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What was his childhood like and when did he leave home?

Tue, 9 Sep 2008 22:06:48 PST

What was his childhood like and when did he leave home?

Discuss the life of Yank in The Hairy Ape?

Tue, 9 Sep 2008 20:37:23 PST

Discuss the life of Yank in The Hairy Ape?

Yank is the perfect foil to Mildred:1. Gender: Mildred is the only...

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 07:43:59 PST

Yank is the perfect foil to Mildred:1. Gender: Mildred is the only female who confronts Yank: sc4.2. Physical description: Yank is like a neanderthal man, he is the 'hairy ape' of the play, he is strong and powerful and he is "in de pink!" sc1. Mildred is "slender, delicate and anemic" sc2. Yank is always covered in coal dust, whereas "Mildred is dressed all in white." sc2.3. Social class: Mildred...

A 500-word writing assignment

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 03:01:19 PST

Discuss the life of Yank in The Hairy Ape. What was his childhood like and when did he leave home? What is His job/social class position? How does his lack of education trap him? What happens when he encounters Milred, and how does it change his life? Where does he belongs?

Who plays the role of Mildred's "foil" in "The Hairy...

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 02:16:10 PST

Who plays the role of Mildred's "foil" in "The Hairy Ape"?

At the beginning of the play Yank "belongs' to the ship with...

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:27:14 PST

At the beginning of the play Yank "belongs' to the ship with which he completely identifies himself with : "who makes dis old tub run?" and tells Long, "well den , we belong, don't we? We belong and dey don't." (Sc.1). "Dey" refers to the rich first class passengers for whom Yank has nothing but contempt. Next, a little while later he boasts to Paddy who is nostalgic about the days of wind driven ships,...

In which location did Yank most belong in "The Hairy Ape"?

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:31:21 PST

In which location did Yank most belong in "The Hairy Ape"?

An 'anti-hero' is the protagonist of a play, novel or film who lacks...

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:11:41 PST

An 'anti-hero' is the protagonist of a play, novel or film who lacks the conventional qualities associated with a hero.1. Physical appearance: The conventional hero is usually handsome and attractive, but not so Yank who resembles a 'neanderthal' man. In Sc.4 Mildred is shocked at the sight of Yank and faints saying, "Oh,the filthy beast!"2. His pride and arrogance: Traditionally, a hero is a person who is considerate and polite...

In "The Hairy Ape," how Yank is an anti-hero?

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:39:14 PST

In "The Hairy Ape," how Yank is an anti-hero?

Continuation: 5. The reversal in the fortunes of the Greek tragic hero...

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:52:07 PST

Continuation: 5. The reversal in the fortunes of the Greek tragic hero result in 'anagnorisis' or 'recognition.' He realises his mistakes and recognises his true state or identity. Yank's anagnorises takes place in Sc.8 when he tells the gorilla: "Ain't we both members of de same club-de Hairy Apes?" Only now he realises that he is a 'hairy ape.'6. By then it is too late and the Greek tragic hero's life ends in a catastrophe. At the...

Eugene Oneill's hero Yank of "The Hairy Ape" and the...

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:36:14 PST

Eugene Oneill's hero Yank of "The Hairy Ape" and the classical Greek tragic heroes are similar in many respects: 1.The greek tragic hero was a larger than life person who epitomized a certain emotional quality. In Sc. 1 Yank "seems broader, fiercer, more truculent, more powerful ....their most highly developed individual." He is the quintessential 'fire man.' He is the demi-god of his group.2. The greek tragic...

How is Yank a tragic hero in "The Hairy Ape"?

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:38:18 PST

How is Yank a tragic hero in "The Hairy Ape"?

Is Yank a tragic hero or anti-hero in The Hairy Ape?Why?

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:30:04 PST

Is Yank a tragic hero or anti-hero in The Hairy Ape?Why?

In Sc.5. Yank and Long are at Fifth Avenue New York on a Sunday...

Mon, 4 Aug 2008 08:00:29 PST

In Sc.5. Yank and Long are at Fifth Avenue New York on a Sunday morning. Yank is still smarting from Mildred's insult:"Oh, the filthy beast!" Sc.3. Yank has taken the insult very personally and is determined to hurt her:"I'll fix her! I'll tink of a way!" Sc.5. Long, however who is a trade unionist-"A secretary of an organisation"-wants to exploit and use Yank's personal hatred for Mildred to wage war...

In the opening scene of the play,in his long reply to Paddy, Yank...

Mon, 4 Aug 2008 04:03:27 PST

In the opening scene of the play,in his long reply to Paddy, Yank emphatically states where he really belongs:"You (Paddy) don't belong no more see....I (Yank) belong and he don't. He's dead but I'm livin'. I'm part of de engines!........I'm steam and oil for de engines......And i'm what makes iron into steel...And I'm steel-steel-steel! I'm de muscles in steel, de punch behind it!"In the final scene after Yank has been...

In which location did Yank most belong in "The Hairy Ape"?

Mon, 4 Aug 2008 01:59:55 PST

In which location did Yank most belong in "The Hairy Ape"?

Ironically, who has the least influence in Yank's class awareness?

Mon, 4 Aug 2008 01:52:03 PST

Ironically, who has the least influence in Yank's class awareness?

Yank who is a fireman in a steamer ship has been reduced to the state of...

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:49:10 PST

Yank who is a fireman in a steamer ship has been reduced to the state of an animal. Long hours of shovelling coal to feed the furnaces in the stokehole of the steamer have reduced him to an almost neanderthal state:"the natural stooping posture which shovelling coal and the resultant overdevelopment of back and shoulder muscles have given them."Sc.1. Physically, he is thus held down by the circumstances and the environement of his...

What holds Yank down in the play "The Hairy Ape"?

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:16:21 PST

What holds Yank down in the play "The Hairy Ape"?

Hi, I think that this play is really interesting and worth to read,...

Mon, 5 May 2008 23:53:16 PST

Hi, I think that this play is really interesting and worth to read, since it reveals certain feelings, we sometimes suffer from, like alienation and loss. Therefore, plays, like The Hairy Ape, reflecting us and the reality, are, probably, more preferable to me.