Rudy's Flavor of the Weak

When asked to find a song for a character to accurately describe what the person is going through, I must admit that it is a very challenging proposition. However, as I was looking back through my library of ITunes that I "legally" obtained, I kept coming back to the song Flavor of the Weak by American Hi-Fi. This song to me really represents the initial relationship between Rudy and Yolanda. For example, Yolanda seems to really care about Rudy yet it seems that he is only interested in one thing....sex. These lyrics adequately sum up what seems to be a pretty simplistic relationship that is shared by both the girl and guy in the song as well as Rudy and Yolanda.

American Hi-Fi - Flavor Of The Weak

She paints her nails and she don't know,
He's got her best friend on the phone.
She'll wash her hair, his dirty clothes,
Or all he gives to her.
And he's got posters on the wall
Of all the girls he wished she was.
And he means everything to her.

Her boyfriend,
He don't know
Anything
About her.
He's too stoned,
Nintendo.
I wish that I could make her see,
She's just the flavor of the weak.

While I can't say that it fits exactly with that initial relationship between Rudy and Yolanda, it does draw very similar and specific similarities. Here is the video if you wish to watch it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n87oD8E98MM

Obviously, I did not quite follow the instructions completely but I feel like this is the best representation of a song fitting character(s) that we have read previously. This song shows the true nature of the relationship that Yolanda and Rudy shared. It also gives way to the idea of who is the dominant one in the relationship and that maybe, eventually, that would change. It echos the story to the point that it seems to be the most obvious song for beginning of this short story.

Blanche vs. Blanche

The goal of the role of Blanche is to actively make the reader believe that they are going truly into a sense of hysteria. While I believe that Jessica Lange did an excellent job portraying Blanche, I think that the original version by Vivian Leigh is the one that has a more realistic feel. For starters, her accent seemed for fit the play more so than that of Lange. Also, the intensity of the hysteria increases throughout the scene for Leigh. It makes it seem as though Leigh understands the role in greater detail than that of Lange. As the scene went forward, you could see the updated intensity of Leigh's Blanche more so than that of Lange. As far as the film, I believe that the black and white version connects more with the time period simply because it makes me think of old times. I know that is simple but it is what I believe. Overall, I look at both of the films and I believe Leigh does a better job.