself from any illicit act as well as protect her husband's properties in the home”
Soraya, Amir’s wife
Sofia, Amir’s mother
Died during childbirth
Women’s healthcare in Afghanistan, especially at the time the book is set in
Sanaubar, Hassan’s mother
Abandoned Hassan soon after giving birth to him
Farzana, Hassan’s wife and Sohrab’s mother
The role of women in the novel shows how women are shifting from their cultural traditions and creating a new social norm for themselves, fighting for equality and creating a balance within the society.
In Hosseini's novel, the female characters are subjected to many cultural stereotypes that they need to abide by or they’ll risk being alienated from their families and their communities, leaving them with no support system.

Segment 3: Examples in Fences

Despite the mention of multiple women inside the book, Fences has very few female characters appear. And during my segment I’d like to go through the female characters seen in the novel- and their importance. First starting with,

Rose Maxson the only female character that is seen in the play. Though, while the others are only mentioned, Rose is
A complex, strong woman who doesn’t fall into the background. She is just as much a main character as Troy and Cory are. She’s not an obstacle to Troy as he decides to confess his infidelity- she is a character who has a reaction and response. And later makes the choice to raise the illegitimate child he and Alberta have.
Alberta, is the second more prominent female character. But,
She is unfortunately written to be an obstacle, as I mentioned before with Rose. She’s never seen and is only brought up when Troy confesses, making her existence reliant on Troy’s choices and what he does and doesn’t say. So the audience wouldn’t know she existed if Troy didn’t say anything.
Alberta’s character is never known. We don’t know her appearance, last name, opinions, likes, dislikes, anything. She’s just the woman Troy cheated with.
Of course, there’s also Bonnie and Miss Pearl. One is Lyon’s girlfriend who never visits Troy and Rose, and the other is Gabriel’s landlord. These two are more just background characters. They have impacts on the other characters, like Miss Pearl housing Gabriel, but they have no real effect on the main story. They’re more just background characters that build up the background or flesh out the secondary characters. For instance, you could compare Bonnie and Lyon’s relationship and their closeness to Troy and Rose- how they’re struggling and have for a long time.

Outtro

This has been an episode on women’s portrayal in literature from Proper Dyktation, thank you for listening!

Research Citations:

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Mental Health in A Streetcar Named Desire

HVSPN — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 14:00:00 -0400

Segment 1: Blanche DuBois’ Struggle

Blanche Dubois struggles with PTSD because of the past events she witnessed in her life. When she goes to her sister for help, they don’t have the resources or education to help her. This story shows what can happen if mental health isn’t taught or seen and what the consequences could be.

Segment 2: Mental Health in the Early 1950s

In the early 1950s, people who suffered from mental problems were sent to asylums and deemed unfit to live life independently. There were no rules as to how they could be treated by doctors. As a result, the patients became more unstable and completely different as to how their families saw them.

Segment 3: Mental Health today

Today, mental health is seen as something that needs to be cared for. While there are still faults within society dealing with mental health, there has been much more progress. There are trained professionals that specialize in helping people maintain good mental health.

Women In Streetcar

HVSPN — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0400

Welcome back to Proper Dyktation we are your hosts Caitlyn, Avery, and Em and this episode is called “Women in Streetcar”. In this episode, we’ll talk about the challenges faced by female characters in A streetcar named Desire and how these challenges made an imprint on their character and perspective.

Delving Into Joy

HVSPN — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0400

In this episode, we talk about what joy is, relating joy to our curriculum, and our personal experiences of joy

Baba’s Big Adventure

HVSPN — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0400

This episode focuses on the dominant male characters from A Streetcar Named Desire, Fences, and The Kite Runner. Stanley Kowalski, Troy Maxson, and Baba are discussed and compared to each other.