Analyzing Ambition and Sacrifice in All About Eve
Exploring the themes of fame, ambition, and sacrifice in the film "All About Eve," this essay planning guide outlines key steps such as identifying synonyms, converting topics into questions, and developing supporting reasons. The contention focuses on how characters in the movie navigate the pursuit of celebrity and the personal costs involved.
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All about Eve Essay Planning
Planning Steps For every text response essay you write, you should work through the same planning process. 1. Underline key words and identify synonyms 2. Turn the topic into a question or series of questions and answer them. This will help you establish your contention 3. Develop 3-4 reasons in support of your contention. These will become your topic sentences 4. Consider the examples/evidence you can use to support each reason 5. Sort out the examples to avoid repetition. Order your paragraphs.
Lets have a try All About Eve is about fame, ambition and what people are willing to give up in order to achieve it. Discuss
Step One All About Eve is about fame, ambition and what people are willing to give up in order to achieve it. Discuss Planning Step 1. Underline key words and identify synonyms Planning Step in Action All About Eve is about fame, ambition and what people are willing to give up in order to achieve it. Discuss Fame notoriety, recognition, prominence, celebrity Ambition Drive, desire Willing - prepared Give up lose, pay Achieve attain, accomplish
Step Two All About Eve is about fame, ambition and what people are willing to give up in order to achieve it. Discuss Planning Step 2. Turn the topic into a question or series of questions and answer them. This will help you establish your contention Planning Step in Action What are people willing to give up to achieve fame? Do all characters seek fame? Do all people give up the same things/same amount? Why/Why not?
Step Two continued All About Eve is about fame, ambition and what people are willing to give up in order to achieve it. Discuss Question/s What are people willing to give up to achieve fame? Do all characters seek fame? Do all characters give up the same things/same amount? Why/Why not? Contention In All About Eve, Mankiewicz presents some theatre folk whose insatiable desire for celebrity and waves of love can come at a great cost, while others move out of the spotlight in order to achieve happiness.
Step Three All About Eve is about fame, ambition and what people are willing to give up in order to achieve it. Discuss Planning Step 3. Develop 3-4 reasons in support of your contention. These will become your topic sentences Contention: In All About Eve, Mankiewicz presents some theatre folk whose insatiable desire for celebrity and waves of love can come at a great cost, while others move out of the spotlight in order to achieve happiness. Planning Step in Action Reason 1: M suggests that women pay a greater price for their ambition then men, due to the gender bias prevalent in 1950s America. Reason 2: Ultimately, M suggests that the cost of pursuing stardom is not isolated to individual characters in the film, but fundamental to the theatre industry more broadly. Reason 3: The drive to succeed amongst theatre folk in the stone jungle can dominate so strongly that they become ruthless and amoral. Reason 4: Not all characters are driven by fame and ambition and Mankiewicz presents marriage as an alternative means of fulfilment.
Step Four All About Eve is about fame, ambition and what people are willing to give up in order to achieve it. Discuss 4. Consider the examples you can use to support each reason
Step 4 continued All About Eve is about fame, ambition and what people are willing to give up in order to achieve it. Discuss Reason 1 Mankiewicz suggests that women pay a greater price for their ambition then men, due to the gender bias prevalent in 1950s America. Evidence car scene Eve compared to Addison in final hotel suite scene Lloyd, Bill and Max ageless in the theatre
Step 4 continued All About Eve is about fame, ambition and what people are willing to give up in order to achieve it. Discuss Reason 2 M suggests that the cost of pursuing stardom is not isolated to individual characters in the film, but fundamental to the theatre industry more broadly. Evidence Bill s commentary on theatre folk and what sets them apart Nature of the industry sharp teeth M s decision to conclude the film with Phoebe the cycle of fame
Step 4 continued All About Eve is about fame, ambition and what people are willing to give up in order to achieve it. Discuss Reason 3 The drive to succeed amongst theatre folk in the stone jungle can dominate so strongly that they become ruthless and amoral. Evidence Eve methods she uses to rise to the top manipulation, deception Addison the theatre being his only world and his ruthlessness in maintaining his position
Step 4 continued All About Eve is about fame, ambition and what people are willing to give up in order to achieve it. Discuss Reason 4 Reason 4: Not all characters are driven by fame and ambition and Mankiewicz presents marriage as an alternative means of fulfilment. Evidence Karen Margo s decision to marry Bill and step out of the theatre
Step Five All About Eve is about fame, ambition and what people are willing to give up in order to achieve it. Discuss Planning Step 5. Sort out the examples to avoid repetition. Order your paragraphs. Planning Step in Action M suggests that women pay a greater price for their ambition then men, due to the gender bias prevalent in 1950s America. BP 2 Reason 2: Ultimately, M suggests that the cost of pursuing stardom is not isolated to individual characters in the film, but fundamental to the theatre industry more broadly. BP 4 Reason 3: The drive to succeed amongst theatre folk in the stone jungle can dominate so strongly that they become ruthless and amoral. BP 1 Reason 4: Not all characters are driven by fame and ambition and Mankiewicz presents marriage as an alternative means of fulfilment. BP 3
Step Five continued All About Eve is about fame, ambition and what people are willing to give up in order to achieve it. Discuss Planning Step 5. Sort out the examples to avoid repetition. Order your paragraphs. Planning Step in Action The drive to succeed amongst theatre folk in the stone jungle can dominate so strongly that they become ruthless and amoral. BP 1 M suggests that women pay a greater price for their ambition then men, due to the gender bias prevalent in 1950s America. BP 2 Not all characters are driven by fame and ambition and Mankiewicz presents marriage as an alternative means of fulfilment. BP 3 Ultimately, M suggests that the cost of pursuing stardom is not isolated to individual characters in the film, but fundamental to the theatre industry more broadly. BP 4 Why does this paragraph order work better?
Introduction Introduce film Contention Supporting reasons Consider using quotations In All About Eve , Joseph Mankiewicz exposes the cutthroat reality of the theatrical world lurking behind the sophisticated fa ade. The viewer is presented with characters whose insatiable desire for celebrity and waves of love comes at a great cost, while others choose to move out of the spotlight in order to achieve happiness. The drive to succeed amongst theatre folk in the stone jungle can dominate so strongly that they become ruthless and amoral. However Mankiewicz suggests that women pay a greater price for their ambition then men, due to the gender bias prevalent in 1950s America. It is important to note that not all characters in All About Eve are driven by fame and marriage is presented as an alternative means of fulfilment. Ultimately, Mankiewicz suggests that the cost of pursuing stardom is not isolated to individual characters in the film, but fundamental to the theatre industry more broadly.
Body Paragraphs Remember TEEL Your topic sentence must present a clear argument to support your contention Include quotations and other evidence (include mis en scene and production elements) Bring in Mankiewicz and the viewer regularly to aid your analysis Remember that bridging words highlights , suggests , symbolises etc are very useful
