The birthday dream, written by Greg Rudd, is utilised to display and explain issues that are common for a modern day Australian family. Set in the early 1990’s, this play follows the morning of a small family whose son is amidst an existential crisis. Through this scenario, Rudd explored different themes that take place in many households. The way that Rudd discusses the development and changes of love and different forms of abuse will be unpacked through discussing the writing techniques and language he employs throughout the play.
Greg Rudd addresses the development of love throughout The Birthday Dream strongly through the characters of Mark and Kylie. The fiancés have a confrontation regarding their love where Mark compares his relationship …show more content…
Rudd shows the pressure and hard times that love can bring to a relationship within their conversation arguing if they should still marry. Mark asks, “Will you marry me Kylie?” to which Kylie replies “I don’t know!” and the argument ends with their relationship in an insecure place. Through the character Mark, Rudd uses the structure and the sound of the well-known Bible verse about love to convey his harsh views on the reality of love. Additionally, the mother often refers back to the Bible throughout the text and when Mark uses repetition, it 's the feeling of mockery towards his Mothers’ take on love. The Mother is shown to only understand love as it is within her loveless marriage with the Father; moreover, this conveys why Mark has such negative feelings towards his parent’s relationship and fights to …show more content…
He wrote about love and used the fiancées, Mark and Kylie, to express how love can be developed and made stronger through different scenarios in life. Furthermore, Rudd wrote about the physical and psychological abuse that exists in many families, but is regularly concealed from the public. He utilised the Mother and Father to display the physical abuse, and the Mother and her son, Mark, to address psychological abuse throughout the play. The Birthday Dream includes mature takes on love, considering the breaking down of love, it also discusses abuse that cannot be taken as a light topic. This play is aimed at people above the age of 16, and could interest people into their 60’s. Rudd employed the themes of love and abuse to educate the audience and help them to understand that life realistically consists of both positives and
Greg Rudd addresses the development of love throughout The Birthday Dream strongly through the characters of Mark and Kylie. The fiancés have a confrontation regarding their love where Mark compares his relationship …show more content…
Rudd shows the pressure and hard times that love can bring to a relationship within their conversation arguing if they should still marry. Mark asks, “Will you marry me Kylie?” to which Kylie replies “I don’t know!” and the argument ends with their relationship in an insecure place. Through the character Mark, Rudd uses the structure and the sound of the well-known Bible verse about love to convey his harsh views on the reality of love. Additionally, the mother often refers back to the Bible throughout the text and when Mark uses repetition, it 's the feeling of mockery towards his Mothers’ take on love. The Mother is shown to only understand love as it is within her loveless marriage with the Father; moreover, this conveys why Mark has such negative feelings towards his parent’s relationship and fights to …show more content…
He wrote about love and used the fiancées, Mark and Kylie, to express how love can be developed and made stronger through different scenarios in life. Furthermore, Rudd wrote about the physical and psychological abuse that exists in many families, but is regularly concealed from the public. He utilised the Mother and Father to display the physical abuse, and the Mother and her son, Mark, to address psychological abuse throughout the play. The Birthday Dream includes mature takes on love, considering the breaking down of love, it also discusses abuse that cannot be taken as a light topic. This play is aimed at people above the age of 16, and could interest people into their 60’s. Rudd employed the themes of love and abuse to educate the audience and help them to understand that life realistically consists of both positives and