Beauty By Jane Martin
Andrea Isaacs
December 2, 2014
English 102-BD Fall
The Search for Happiness
In today’s society we live in a world were the media has the opportunity to attract us into wanting more than what we already have. We always feed into our desire just to satisfy our happiness. Many of out interpretations of Success and beauty comes from the images we see everyday. One’s unhappiness is cause by the jealousy of others and discontent within our lives. As an outcome we live in a society where people are endlessly longing for a happiness that can simply be reached through temporary things and superficially wants, which brings discontent and jealousy. In the comedy one-act play “Beauty” by Jane Martin the two characters Bethany and Carla both are on the urge of wanting things they do not have that in presently in each other. As they get their desires through a genie in a lamp. …show more content…
Due to her outstanding beauty men flock to her and she is always going on dates and constantly getting calls and on the phone with these men. On the other hand Bethany is the opposite she is an accountant with high income and she also has a good career in writing short stories but she is still unhappy with her looks. These two characters both envy each other because they each want what the other has: Carla wants the gift of being smart and Bethany wants to be beautiful. These two characters are more different than similar; they both are discontent with their lives. Even though they both have something going for themselves they are still dissatisfied and discontent with life. Dissatisfaction can evoke jealousy feelings in a person because if others have what they want it makes mad; Carolyn Gard states jealousy and envy can set you on fire (Gard 1). Carla and Bethany are both insecure, the jealousy and envy with in a person stems from their
December 2, 2014
English 102-BD Fall
The Search for Happiness
In today’s society we live in a world were the media has the opportunity to attract us into wanting more than what we already have. We always feed into our desire just to satisfy our happiness. Many of out interpretations of Success and beauty comes from the images we see everyday. One’s unhappiness is cause by the jealousy of others and discontent within our lives. As an outcome we live in a society where people are endlessly longing for a happiness that can simply be reached through temporary things and superficially wants, which brings discontent and jealousy. In the comedy one-act play “Beauty” by Jane Martin the two characters Bethany and Carla both are on the urge of wanting things they do not have that in presently in each other. As they get their desires through a genie in a lamp. …show more content…
Due to her outstanding beauty men flock to her and she is always going on dates and constantly getting calls and on the phone with these men. On the other hand Bethany is the opposite she is an accountant with high income and she also has a good career in writing short stories but she is still unhappy with her looks. These two characters both envy each other because they each want what the other has: Carla wants the gift of being smart and Bethany wants to be beautiful. These two characters are more different than similar; they both are discontent with their lives. Even though they both have something going for themselves they are still dissatisfied and discontent with life. Dissatisfaction can evoke jealousy feelings in a person because if others have what they want it makes mad; Carolyn Gard states jealousy and envy can set you on fire (Gard 1). Carla and Bethany are both insecure, the jealousy and envy with in a person stems from their