Shoe Horn Sonata Distinctively Visual Analysis
Good evening year 12 of Model Farm High. My name is sunny and I am going to briefy discuss about the play Shoe Horn Sonata by John Misto in relation to distinctively visual.
The Shoe Horn Sonata is a play that shows distinctively visual narratives of female prisoners of war. Misto convey ideas of female survivors who live through war in Japanese camps suffering brutality from their violent Japanese oppressors. He does this by using visual techniques including photographs displaying humiliation, starvation and torture and also projected images to further highlight his purpose of describing the brutality of the female prisoners of war.
Simple items we cherish can symbolise a great deal of spiritual effectives toward us or others. Symbolism
through visual images used in the ‘Shoe Horn Sonata’ describing the chop bone and shoe horn. The chop bone symbolises companionship between Bridie and Sheila when they share the chop bone, dreaming of meals. ‘Those first few months we were always hungry’, ‘And as we chewed, we’d talk about food’, ‘imaginary dinner parties.’ The chop bone also shows the brutality of the ‘Japs’, where female prisoner of wars are in deep hunger that they need to chew on something stresses the idea of being treated like dogs. The shoe horn displays ideas of a life saving tool shown when Bridie describe her past in exact details. Shoe horn symbolise life because it was used to save Sheila by tapping her on the head. ‘Just a gentle tap. With my shoe horn. I still had it in my pocket.’
In contrast the shoe horn and Sheila, it is more of torture and humiliation caused by the ‘Japs’ leaving a mental scar. This is further drawn attention to by the separation of spotlight suggesting that both Bridie and Sheila are ashamed of the past experience.
Simple items we cherish can symbolise a great deal of spiritual effectives toward us or others. Symbolism through visual images used in the ‘Shoe Horn Sonata’ describing the chop bone and shoe horn. The chop bone symbolises companionship between Bridie and Sheila when they share the chop bone, dreaming of meals. ‘Those first few months we were always hungry’, ‘And as we chewed, we’d talk about food’, ‘imaginary dinner parties.’ The chop bone also shows the brutality of the ‘Japs’, where female prisoner of wars are in deep hunger that they need to chew on something stresses the idea of being treated like dogs. The shoe horn displays ideas of a life saving tool shown when Bridie describe her past in exact details. Shoe horn symbolise life because it was used to save Sheila by tapping her on the head. ‘Just a gentle tap. With my shoe horn. I still had it in my pocket.’
In contrast the shoe horn and Sheila, it is more of torture and humiliation caused by the ‘Japs’ leaving a mental scar. This is further drawn attention to by the separation of spotlight suggesting that both Bridie and Sheila are ashamed of the past experience.
In conclusion composers uses different techniques to convey their ideas of relationship and distinctively visual shapes. Misto uses the techniques of projected images and photographs in his play highlighting the ideas of togetherness, escapism, companionship and even brutality of the past between Sheila and Bridie. The techniques Misto uses guide the audience to a more visual view on the brutality of war.
The Shoe Horn Sonata is a play that shows distinctively visual narratives of female prisoners of war. Misto convey ideas of female survivors who live through war in Japanese camps suffering brutality from their violent Japanese oppressors. He does this by using visual techniques including photographs displaying humiliation, starvation and torture and also projected images to further highlight his purpose of describing the brutality of the female prisoners of war.
Simple items we cherish can symbolise a great deal of spiritual effectives toward us or others. Symbolism
through visual images used in the ‘Shoe Horn Sonata’ describing the chop bone and shoe horn. The chop bone symbolises companionship between Bridie and Sheila when they share the chop bone, dreaming of meals. ‘Those first few months we were always hungry’, ‘And as we chewed, we’d talk about food’, ‘imaginary dinner parties.’ The chop bone also shows the brutality of the ‘Japs’, where female prisoner of wars are in deep hunger that they need to chew on something stresses the idea of being treated like dogs. The shoe horn displays ideas of a life saving tool shown when Bridie describe her past in exact details. Shoe horn symbolise life because it was used to save Sheila by tapping her on the head. ‘Just a gentle tap. With my shoe horn. I still had it in my pocket.’
In contrast the shoe horn and Sheila, it is more of torture and humiliation caused by the ‘Japs’ leaving a mental scar. This is further drawn attention to by the separation of spotlight suggesting that both Bridie and Sheila are ashamed of the past experience.
Simple items we cherish can symbolise a great deal of spiritual effectives toward us or others. Symbolism through visual images used in the ‘Shoe Horn Sonata’ describing the chop bone and shoe horn. The chop bone symbolises companionship between Bridie and Sheila when they share the chop bone, dreaming of meals. ‘Those first few months we were always hungry’, ‘And as we chewed, we’d talk about food’, ‘imaginary dinner parties.’ The chop bone also shows the brutality of the ‘Japs’, where female prisoner of wars are in deep hunger that they need to chew on something stresses the idea of being treated like dogs. The shoe horn displays ideas of a life saving tool shown when Bridie describe her past in exact details. Shoe horn symbolise life because it was used to save Sheila by tapping her on the head. ‘Just a gentle tap. With my shoe horn. I still had it in my pocket.’
In contrast the shoe horn and Sheila, it is more of torture and humiliation caused by the ‘Japs’ leaving a mental scar. This is further drawn attention to by the separation of spotlight suggesting that both Bridie and Sheila are ashamed of the past experience.
In conclusion composers uses different techniques to convey their ideas of relationship and distinctively visual shapes. Misto uses the techniques of projected images and photographs in his play highlighting the ideas of togetherness, escapism, companionship and even brutality of the past between Sheila and Bridie. The techniques Misto uses guide the audience to a more visual view on the brutality of war.