Stage directions and music are two …show more content…
Misto uses flashbacks to convey the drama that is conveyed within the story e.g. “lapping waves” convey the fear and terror of being lost at sea. This helps significantly to portray the themes within the play of horror, courage, hope and emotional impact of characters. Though there is doom and gloom there still is humour and hope. Misto maintains a balance of this within the play e.g. hope by being in a choir that made a “glorious sound that rose above the camp “allowing the women to forget about the Jap’s and their …show more content…
The story of the blood spotted handkerchief is used by the Australian nurses pretending to have TB is a great example of the horrific sacrifices that the women had went through. Also how they were forced to be sex slaves so that they would have food and the basic necessities “selling themselves for a hard boiled egg”, Bridie mentions. The brothel known as the lavender street is also a dramatic event that many women have experienced, due to desperation. This incorporates the contrasts of sacrifices and consequences that the women endured throughout the