The jets meet the sharks there, with both sides bringing their girlfriends. Furthermore, by calling attention to nadias decision to dress in long religious robes, hamid prepares readers to. Both are stories of unrequited love that end tragically, but there are many elements that make them very different. Hamids assertion that the city is still mostly at peace underhandedly emphasizes that the society isnt completely at peace, ultimately framing unity and accord as fragile. Setting compare and contrast plot the book west side story takes place on the west side of new york city in the 1950s. Wakefield youth music theatre present west side story at theatre royal wakefield from 2 to 11 september 2010. First performed around 1596, romeo and juliet has been adapted as a ballet, an opera, the musical west side story, and a dozen films. Swain spend an entire chapter on the analysis of west side story. Irving shulman 191995 was a novelist and screenwriter, known for his depictions of urban life. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. But here you are and what was just a world is a star.
It was inspired by william shakespeare s play romeo and juliet. The jets are boys who were born in america, but have polish roots. The scenes in the book mostly take place at a drugstore, a playground and on the streets. West side story is a tragic love story set in new york city in the mid1950s on the west side of the city. West side story test west side story chapters 610 quiz. Below you will find information on how her story progresses, maps of areas and items youll find along the way, and enemies and bosses. The sharks and the jets are two feuding street gangs in 1950s new york, the jets being white and the sharks being puerto rican. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Also, i felt like new york today wouldnt really work for this type of story, so im taking a risk and setting it in the fictional small town of cherrent, let me know what you think. The leader of the first ones decided on the next dance to challenge bernardo, the leader of the second.
Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Chapter 3 wes the author, along with his friend justine, are now attending school in riverdale county school, which was not a public school. Murphy 7 december 2006 west side story chapter 4 this is the party chapter. West cork, the area where the murder was committed, consists of several peninsulas that jut into the atlantic ocean. While watching the movies load the rest of our stuff in the car, i gave dad the silent treatment. Shulman also wrote the original treatment for rebel without a cause, the film that shot james dean to stardom. Instead of being the warm centre of the world, the middle west now seemed like the ragged edge of the universeso i decided to go east and learn the bond business.
Today, the world was just an address a place for me to live in, no better than all right. West side story, theatre music by american composer leonard bernstein that premiered august 19, 1957, in washington, d. West side story chapter 3 big trouble in this chapter. Ophilia chapter 1 octopath traveler wiki guide ign. West side story told from the perspective of anybodys. The musical is a 20thcentury american adaptation of the shakespearean tale of romeo and juliet.
A classical story with a modern setting, it still stands as one of the major contributions of the american theater. When he finds out the maria is actually alive coming to meet him in the park they run. Even though it was located in the bronx, it was its own little island of affluence 47. Its been many years since ive read the book but its all pretty clear in my mind. Set in new york city, it introduces two groups, the jets. On the other hand, in the rise and fall of the broadway musical, mark grant concentrates on the growth of the musical in light of changes in technology and music, and in writing the book and lyrics. West side story chapter 4 instead bernardo is kind of. A modern romeo and juliet in the end in the end another character, tony heres that chino has killed maria, which is false and he begins to wander the streets yelling for chino to come kill him. He is the author of ten books, including the novels the amboy dukes, cry tough, and the square trap, which were all adapted into movies. Everybody i knew was in the bond business, so i supposed it could support one more single man. Location and time upper west side, new york, 1950s, during the last days of summer. Tennent production with david holliday as tony and jill martin as maria reel 51. This is a story about a wacky school named wayside school, where mrs. Wes becomes friends with justin, the only other black kid at their school.
Gorfa very scary teacherloves turning her students into apples. This 39page guide for west side story by irving shulman includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 2 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. West side story began on the broadway stage and was immediately recognized as one of the most creative musical productions of the 20th century. There are some nice solo lines for alto in the first book, lots of flute playing including some exposed passages in the third octave, and two fun spots. Although he left switched schools, wes still remanded friends with kids from his old school, who lived in his neighborhood, while making friends with some in his new school. Esl english language learning adult literacy listening.
South side story chapter 1, a west side story fanfic. West side story, a tragic love story of tony and maria, touches all in many ways. Help quick summary of each chapter of west side story. Welcome to ign s walkthrough of chapter 1 of ophilias story. Check out our revolutionary sidebyside summary and analysis. I do not own any rights to the music, i simply wish to share the amazing music with other fans, if the owners want the music. Arab, being the one that was closest to baby john, was the first to notice. The outsiders compares to west side story showing 15 of 5. Whenever i see a movie or stage production of a play, i am always interested to read the actual book to have a different perspective on the characters and overall plot.
Baby john, portrayed as feminine, sensitive, and unwilling to assault anita, was coded as gay. Nobody ever really thought about why until the jets started to notice some bruises that appeared over night. West side story summary and study guide supersummary. Wes author wes mother had decided to move her children to a private school, which happened to be an all white school.
I do not own west side story, just aspects of the storyline. Set in new york city, it introduces two groups, the. After owning their miserable little neighborhood for years, the jets, the fingersnapping street gang led by riff russ tamblyn, find themselves in a turf war with the upstart puerto rican sharks, led by bernardo george chakiris. West cork is a relatively primitive area more than 50 miles from cork city. Will she have the strength to forgive chino and anita. My side of the mountain by jean craighead george is the story of sam gribley.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The town of blarney with its famous stone is a few miles north of cork city, so the area is a popular tourist destination. Has anyone else thought of how the outsiders compares to west side story and romeo and juliet. This disappointment is the story he is about to tell, which happened two years before. It was a predominantly white private school with a proud history 49. West side story musical by bernstein and sondheim and. Exit west begins in a time of tension, a friction that is palpable from the opening sentence. They are getting ready for the party thats in a few hours. Anita is marias friend and, so far, has nothing to do with the plot. West side story is a musical with a book by arthur laurents, music by leonard bernstein and lyrics by stephen sondheim.
Need reed 1 book from west side story i dont have a copy of the book but ive played the show. I know that theres not an exact character for character match but just the idea of 2 people from enemy groups falling in love. Music from the original motion picture west side story disclaimer. West side story somewhere a place for you maria chapter 1. Murphy 7 december 2006 west side story chapter 3 in this chapter, anita is making the dress for maria. The story is set in the upper west side neighborhood in new york city in the mid 1950s, an ethnic, bluecollar neighborhood in the early 1960s, much of the. Nick carraway introduces himself as a nonjudgmental observer of other people who has recently returned to his home in a wealthy midwestern family from the east coast after a devastating disappointment. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. West side story somewhere a place for you marias pov. Romeo and juliet no fear translation famous love story ever written. I feel there were a lot of untold stories within the framework of west side story. After tonys death, who will maria reveal her secret to.
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