Discovery speech English
Discovery speech- English 2014- Samantha Croft
Introduction:
What is discovery? Discovery is the action or process of revealing something unknown or being unveiled. But self-discovery is the process of acquiring insight into one's own character. So what does discovery mean to you? Is discovery something you can physically feel? Or is it something you can uncover yourself within yourself?
The voyage of ‘Self Discovery’ generates many concerns that can be experienced both positively and negatively upon one’s self. Perspectives of individuals are altered through disclosure and new ideas about the world are shaped.
Michael Gow’s play, “Away” and the poem, “Diving into the Wreck”” by Adrienne Rich express the idea that discovery is not always immediate or obvious. Rather, the composers invite the responder to enhance the widespread significance of discovery through the use of a variety of dramatic and poetic techniques. Michael Gow’s Away, is a play which explores the idea of self-discovery. Three families, each from different social classes, depart to an iconic Australian beach. In the play, Gow utilises the characters to demonstrate that going away physically, is linked to their mental developments. With the help of the references to Shakespeare’s, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, Gow uses Gwen to show the significant psychological change made by the characters during the holidays to the coast. Tom throughout the play acts as a catalyst for the change in others and is associated with Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Body: Paragraph One
The theme of anger and intolerance is best depicted by the character Gwen. At the beginning of the play and prior to the trip Gwen is introduced to us as a materialistic snob who constantly tries to initiate a fight with everyone and prove that she is superior. At the beginning of Away, Gow introduces Gwen’s spiteful and materialistic nature when she insults Tom and his family by bragging about their new caravan that contains everything
Introduction:
What is discovery? Discovery is the action or process of revealing something unknown or being unveiled. But self-discovery is the process of acquiring insight into one's own character. So what does discovery mean to you? Is discovery something you can physically feel? Or is it something you can uncover yourself within yourself?
The voyage of ‘Self Discovery’ generates many concerns that can be experienced both positively and negatively upon one’s self. Perspectives of individuals are altered through disclosure and new ideas about the world are shaped.
Michael Gow’s play, “Away” and the poem, “Diving into the Wreck”” by Adrienne Rich express the idea that discovery is not always immediate or obvious. Rather, the composers invite the responder to enhance the widespread significance of discovery through the use of a variety of dramatic and poetic techniques. Michael Gow’s Away, is a play which explores the idea of self-discovery. Three families, each from different social classes, depart to an iconic Australian beach. In the play, Gow utilises the characters to demonstrate that going away physically, is linked to their mental developments. With the help of the references to Shakespeare’s, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, Gow uses Gwen to show the significant psychological change made by the characters during the holidays to the coast. Tom throughout the play acts as a catalyst for the change in others and is associated with Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Body: Paragraph One
The theme of anger and intolerance is best depicted by the character Gwen. At the beginning of the play and prior to the trip Gwen is introduced to us as a materialistic snob who constantly tries to initiate a fight with everyone and prove that she is superior. At the beginning of Away, Gow introduces Gwen’s spiteful and materialistic nature when she insults Tom and his family by bragging about their new caravan that contains everything