The Shoe-Horn Sonata by John Misto has five main themes or concerns. They are; History and Memory‚ Power and Control‚ Heroism and Relationships and War and Atrocities. John Misto explores all these ideas while telling the story of Bridie and Shelia’s reunion fifty years after they last saw each other. The play is about the histories of the women and the nurses that were captive of the Japanese during World War Two; their individual histories and joint suffering. The stories of these women were
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In what ways are people and their experiences brought to life through the distinctively visual? People and their experiences in their life are based throughout the challenges and difficulties they face. They may either experience friendship‚ war‚ love or even death. These ideas are shown visually within John Misto’s “The Shoe Horn Sonata” and Bob Dylan’s “Masters of War”. Both texts depict the experiences evident through people‚ places and communities worldwide. Through the portrayal of friendship
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the women who lived through the war as Japanese prisoners of war. The play is a testimony‚ a memorial to their bravery and struggles for survival against all odds‚ including even the lack of recognition by the British of their existence. The Shoe Horn Sonata will only be produced by non government theatres. These theatres are usually low budget. Misto has tried to recreate the reality of the 1940’s. To do this the story is told through the dialogue and interaction of Bridie and Sheila. The use
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The distinctly visual leads us to think about significant issues in our world. Do you agree? In your response make detailed reference to distinctly visual qualities of The Shoe-Horn Sonata and ONE other text of your choosing. Many composers use various techniques in which they communicate the distinctly visual. John Misto’s ‘The Shoe-Horn Sonata’ and Alexander Kimel’s ‘The Action in the Ghetto of Rohatyn‚ March 1942’ represent significant issues in our world by using various literary and dramatic
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“Discuss how composers have created distinctively visual texts to explore a particular point of view” There are a variety of different techniques used in the play “The Shoe Horn Sonata” that enable the text to be distinctively visual in conveying a point of view. Dramatic effects such as music‚ dialogue and flashbacks create the perspective of two women looking back on their memories and experiences of World War 2. Similarly‚ Kenneth Slessor uses distinctively visual elements to aid the description
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Distinctively visual texts are able to manipulate the emotions of the audience to influence the responses of a collective group. John Misto‚ the person behind the play The Shoe-Horn Sonata‚ uses his distinctively visual text as a memorial for the Australian Army nurses who died in the war‚ as they were refused one by the government. “I do not have the power to build a memorial. So I wrote a play instead.” This drama illustrates the way the women were treated in the Japanese prisoner of war camps
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Experiences suffered by women and children in WWII Japanese POW camps are reflected in John Misto’s play‚ The Shoe-Horn Sonata. This is shown through a wide range of distinctively visual techniques such as stage directions‚ language‚ lighting‚ music and sound effects that are designed to put the audience in his characters positions. The fear confronted by the women of the play can be shown with visual elements of ruthless treatment by the Japanese and betrayal by the British Government. The frightening
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Distinctively Visual Essay – Shoe Horn Sonata & The Send Off In John Misto’s play ‘The Shoe-Horn Sonata’ (1996) and the poem ‘The Send-Off’ written by Wilfred Owen distinctively visual techniques are used to explore past experiences of war and individuals and society’s perceptions. These concepts are conveyed and explored through the use of distinctively visual techniques such as visual and aural imagery‚ stage directions and dialoged. In ‘The Shoe-Horn Sonta’ distinctly visual techniques
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what gives them purpose‚ comfort and strength to carry on. Though after fifty years of the War and of being separated they have no ill feelings toward the Japs but are emotionally torn by their separation. This is the story of The Shoe Horn Sonata. The Shoe-Horn Sonata is characterised by having a two act structure‚ two main time frames‚ two settings and two main characters. The two sets are: the television studio and the motel room. These are visually presented depersonalised and simple‚ allowing
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though his acclaimed play the shoehorn sonata playwright john misto utilises distinctively visual techniques to explore and convey the theme of friendship and mate-ships. through these dramatic and literary devises and through the use of his protagonists‚ bridie and sheila‚ misto explores how strong friendships can come from unlikely circumstance‚ while also conveying and highlighting how he quintessential australian notion of mate-ship can allow an individual to not only survive dark times but to
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