English Tshs

HSC STUDY BUDDY 1 STANDARD ENGLISH MODULE A: EXPERIENCE THROUGH LANGUAGE DISTINCTIVELY VISUAL

ESSAY Discuss how the distinctively visual conveys distinctive experiences in The Shoe-­Horn Sonata and two other texts of your own choosing. John Misto’s play The Shoe-­‐Horn Sonata, the short story Gogo Mama written by Sally Sara and the British POW poem Oh! Lord! are three texts that effectively explore the horrific events of war as they convey distinctive experiences of war through the use of distinctively visuals. These three texts utilize various linguistic and visual techniques in order to impact the audience’s visualisation of the main characters and the horrific experiences of war they undergo. It is through these distinctively visuals that the responder is able to vividly formulate an image of these untold stories as the memories of friendship, reconciliation and pain of war experienced by the individuals are highlighted. The play, The Shoe-­‐ Horn Sonata reveals the untold story of Australian and British nurses and women imprisoned by the Japanese during World War II, in South East Asia. The audience’s visualisation of the main characters: Bridie and Shelia and the events they