The Painted Veil – Presentation Note

Lift Not The Painted Veil Which Those Who defy Lift non the painted veil which those who live C both earthner though unreal shapes be pictured there, And it nevertheless mimic all we would believe With act upons idly spread,behind, lurk Fear And Hope, twin Destinies who al airs weave Their shadows, oer the chasm, sightless and drear. I knew i who had lifted ithe sought, For his lost heart was tender, things to love, But imbed them non, alas nor was there zero point The cosmos contains, the which he could approve. Through the unheeding m any he did move, A splendour among shadows, a bright blot Upon this gloomy scene, a smelling that stroveFor truth, and homogeneous the Preacher found it not. Percy Bysshe Shelley Charlie Townsend Post married British unrighteousness consul = smart, sensible and he knows truly well of whats going on evidence after walter walked away when he first found them in skunks room, kitty was so panic further townsend knows that Dr. Fane testa workforcet do nth. To cause any scandal when hes discussing almost the dealing with strikes(walkouts)/ boycotts in Shanghai with business workforce in the Colony Club, he banned the suggestion of seeking patron from Chiang Kai-Shek as he knew that hes a nationalist that must stand on the incline of Chinese, he will not help them suppressing the strike. mature and experienced wo military man-hunter , real dissolute person and hes unfaithful to his wife establish acted kitty from the very(prenominal) first moment theyve met when theyre watching the Chinese opera ?Telling kitty what happened to the actor in the opera which he cogitates that it whitethorn be similar to plenty (she weeps for the lively, vivacious girl she once was? the lonely woman she has become she weeps for the love shell neer feel, for the love shell never give) to flirt peck ? made quite a little believes that he understands her, admire her ? Charlie Townsend found it so easy to get hold of her As desc ribed by Waddington he had his little flirtations +As described by Dorothy the women who fell for her save were so consistently second-rate ? even his wife knows that her husband is a gallant/licentious/dissolute person that flirts many women +having an affair with Kitty? adultery, he only sees Kitty as his mistress to satisfy his forcible needs (attachment lever) Dorothy is much important to him because whatever happens, we must try to concur Dorothy out of it ? did not want to hurt Dorothy and nth in the world could induce him to divorce herWomen ar always under the impression that men love them more that they really do. scene language = selfish, vain and incapable(p) of caring for anyone but himself Cargon for his reputation/ job/ post do you have any idea of the importance of my station here? at that time, therell be many rumors that ruin the reputation of a man if anyone divorce his wife and marry another woman. Therefore he cares more about his reputation, his positi on than what will happen on Kitty if he does not marry her, as Kitty is clean someone bureau very little to him.Film language =a person who made fabricated promise Evidence sent kitty a ring as a gift RING signize love, faith and commitment. He entitle that he loves Kitty when he was having sex with Kitty, demonstrablely he does not love her, its just a way to flirt Kitty and make Kitty willing to continue the affair with him. promised that he would help solve the problem when Kitty was forced to be divorced. After 5 old age, at last, he still did nth, not even a earn to show his concern. I should have writtenFilm language why Townsend treat Kitty as close as 5 days ago when he modernr met her in London? =the only one that failed to change in the take aim He never learn from any experience or errors that he has made Besides, he does not venture that he had done sth wrong? does not feel bluish /guilty for break opening Kittys marriage He time-tested to date Kitty again in his later few weeks in London (to see if therere any more chances for him to flirt kitty again, the likes of 5 years ago) described by Kitty no one important 0th century that artists began to use it fully a pipe would stand for thoughtfulness and calm the arse symbolized modernity, strength and youth, but also nervous anxiety the cigar was a sign of authority, wealth and power. The decades spare-time activity World War II, during the apex of smoking when the practice had still not come under fire by the growing anti-smoking movement, a buns casually tucked between the lips represented the young rebel, epitomized in actors like Marlon Brando and James Dean or main stays of advertising like the Marlboro Man.It was not until the seventies when the negative aspects of smoking began to appear the unhealthy lower-class loser, reeking of cigarette smoke and lack of motivation and drive, especially in art exalt or commissioned by anti-smoking campaigns. Literature Just as in other types of fiction, smoking has had an important part in literature and smokers are often portrayed as characters with great individuality, or outright eccentrics, something typically personified in one of the most iconic smoking literary figures of all, sherlock Holmes.Other than being a frequent part of short stories and novels, smoking has spawned never-ending eulogies, praising its qualities and affirming the authors identity as a devoted smoker. Especially during the late 19th century and early 20th century, a panoply of books with titles like baccy plant Its History and associations (1876), Cigarettes in Fact and date (1906) and Pipe and Pouch The Smokers aver Book of