laurey in A Sentence

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    But for some reason, Laurey cannot openly express her feelings.

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    In one, a cowboy(Curly) and a farmhand(Jud) vie for the affections of a farmer's daughter(Laurey).

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    But just as Laurey is ready to pledge her vows to Curly, Jud steps between them.

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    At least twice in the early parts of the play, Laurey behaves in quite Jud-like ways.

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    Whether intentionally or not, Laurey tries to manipulate both of them to suit her personal needs and desires.

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    Unfortunately, when Laurey awakens she immediately(mis)interprets the dream in a literalistic way, as instructing her to choose Jud over Curly.

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    For Laurey, her conflicts in the play revolve around one of the most frightening experiences of human life: falling in love.

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    The new production makes it easier to recognize that Laurey's dream is not about a romantic choice between Curly and Jud.

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    Laurey seems utterly helpless as Jud imposes his will on her dreamscape, turning it into a nightmare of paralyzing weakness and vulnerability.

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    As I have noted above, there is nothing in the text to justify the idea that Laurey is romantically attracted to Jud.

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    It takes the second act of the play for Laurey to recognize her mistake and learn how to express her true feelings.

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    To enter into a truly mutual and loving relationship with Curly, Laurey must first deal with the problematic qualities she shares with Jud.

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    None of this is to suggest that Laurey is exactly like Jud in all ways, or that we should feel more sympathy for his violent behavior.

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    The first scenes of the play make it clear that Laurey is, indeed, falling deeply in love with Curly, who just as clearly loves her back.

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    If she yields to her feelings for Curly, Laurey will have to let down her guard and emotionally open herself more than she ever has before.

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    The dream begins with a playfully sensual dance, in which Laurey revels in the pure freedom of movement and feeling that open up to her within this imaginal space.

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    Second, when Laurey accepts Jud's invitation to the Box Social, her goal is not to spend more time with Jud, but rather to provoke a jealous reaction in Curly.

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    When Jud rises up against Curly and violently attacks her, pounding her with wooden logs and punching her mercilessly, Laurey is terrified that Curly might actually die under the assault.

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    He seizes Laurey, casts Curly aside, and forces all the other characters to conform to his personal desires, desires that have been stoked by the pornographic pictures in his smoke house.

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    Laurey's angry distrust blocks her from accepting the uncertain future of a romantic relationship with Curly, just as Jud's angry distrust prevents him from forming any kind of relationship at all.

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    With Curly cast as a woman, it becomes clearer than ever that Laurey's deepest conflict is not simply about sex, but about love- the frightening, exhilarating, and transformative experience of falling in love with another person.

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    In a Gestalt view, this means that Laurey realizes in the dream the only way to save her love for Curly is to take responsibility for her own Jud-like qualities and grow into a larger self that can encompass these energies without being overwhelmed or dominated by them.

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