So, something that I noticed is similar in all the monologues is the location at Green Mill Luncheonette. I don't know if anyone else in class noticed it but I did when reading the play. In case you didn't realize, it's the place that Virginia met her husband Ed on February 22, 1955, it's where Emil and Terri/Tessie have lunch, and it's where Jane goes to get drunk and meets Duane who can't remove his wedding ring fast enough. So now you know.
So, I guess I'll try the last section of the blog prompt. Something that I noticed is similar in all the monologues are the floral arrangements in each one, but they are different colors in each monologue. If you didn't realize, the arrangement behind Emil is red and purple, Jane has white poinsettias, and Virgina has flowers of yellow and gold. The colors of the arrangements I think reflect the tone of each monologue. Emil has red and purple flowers. Red is always a color of passion and love, something that he strongly feels for Tessie/Terri, but can't muster up the courage to tell it to her face that he is in love with her. Purple represents pride, dignity or admiration. Again, Emil admires Tessie/Terri from afar and is lacking the pride he needs to tell her his feelings. He's envious of the man on the bus who confronts the woman, wanting to be like him. The white poinsettias may be Nettie's favorite flower, but the white means simple beauty. Like the beauty Jane sees in the simple tear dropped diamond ring that she wants from her grandmother. At the same time though she misses the simple beauty of having a normal life with her former husband and children. Lastly is Virginia and the yellows and golds. Yellow evokes feelings of happiness and joy, after all, the monologue may be about death but she's not sad. It's also represents friendship, like the one she shares with Tootie. Though she faces financial struggle she turns out happy in the end thanks to Tootie and Joy who have stuck with her.
wow. I usually am a pretty observant person, especially when it comes to visuals described in a script. I did not even think about the floral arrangements, their colors, and what the colors symbolize. I really really like that you did. I definitely think that that was a choice. There was definitely reason each arrangement was mentioned and described. Nice catch!
ReplyDeleteHi Taylor. I loved what you said about the floral arrangements! I knew they were there, but I didn't notice the different colorings. I think what you said was very true. You pointed out what you thought each color symbolized, and I think you are correct. It's kind of interesting how the two colors and their meanings contrast with each other. This is more apparent for Emil, and Virginia's flowers. Like you said, Emil's flowers are red which represents passion, which he has. The other color is purple, representing pride which he doesn't have. With Virginia, yellow represents happiness, which she has. The gold could represent the financial stability which she doesn't have. I really liked what you said, it got me thinking more about the script!
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