Michael Gow Away Analysis

Significant discoveries can be provocative and challenging that enables individuals to embark on a confronting journey to rediscover meaning, or a new aspect for the first time. A sense of curiosity and necessity is needed for a discovery to be transformative. An individual must first develop the ideology of being open-minded thus, strengthening the individual to overcome challenges, perceiving society, self and others differently. Michael Gow’s play Away explores the necessity of physically going ‘away’ in order for an open-mindset to be developed as too, a discovery to be transformative. Through the characters Gwen and Coral, Gow exploits the women to embark on a confronting journey to re-define pre-established perspectives, shifting their …show more content…
Through the character depiction if Gwen , the need for a discovery is clearly identified. Through the tone of the rhetorical question “why did you do Shakespeare for?... Very silly choice if you ask me”, positions the audience to discover that it is because of Gwen’s pre-established perceptions, she does not have the capacity to vision qualities past her own views. Due to the pre-established perceptions, Gwen is ultimately hindering herself from making the ultimate discovery. “No. No. No…. I haven’t found any keys yet”, symbolically represents that Gwen first need to desire a discovery before a new path occurs for the individual. The hypothetical ‘locked door’, positions the audience to discover that it is Gwen who is preventing herself from making a discovery. Through the stage directions of Act 5, it is evident that because of the unexpected catalyst of Tom’s terminal illness, she was able to establish what she values within life and has been able to make the ultimate discovery that relationships are of higher importance than physical possessions. The mime suggests that Gwen and Meg’s relationship has strengthened as the scene portrays Meg to not only be helping with physical baggage but, also with mental. The mime also supplies that Gwen and Jim’s relationship has also strengthened through the symbolism of the acceptance of present. Thus through Gwen, …show more content…
Through the character representation of Coral, the audience discovers that forgotten ideologies can be r-assessed through curiosity thus strengthening an individual to overcome challenges. Coral is portrayed that she is alone through the stage directions “outside. Alone, Coral”, furthermore that individual depicts from the soliloquy “all these children, having fun, playing, while I’m sitting here in the dark wiping away tears”. The powerful statement allows the audience to acknowledge that Coral is viewing the children as her own son, ultimately, she is grieving. Coral possesses the memories of her son when he was their age. Coral’s curiosity is portrayed, while urging the strength to continue on with life while struggling to accept the inevitable fate that was imposed upon herself and family “perhaps it is better for them to die looking like that [being young]… looking like Gods”. Through the character Tom, Coral was able to come to the conclusion that death is inevitable and thus, allows her husband Roy, to join peace and mourn with her. Through the symbolism of embracing the shells, the audience was able to discover that the couple are now embracing their new beginning. Therefore, through Coral, the necessity of curiosity is clearly identified and therefore, a significant discovery was