Distinctively visual techniques are crucial elements in conveying a sense of actuality of an event. They aid the reader’s insight and perspective sparking emotions of joy or empathy for the characters. In John Misto’s play, “The Shoe-Horn Sonata”, the use of distinctively visual assists in creating the atmosphere, in order to highlight the WWII catastrophe’s the protagonists encountered. In addition, this is thoroughly examined in the John Misto’s interview. Similarly, in the picture book “The Lost Thing” by Shaun Tan, the incorporated visuals assist in telling a young boy and a machine-like creature’s adventure in unraveling the true face of society. Both texts, make use of of the reader’s interpretations to depict the character’s physical …show more content…
Society began to neglect the child as he set forth on this adventure, demonstrated when the 3 mafia members, effortlessly raised their hand at the child symbolising the “talk to the hand” gesture. The symbolic gesture represents a contemptuous way of dismissing someone, highlighting the new face of society towards the boy. His former connection with society is seem to deplenish, emphasised through the small series of pink fluff on the top of the picture. As the fluff progressively becomes smaller and inevitably tears apart, it is symbolic of the progressive loss of connection with society, hence the final image is just the scattered remains of what was once there. This boy’s heroic acts and drive to find the creature a home, were never recognised as it was not in par to the original quotas of society, to which the boy is seen to be fading away in a generic train, with simple human beings without any recognition or celebration. Throughout both texts, the notion of heroism is clearly illustrated through compelling images and sounds, allowing for the protagonists to be recognised for their noble
“The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell and “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe, both portray many examples of imagery. As the two stories progress, both of their imagery levels become very detailed and create an entertaining plot for the reader to imagine. From going in depths to give imagery of the island, the characters, and the scenery in the story, “The Most Dangerous Game” uses many examples of imagery for the reader, making the story better and more senseful. Even though both of the stories provide imagery, “The Most Dangerous Game” provides the better of the two stories. There are many ways “The Most Dangerous Game” uses imagery to create imaginative ways for the reader to look at the story.
The shoe horn sonata by John Misto is a highly evocative play which explores the up-to-then largely forgotten history of female prisoners of the Japanese during WW2, by looking at the stories of two characters, Bridie and Sheila. Misto has effectively incorporated a wide range of language techniques both visual and auditory, which create powerful images in the responders’ mind to achieve distinctively visual ideas.
The finger is a symbol of disgrace, mocking the migrants as they pass the gate that impedes them from taking another step into a more stable future. In addition, the words, ‘reprimand’ and ‘shame’ have negative connotations that influence the reader to come to the realisation that the migrants were looked down upon as inferior and unworthy of living a more normal life. Thereby, enabling the audience to empathise with them and view the experience from a different perspective. Skrzynecki also highlights the
The quote ‘I did not have the power to build a memorial, so i wrote a play instead’ reveals to us John Misto’s view on the forgotten heroes of the war, that the POWs deserve just as much respect as the soldiers do. The play was also written to criticise the British and Australian government actions and how they responded to the POWs “Just keep smiling”. This statement that was sent to the POWs reveal to us how out of touch the government is. The composer engages with the concept of distinctively visual using a powerful image of comradeship, friendship and loyalty through Bridie and Sheila’s interactions.
John Misto, the composer of the play ‘The Shoe-Horn Sonta’ cleverly weaves various distinctly visual techniques to illuminate the dramatic ideas, shared by two friends, Sheila and Bridie. Through the use of engaging dialogue, characterisation, symbols, stage directions, sound, and dramatic tension Misto explores, the key ideas of horrors of war, and heroism and creates distinctly visual images within the minds of the audience. An idea/theme which Misto cleverly illuminates through the use of distinctively visual techniques is that of the horrors of war. In one scene, where the women have sewn a pin into a guards loin cloth in an act of defiance, Misto cleverly uses voice over and soundtrack to dramatically convey to the audience the brutal beating Bride endures to protect Sheila from the wrath of Lipstick Larry.
Robin Emmons is a woman from North CArolina who has given up her career and her backyard to help people in need. “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst is a short story about a little boy Doodle who has trouble doing everyday things and how he pushes through his fears. And Margot from the short story “All Summer in a Day” is about a group of children that have moved from Earth to Venus and have attempted to start a life there, and how the hero Margot is ostracized by her classmates. A hero is someone who fights for the greater good; Doodle, Margot and Robin Emmons are all heroes who put other peoples needs before their own. Robin Emmons displays hero like qualities through her good actions.
The hand’s black color contrasts with the the pallor of the boy’s skin and the grey background adding a difference in tone as well as helping to emphasis it. Continuing on with the color of the hand, black can have an evil connotation and children are usually viewed as symbols of innocence. Therefore, the idea of evil harming innocence is used an example of pathos in an attempt to spur a viewer into action against that evil. There is also a contrast within the hand itself which is demonstrated through the differences in size, transparency, length, and the angle that each insult that make up the hand. When most people hear the word abuse they automatically think of physical abuse, like a hand around someone’s throat for example.
Therefore, those characters show different ways of using the power of literacy which cause different results of their
In Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer, the reader receives a surprise because pictures(visuals) are included in the text, but when adults typically see pictures they associate pictures with childrens book. In this novel the readers learn about Oskar Schell, a 9-year-old who embarks on a quest to find the answer as to what a key he found in a blue vase in his deceased father’s room can open. This quest makes him explore the city and try to hunt down all the people with “Black” as their last name because he the name “Black” was written on the envelope the key was found inside of. Foer uses visuals to provide an inner window into how the guilt of the characters affects the way they view themselves. Oskars use of visuals
They all have characters that have grown and that either are or they become strong and brave. The cultures, dreams and values are strength and bravery. In these stories demonstrate this by showing the character go through or achieve or conquer a journey “given to them” by something along the lines of fate or destiny. The values in this folklore, where as stated above. The strength and the bravery were presented in the highest in this story.
In the beginning of the plots in each novel, both characters descriptions are provided, and both
The devices of literature often remain constant throughout the various mediums of writing, be it a novel or a scholarly essay. They are used by the author as a means for conveying pivotal messages or for supporting an argument. In the dramatic performance of “Death of a Salesman,” Arthur Miller utilizes the literary device of motifs to introduce the audience to several ideals the play tackles. Motifs are recurrent elements that serve to establish a tone, and enable readers to see the main themes that the author is trying to express. One of the most common and reoccurring motifs is people’s clothing.
In Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” a large railroad accident occurred, and several people lost their lives. The author, Kate Chopin, uses a large amount of imagery in her story to help describe what is happening to the reader. Imagery is when you use descriptive words and phrases to help the reader visualize something. Kate Chopin uses imagery to help portray other literary devices like irony and theme as well. The imagery in Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” is used to understand Mrs. Mallard as a character, express the theme of freedom, and to identify the irony in “death by joy.”
The Aristotelian element of drama known as spectacle, or what is seen onstage, is important to the development of any play or musical. Spectacle plays an influential and essential role in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. The specific things and actions the audience sees in this play provides them with necessary information to understand the characters, storyline, and many other aspects of the play. There are numerous examples of specific things Ibsen intended for the patrons to observe throughout the course of this show.
Not only did the author use literary devices to describe