Loneliness In 'Poser And The Truman Show'

The World’s Stage: Limited Performers
To be accepted in society, one must abandon part of their authenticity and experience loneliness. The Poser and The Truman Show examine the themes of authenticity and loneliness. Similarly, loneliness is portrayed by both protagonists, Giovanni and Truman, and their need for genuine companionship. However, the delineation of authenticity differs as Giovanni performs the personas of others, while Truman puts up self made personas. Nevertheless, the two works still illustrate a similar concept in that personal identity is allowed as long as it submits to the norm. Both Niccol and Rubin utilize indirect and direct characterization of their protagonists to convey the loneliness and authenticity of the self, …show more content…
While he is unknowing of this, the viewer can grasp that his relationships with his wife and best friend is not genuine. When Truman suggests to his wife to go to Fiji, she immediately shuts him down, and retaliates with, “I thought we were gonna try for a baby”. However, Truman dismisses the idea. Both partners disregard each other’s thoughts for the sake of their own, conveying a problematic relationship as a balance does not exist. Truman is then indirectly characterized as inconsiderate of his wife, thereby confirming that the absence of a respectful relationship exists. While this illustrates that the relationship is on a steady decline, Truman also puts up fronts for his wife. This can be seen when he sneaks into the basement, and reminisces about Sylvia. Furthermore, this delineates the motif of loneliness as Truman is supposed to be closer to his partner, but he is secretive and is thinking of another woman. Nonetheless, he cannot do anything about it because Christof and the other crew members prevent him from ever getting to Sylvia. Their actions portray the lack of acceptance for Truman’s personal desires, and fulfilling the desires of the