Distinctively images shape individual’s experiences in society through the use of dramatic techniques and language to achieve a new perspective. The shoe horn sonata written by John Misto is a play about Australian nurses and civilians during the brutality of World War 2 and fictional characters Bridie and Sheila. The red tree written by Shaun Tan is a picture book about a lonely red-headed girl; a red leaf from a red tree follows the girl through her day. It illustrates how she feels and shows her depression.
Misto created distinctively images, Bridie and Sheila are juxtaposed characters, Bridie is Australian and laid-back, while Sheila is British and posh, however, they shared the same experience in the camp, as Bridie says, “Never kiss a …show more content…
The readers first hear of it at the beginning of the play, when Bridie speaks of it as a gift from her father before her work begins overseas as an army nurse. It later becomes a life-saver when Bridie and Sheila’s ship sinks. Bridie uses it to keep Sheila awake to prevent her from drowning, “just a gentle tap with my shoehorn”. The shoehorn is then used as a metronome for the choir, providing the tempo for the women to sing to. Later we learn that Bridie believed that Sheila traded the shoehorn with the Japanese guards in exchange for quinine to cure Bridie’s cerebral malaria, while ironically the audience knows the truth. As the play draws to a close, the shoehorn once again becomes a positive symbol as reconciliation of the friendship between them. “The stage grows darker, except for a very bright spotlight on Bridie’s shoehorn.” As they dance to “Blue Danube” as a symbol of reconciliation of their damaged friendship.
Similarly, in the Red Tree, the motif of the red left that follows her represents hope throughout the book. At the end, the red left is contrasted with the soft darkness in her room to portray a distinctively image of hope. Thus, this highlights the girl’s experience to achieve a new perspective to deal with isolation in a positive way. These two texts reveal the power of distinctively images to convey their Bridie and Sheila’s experience and the red-headed girl’s
Misto created distinctively images, Bridie and Sheila are juxtaposed characters, Bridie is Australian and laid-back, while Sheila is British and posh, however, they shared the same experience in the camp, as Bridie says, “Never kiss a …show more content…
The readers first hear of it at the beginning of the play, when Bridie speaks of it as a gift from her father before her work begins overseas as an army nurse. It later becomes a life-saver when Bridie and Sheila’s ship sinks. Bridie uses it to keep Sheila awake to prevent her from drowning, “just a gentle tap with my shoehorn”. The shoehorn is then used as a metronome for the choir, providing the tempo for the women to sing to. Later we learn that Bridie believed that Sheila traded the shoehorn with the Japanese guards in exchange for quinine to cure Bridie’s cerebral malaria, while ironically the audience knows the truth. As the play draws to a close, the shoehorn once again becomes a positive symbol as reconciliation of the friendship between them. “The stage grows darker, except for a very bright spotlight on Bridie’s shoehorn.” As they dance to “Blue Danube” as a symbol of reconciliation of their damaged friendship.
Similarly, in the Red Tree, the motif of the red left that follows her represents hope throughout the book. At the end, the red left is contrasted with the soft darkness in her room to portray a distinctively image of hope. Thus, this highlights the girl’s experience to achieve a new perspective to deal with isolation in a positive way. These two texts reveal the power of distinctively images to convey their Bridie and Sheila’s experience and the red-headed girl’s