Throughout her career, Ellen DeGeneres has exemplified the ideals of a role model and comedic entity. Her quirky spirit is so infectious she drives the audience to laugh and cry at her will. Regardless of whether the joke is funny or not, the manner in which she delivers the joke draws such positive criticism from Ellen's viewers. Ellen is able to employ Kant and Schopenhauer's theories of unexpected outcomes in her act. Through her use of the unexpected, Ellen is able to draw the audience in, as a result, we are at her comedic disposal. .
Ellen opens with the question everyone in the audience has looming in their heads, "is she going to talk about the gay issue?" Although no one wants to bring it up, Ellen takes this question in stride saying she has no idea how to actually answer it except through interpretive dance. Despite Ellen's comedic predicament, the audience continues to fall in love with her and laugh hysterically at the dance she attempts to create. The audience did not expect Ellen to break out into dance to describe how she feels about her lesbian relationship now becoming public. Ellen hits the audience with another shocking joke when she discusses the idea of meditating and becoming one with nature. Ellen draws the audience in with the serene thoughts of meditation and nature; then she shuts them down with the image of a dead fly. Ellen shatters the idea of serenity and surprises the audience with the "punchline" of her joke. The audience finds this funny because they expect Ellen to continue her joke into the serenity of meditation or even the forest possibly; however, Ellen flips the audience in a 180° turn, forcing them into submission. The audience has no choice, subconsciously, but to laugh. The audience laughs because they do not expect Ellen to deliver her joke in this manner. The element of surprise is rampant in all of Ellen's jokes, solidifying her control over the reactionary emotions of the audience.
When I was reading thru the article, I came to a point on a page that stated about Ellen DeGeneres coming out of the closet on prime-time television. ... Ellen DeGeneres gave up a life of being famous and making millions all to get a lift on the gay and lesbian communities. ...
Introduction Television remains the most conspicuous and visible marker of this new era of lesbian and gay visibility. With its location intimately amidst the family life of America, it's no wonder the increasing amounts of gays and lesbians on television has created quit a stir among this once heterosexual bliss. But, is this explosion of gay visibility beneficial to the cause or harmful? Does visibility equate to acceptance? In this paper, I am going to review some of the literature written on the media's affect on attitudes towards homosexuality and also take you on a brie...
In this novel Ellen Foster, there are three characters that push Ellen forward and do not let her give up. ... Ellen's art teacher, Julia, is one of the few characters in the novel Ellen Foster that makes a positive impact in Ellen's life. ... Even though Julia cares for and loves Ellen the judges think Ellen needs a permanent home arranged for her. ... Ellen's new mother always provides Ellen with lots of food, "food was always on the table for supper time" (74). ... Starletta gives Ellen a sense of free will "...we have fun..." , Ellen says (49). ...
Ellen Foster Ellen Foster narrates a story based on her experience as an eleven-year-old girl who loses both parents. ... Ellen's grandmother becomes ill and passes, and Ellen is sent to live with her aunt, Nadine, and her cousin, Dora. ... Ellen offers her savings and the woman, soon to be Ellen's "new mama," rejects the money but will call the county to negotiate her adoption of Ellen. ... Starletta has had to deal with the prejudice cast upon her by Ellen and Ellen with the prejudice from her family. ... Starletta and her family treat Ellen with love and respect, but it is, t...
Ellen Foster takes place in a small segregated town in the South. ... Ellen goes to hide from him and gets in the bed next to her mother. Despite the fact that her mother is dead, Ellen continues to lie beside her. ... On the first day of school Ellen's art teacher, Julia, notices a bruise on her arm and decides Ellen should come live with her and her husband. Ellen enjoys living with Julia and Roy and becomes a part of the family. ...
Ellen Foster'sHardships Functional, stable families are the cornerstone of society. ... Ellen knew that she would not be happy with her grandmother and will be tortured. ... Ellen was extremely afraid of her grandmother's cruel attitude. ... In this example of simile Ellen clearly stated her grandmother's malevolence. Misfortune never left Ellen alone. ...
During the course of the book, Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons, the reader becomes acquainted with the mean character's, Ellen, personality. ... Ellen's racism also showed many times throughout the book. ... This definitely shows Ellen's change in outlook on Starletta. Finally, artistic ability is one of Ellen's favorite traits. ... The book Ellen Foster did a good job of showing the different traits of Ellen, especially her street smarts, her racism, and her artistic abilities. ...
Ellen goes through many harsh times and situations in the short portion of her life depicted in the book. Because of Ellen's artistic ability she draws oceans and cats, among other things in her spare time. ... Because of the pain and suffering in her life, Ellen likes to draw pictures of brooding oceans. ... Ellen would go on to be a wonderful mother and wife. ... With the help of her "New Momma" Ellen would become a very proud and hardworking woman. ...
However, Ellen, the main character and protagonist of the novel Ellen Foster, exemplifies a substantial amount of independence and mature, rational thought as a ten-year-old girl. ... For example, Gibbons uses the simple diction and stream of consciousness as Ellen searches herself for the true person she is. Gibbons uses this to show the reader how Ellen is an average girl who enjoys all of the things normal children relish and to contrast the naive lucidity of the sentences to the depth of the conceptions which Ellen has such a simplistic way of explaining. Gibbonsand Ellen harrow...
