Analysis Of Louder Than Traffic Bread And Puppet Parades By John Bell
In author John Bell’s “Louder Than Traffic Bread and Puppet Parades” from {unknown book}, he discusses how puppetry can be expressive. In the case of this text, Bell chooses to discuss the participation of the Bread and Puppet theater in parades. Bell states that puppets “scream and dance and hit others on the head” (273). Rather than most parades and rallies where people go to take a stand for what they believe in, the Bread and Puppet theater uses oversized puppets to catch the attention of passersby. Unlike a sign which is more common than large puppets roaming around the street. The bigger the puppets are the more attention they receive which brings more attention to the cause. The puppets also have more surface area to put make their faces
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John Bell argues that puppets “scream” their point to anyone who is passing by (273). Unlike humans, puppets don’t have mouths. Puppets can’t literally scream to catch people's attention. In order to compensate for that, puppets have to be “loud” in other ways. They need to be big and tall so they can capture everyone's attention. The Bread and Puppet theater are most popular for their oversized puppets. They use their puppets in many protests, parades, and rallies like the Women's march. Also, puppets are being used to show the political ideals of its maker or user (275). Puppets can show views that are not political but they are most effective with political or controversial topics. It is because they are controversial that allows the puppets to become louder and more apparent since they are more recognizable than other puppets would be. Since the puppets are so recognizable, more attention is drawn to the protest and people would care more about the topic. But not only are the puppets recognizable, the controversial aspect of the puppets means more people know about the issue and are more expressive about their feelings and they are most likely to be very passionate about the subject. Bell later argues puppets combined with the actors in the parade can show the message clearer and quicker than either could alone (279). The actors and participants have voices and can directly
John Bell argues that puppets “scream” their point to anyone who is passing by (273). Unlike humans, puppets don’t have mouths. Puppets can’t literally scream to catch people's attention. In order to compensate for that, puppets have to be “loud” in other ways. They need to be big and tall so they can capture everyone's attention. The Bread and Puppet theater are most popular for their oversized puppets. They use their puppets in many protests, parades, and rallies like the Women's march. Also, puppets are being used to show the political ideals of its maker or user (275). Puppets can show views that are not political but they are most effective with political or controversial topics. It is because they are controversial that allows the puppets to become louder and more apparent since they are more recognizable than other puppets would be. Since the puppets are so recognizable, more attention is drawn to the protest and people would care more about the topic. But not only are the puppets recognizable, the controversial aspect of the puppets means more people know about the issue and are more expressive about their feelings and they are most likely to be very passionate about the subject. Bell later argues puppets combined with the actors in the parade can show the message clearer and quicker than either could alone (279). The actors and participants have voices and can directly