Many people will experience isolation and solitude during their lifetime. Christopher Kezelos’s (2011) ‘Zero’ and Adam Elliot’s (2009) ‘Mary and Max’ portray the difficulties of deliberate seclusion and lonesomeness perceived through the character’s point of view. Kezelos’s work was efficacious as he had successfully portrayed the lack of companionship and love experienced through his protagonist, which were induced by society as he born with the symbolic design representing nothing. This could result in the audience having a sense of understanding and empathy of the distress and anxiety portrayed by the characters, reminding them of their experience of self-worthlessness and rejection.
The evoking sense of curiosity and confusion in ‘Mary and Max’ is …show more content…
Though there isn’t any initial signs or implications of a mental health disorder; one would think that being secluded during most of their lifetime, you would develop either depression or another form of a mental disorder. Zero's struggle with constant neglection, he slowly progresses to dealing with the lonely atmosphere. Though having the only company from other zero's, they are limited as many are either in the hands of the law (e.g. jail) or are generally hiding elsewhere from the harsh community. Later on he discovers a female, one whom he can relate to as she is of the same number, with his courage’s act of rescuing her from abuse they fall deeply in-love ignoring that they are prohibited to be in a relationship. Zero is later imprisoned for several months to soon find out his beloved is pregnant; she then goes into labour causing zero to panic. A nurse approaches her and assists with the process of delivery. Once she has given birth to her child, the crowed takes the child and her to zero’s
The evoking sense of curiosity and confusion in ‘Mary and Max’ is …show more content…
Though there isn’t any initial signs or implications of a mental health disorder; one would think that being secluded during most of their lifetime, you would develop either depression or another form of a mental disorder. Zero's struggle with constant neglection, he slowly progresses to dealing with the lonely atmosphere. Though having the only company from other zero's, they are limited as many are either in the hands of the law (e.g. jail) or are generally hiding elsewhere from the harsh community. Later on he discovers a female, one whom he can relate to as she is of the same number, with his courage’s act of rescuing her from abuse they fall deeply in-love ignoring that they are prohibited to be in a relationship. Zero is later imprisoned for several months to soon find out his beloved is pregnant; she then goes into labour causing zero to panic. A nurse approaches her and assists with the process of delivery. Once she has given birth to her child, the crowed takes the child and her to zero’s