Poetry (1905) were written in the UK and the US.The titles were written by men for other men and contained general tidbits and poetic musings about the love for baccy and all things related to it, and frequently praised the refined bachelors life. The Fragrant Weed both(prenominal) of the Good Thi ngs Which Have been Said or lieg about Tobacco, make in 1907, contained, among many others, the following lines from the poem A Bachelors Views by tom Hall that were typical of the attitude in many of the books The cover of My peeress Nicotine A Study in Smoke (1896) by J. M. Barrie, otherwise take up known for his play Peter Pan. So let us drinkTo her, but think Of him who has to keep her And sans a wife Lets spend our life In bachelordom, its cheaper. Eugene Umberger68 These works were all published in an era before the cigarette had become the dominant form of tobacco consumption and pipes, cigars and chewing tobacco were still common dictate. Many of the books were published in novel packaging that would pull up the learned smoking gentleman. Pipe and Pouch came in a lash bag resembling a tobacco pouch and Cigarettes in Fact and Fancy (1901) came bound in leather, packaged in an imitation cardboard cigar box.By the late 1920s, the publication of this type of literature largely abated and was only sporadically revived in the later 20th century. 69 Cigarettes in old films were early forms of harvest-home statusment 5. Cigarettes as Phallic Symbols Back during the Hays Code days, cigarettes were clever devices utilise as metaphoric hints at sexual activity. When characters shared cigarettes, such as in Now, Voyager, To Have and Have Not and Rope, it implied a sex act. When Marlene Dietrich held a cigarette in any of her films, the prop was a phallic symbol implicit in projecting an image of bisexuality.And ironically, in a film as explicit as 9 ? Weeks, a cigarette may have been a required stand-in for Mickey Rourkes fellow member during a strip-tease scene, because male nudity continues to be a taboo downhearted-arm the naked female body is common on the big screen. However, not all cigarettes in films represent sex and/or phallus, but ascribable to the heavy employment of the prop in such a way for so many years, its hard for moviegoers (p articularly those of us with film studies degrees) to think of them as anything but sex symbols.Fortunately, Hollywood is being forced to ban out cigarettes from their movies (for even featuring a pack of cigarettes), and meanwhile they continue to break sexual taboos at the same time. So this cliche is likely to go way very soon. Friendship Since friendship is not a very important issue in the Painted Veil, Compared to love and death, Ill just talk about the more significant one. = kitty and Waddington At the very first beginning Then At the end = Dr Fane and Colonel Yu When Colonel Yu met Walter, Then, after At the end =Kitty and sung chingAt first, Sung Ching was appointed by Colonel Yu to encourage Kitty due to the anti-foreigner atmosphere in china, kitty felt like she was guard as a prisoner Then, she started to reject Sun Chings protection and treat him badly when she was finding Mr. Waddington for mailing the letter, tell him to go away and she does not need him At the cli max of the anti-foreigner movement, Sun Ching relieve Kitty and Walter from the crowd, on the next day, kitty then ask Sun Ching to come with her friendly. Mei-tan-fu Background info = a closure mad up by the author, not a real village (at first ? lanned to induce a new village of Mei-tan-fu in Guangxi, however, the cost is too bulky and overwhelming ? sent a scout to find a village for the film ? found a completely untouched village = Huang Yao 800 years history untouched because theres no telegraph poles or anything else to contact people in other places? perfect for shooting The rivers and mountains shoots are taken from Huang Yao, its from Guangxi &gt on-location (means the film is shot at the actual place where the action occurs) Mei-tan fu is a place with many significance in the film, please pick one to and explain why.Significances = new home of the Fanes = the place where death rest Chinese villagers/ walter/ kitty seeing two corpses + colour of lights 1st the corp se of a villager pass along the same highway of Kitty and Walters sadden chairs 2nd the hut where kitty and walter stays the doll on the bed of kittys room Walter I wont touch that if I were you, they may have died in that bed 3rd the corpse of a villager on the side of the road when Kitty walked out from Mr, Waddingtons shack 4th the bodies are buried too close to the river th the death of Sister Maryse 6th the soldiers removing corpses from the villagers house 7ththe death of walter =a place for reunion -kitty and walter=a place where they fall in love again Before the union, Walter and Kitty were detached spiritually due to the affair . /. kitty and charlie How after kitty had perceive from the nuns about Walter helping the orphans? stating to know that he is a good man and wants to improve their relationship.After Walter had seen Kitty playing with the orphans, he started to have better feelings for Kitty After the union, their relationship has been recovered, they even h ave sex after inebriation with Mr. Waddington and XX. Then they travel on the boat to let Kitty manducate the water XX. =changes brought by cholera(+ve and -ve) kitty(+ve)/ walter(+ve &-ve)/ colonel yu(+ve) Described by Kitty- no place for a woman madness for me to go Described by Dr. Fane small town on a tributary of Yangtze River, in the interior Film language colour of light, long shot,