"Important themes are often expressed in key moments in texts." -Tal Adler
The important theme of identity is expressed by the authors of my comparative texts through the use of their respective techniques with the effective use of key moments to heighten my awareness of its presence. During my comparative course, I have studied ‘The Spinning Heart’ by Donal Ryan (TSH), ‘A Doll’s House’, (ADH) a three-act play in prose by Henrik Ibsen, and ‘The King’s Speech’, (TKS) directed by Tom Hooper. The theme of identity in each of these texts correlate and diverge in a number of interesting ways, expressed by their authors by means of key moments at various points throughout.
In all three texts, we are introduced to the theme of identity from the onset. Taking ADH for example, we are introduced to Nora and her husband Torvald. Nora is living the ideal of the 19th Century wife, content with her “clean, beautiful house, the way Torvald likes it”, and spending “time with the children”. Nora is perfectly satisfied within the confines of her home ( contrary to the discontent of the other protagonists in the other two texts ). Ibsen presents the theme of identity through the use of stage naturalism. The stage is a representation of Nora’s socially constructed femininity, much like the audience at that time, I, the …show more content…
Their relationship seems to be irreparable, with Bobby often alluding to the psychological abuse he sustained as a child in the hands of his father. Much like how society creates an expectation for Nora in ADH, Bobby’s father confines him, tearing down every shred of self worth he may have of himself. Instead of the suppression of the stage, it is the suppression of the paragraph, the page, the written word that traps Bobby. Fixed and objectified literature is a beautiful and harrowing expression of Bobby’s introspective
The important theme of identity is expressed by the authors of my comparative texts through the use of their respective techniques with the effective use of key moments to heighten my awareness of its presence. During my comparative course, I have studied ‘The Spinning Heart’ by Donal Ryan (TSH), ‘A Doll’s House’, (ADH) a three-act play in prose by Henrik Ibsen, and ‘The King’s Speech’, (TKS) directed by Tom Hooper. The theme of identity in each of these texts correlate and diverge in a number of interesting ways, expressed by their authors by means of key moments at various points throughout.
In all three texts, we are introduced to the theme of identity from the onset. Taking ADH for example, we are introduced to Nora and her husband Torvald. Nora is living the ideal of the 19th Century wife, content with her “clean, beautiful house, the way Torvald likes it”, and spending “time with the children”. Nora is perfectly satisfied within the confines of her home ( contrary to the discontent of the other protagonists in the other two texts ). Ibsen presents the theme of identity through the use of stage naturalism. The stage is a representation of Nora’s socially constructed femininity, much like the audience at that time, I, the …show more content…
Their relationship seems to be irreparable, with Bobby often alluding to the psychological abuse he sustained as a child in the hands of his father. Much like how society creates an expectation for Nora in ADH, Bobby’s father confines him, tearing down every shred of self worth he may have of himself. Instead of the suppression of the stage, it is the suppression of the paragraph, the page, the written word that traps Bobby. Fixed and objectified literature is a beautiful and harrowing expression of Bobby’s introspective