who am I
The main protagonist of your text
Sunset Boulevard - Joe Gillis
"I am _______. It's the ________ that got small"
"I am big. It's the pictures that got small"
full author name
Billy Wilder
Joe finds the house OR the car is taken away?
Joe finds the house
Name a symbol from the text
S.B - Joe's Car, Norma's Car, Leopard print clothing, Salome Script, Apple
Name the important male characters in your text
S.B: Joe Gillis, Max Von Meyerling, Mr. Sheldrake, Marino, Cecil B. DeMille, Artie Green
Who is being spoken about here?
S.B:"with a set of ulcers to prove it"
S.B: Mr. Sheldrake, the producer
What year was the text published/released?
S.B: 1950
What is the 1st symbol we are introduced to?
S.B: The dirty gutter
What represents financial status of characters in the texts?
The pool, Norma's car, gold
The Humpies
Who are the secondary characters you should always try to discuss in your essays for extra marks?
S.B - The Waxworks and Hedda Hopper
What is the final line of the text?
S.B: "Alright Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close up"
Identify the target audiences of the text
S.B: post-war film enthusiasts, Hollywood industry, aspiring screen writers/ actors
S.B: Joe, Betty, Max, Norma
R.E: Nan Dear/Gladys, Dolly, Errol
What colours are used to explore a certain idea in the text? Explain your answer.
S.B: Betty - evolution of dark to light (tenptation)
Norma - darkness (unsafe)
R.E: White - norms of society
A character that represents the theme (+ what the theme is)
Teacher discretion
"dim figures you may still remember from the silent days"
What significant world event needs to be considered when studying the text?
S.B: World War II
"How could she breathe in that house so crowded with Norma Desmond?" OR "I felt trapped like the cigarette in that contraption on her finger”
"How could she breathe in that house so crowded with Norma Desmond?"
S.B: NYE party juxtaposition
R.E: Dolly "wails like a banshee" or use of songs
Name the actors who play The Waxworks
Buster Keaton, Anna Q. Nilson, H.B Warner
Finish the quote:
“She was still _________ _____ ____ giddy heights of a _____ ________”
S.B: "She was still sleepwalking along the giddy heights of a lost career”
S.B: about 6 months
R.E: about 1 year
Describe what the 3 main characters represent in the text
Norma - neglect of 'aged' women, Joe - failed aspirations, Max - control and manipulation