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Ultimately, both religion and psychology fail in their earthly mission, as Rose escapes her dilemna with suicide. In the last scene, however, a philosophical post mortem takes place, in which Greene contrasts the pessimism of the psychologist with the hope of the priest. Reinforcing this contrast is the subordinate theme of the heroine's two maiden aunts. Both Catholics, they have attempted to escape thoughts of death by closing all rooms in which their relatives have died. Presumably, Aunt Teresa's final decision to sleep in the living room where her niece has committed suicide represents Greene's idea...
...final piece as a sharp contrast to the symbolism of the first and the morality of the second is both superficial and amusing. This fantasy Smith: A Masque by Alison Lurie describes the dilemna of a young graduate who must choose a life's work. The graduate played by Tom Kennedy must select among Junno and wealth, Venus and artistic fame or Minerva and scholarship. Smith an obstinate fellow will have none of them and the goddesses immediately dispatch him to points unmentionable. Despite an overlong ending, the performance is thoroughly enjoyable...
Elimination of the name of Phoebe Champion '52, former Council secretary, from yesterday's 'Cliffe class officer ballots, has failed to solve an Annex constitutional dilemna for both the Dean's Office and the Radcliffe Student Council...
...offering his own explanation of intolerance of the Negro people, Aptheker will make use of the Marxist theory of "Historical Materialism." He will subtitle his lecture, "Mrydal's Dilemna-Is It Real...
...advantage economic or otherwise by the sale of American goods abroad. The nation is enriched only by imports. Nationalism, quotas, and bounties are not perverse and ignorant concepts but come out of the delusion that selling goods enriches one. The study of past history cannot solve the present dilemna for how can you learn from the study of defeat the tactics of victory? It will have to be solved by the exertion of will. Find out first what the people need for a high standard of living and if the internal resources of men, nature, and machines cannot supply them...