Friday, April 24, 2015
My Interpretation of the Character list
Character list
Kate Quin: Trying
way too hard, but it seems that she may also be in way too deep in life and is
possibly suffocating herself with her idea of what her life should look like.
In her description “in business suit, holding an attaché case that she is quite
aware of. The attaché case alternately makes her feel like a successful
grown-up or handcuffed.” Compared to
Muffet in knowing the power of being
attractive, but Kate questions wither her looks help or hinders her
self-image. From her description seems a
little uptight.
Samantha Stewart:
“a gently attractive woman. If another old adage, [Smith is to bed and Holyoke
is to wed,]” This reference is taking about Smith College and Mount Holyoke
College both schools are for girls.
Smith College is a
private, independent women's liberal arts college with coed graduate and
certificate programs, located in Northampton, Massachusetts, United States. It
is the largest member of the Seven Sisters.-Wikipedia
Mount Holyoke
College is a liberal arts college for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts,
United States. It was the first member of the Seven Sisters colleges, and
served as a model for some of the others.-Wikipedia
Samantha’s
comparison to the saying secures her as being the marring type and not the type
that one sleeps around or for that matter she would not be considered as a one
nightstand. Moreover woman like Samantha is also used as the reason why this
saying is so.
Holly Kaplan: From
the beginning of Holly’s description I know that she is probably not all well
put together, but it works for her. She is probably still trying to figure
herself out, but is also insecure.
Muffet Di Nicola:
Approaching thirty, smart, attractive,
Rita Altabel: Has
an active imagination. She seems to never really stay anywhere to long.
Mrs. Plumm: Housemother
of North Stimson Hall and is up-tight
Susie Friend: Over
achiever and loves pink also never gets tired
Carter: No last
name A loner
Leilah: Compared
to be as handsome and academically accomplished as Kate who is interestingly
the first character mentioned.
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Little fun Fact
Little fun Fact:
Uncommon Women and Others was later made into a movie in 1979 staring Jill
Eikenberry, Ann McDonough, Alma Cuervo, Ellen Parker, Swoosie Kurtz, Josephine
Nichols, Cynthia, Herman, Meryl Streep, Anna Levine, and Alexander Scourby. The
play was filmed as part of PBS “America Theater Series”
Wendy’s first noted play
Uncommon Women and
Others
Uncommon Woman and
Others was Wendy’s first noted play. This play was written in 1977 for Wendy’s
thesis while at Yale School of Drama. The play reflects the time she spent at
Mount Holyoke College. Uncommon Woman and Others is about a group of women that
come together six years after graduating Mount Holyoke College set in 1978. The
women reminisce about the old days as well as comment on current life of one
and other.
Monday, April 13, 2015
Untitled
When I was first given a list of
people to read about for my junior seminar class I was a little overwhelmed. The
idea of writing about a person’s work, and documenting it on blogger seemed to
make this reading a little bit more personal. Almost immediately after researching Wendy I knew she was the author I wanted to explore. So I welcome anyone that
views this blog to learn, discover, laugh, and delve into the works by Wendy Wasserstein.
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