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    Fences vs. Oedipus

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    The Importance of Fatherhood Fatherhood is important and is often taken for granted and not treated with the respect it deserves. In the plays Fences and Oedipus the King‚ Troy and Oedipus are affected by the lack of fatherhood. In Troy’s case‚ he fails to be a supportive father to his son‚ Cory‚ ultimately distancing himself from his family. As for Oedipus‚ he is cursed by the gods before his birth‚ due to his father‚ Laius‚ raping and kidnapping a young boy (Weineck). Although the situations

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    Paper on the Book, Fences

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    Essay On Fences We all lead lives filled with anxiety over certain issues‚ and with dread of the inevitable day of our death. In this play‚ Fences which was written by the well known playwright‚ August Wilson‚ we have the story of Troy Maxson and his family. Fences is about Troy Maxson‚ an aggressive man who has on going‚ imaginary battle with death. His life is based on supporting his family well and making sure they have the comforts that he did not have in his own childhood. Also‚

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    "Fences" Book Report

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    Fences August Wilson Plume Books Publisher The play Fences is another phenomenal play penned by‚ one of the best authors of all time‚ August Wilson. Among Wilsons writings are: The Piano Lesson‚ King Hedley II‚ Ma Rainy’s Black Bottom‚ Joe Turner’s Come and Gone‚ Seven Guitars‚ Two Trains Running‚ Jitney and Radio Golf. His plays have been produced all over the world. The play Fences tells the story of an African American family living in the 1950’s a time when racial discrimination was at

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    Rabbit Proof Fence

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    Rabbit Proof Fence Essay One of the themes shown in ‘ Rabbit Proof Fence’ is imprisonment. This theme is shown through camera shots and setting. Some example of this are included in the scenes where they are locked in cage on the train‚ when Riggs captures them and fights for them from their mother‚ and the orderly prison-like manner they are made to live in at the Moore River Settlement. We are also figuratively shown the idea of imprisonment with the Rabbit Proof Fence symbolizing the theme

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    Rabbit Proof Fence

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    "Rabbit-Proof Fence" Summary: An overview of the ways in which the film "Rabbit-Proof Fence" conveys the importance of home‚ family‚ and country to indigenous peoples. The film "Rabbit-Proof Fence" conveys the importance of home and country to indigenous peoples. The director Phillip Noyce refers to home in different ways. He has symbolised home by repeatedly showing images of the Spirit Bird and the Rabbit Proof Fence‚ since it is a connection to their home. The movie shows Molly’s determination

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    The idea of the fence has a number of symbolic meanings in the play. You have Troy’s baseball‚ Raynell garden‚ and the fence. This play focuses on the symbol of a fence which helps readers receive a better understanding of these events. “Fences” symbolizes a great struggle between the literal and figurative definitions of humanity and blackness. Of course‚ this fence is much more than just a fence – it’s a complex symbol that pretty much sums up the whole play. Troy is crammed with baseball symbolism

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    Rabbit-Proof Fence

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    Journeys notes Rabbit Proof Fence Film‚ Phillip Noyce director‚ 3 half caste girls taken from their family to be assimilated‚ 1200 mile journey home Journeys can be forced upon you by others Being forced into the car - reaction shots of girls and family‚ horror of force - close up facial shots of girls‚ distant family – filmed through glass to show separation Journeys can be intimidating and threatening Girls in cage- Molly looking up at guard. Point of view shot showing

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    Rabbit Proof Fence

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    Rabbit Proof Fence – Notes * Rabbit-Proof Fence tells the true story of three Aboriginal girls who are forcibly removed from their families. Set in 1931‚ their removal was part of an official Australian government policy which removed ‘half caste’ children from their parents and placed them within institutions that trained these children to become domestic servants. The story centres on the three girls escape from the Moore River Settlement (the institution in which they are placed) and their

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    (and combinations of several) techniques to reprensent the concept of the physical journey and specifically that it is the journey‚ not the destination that matters. Noyce has used a number of filimic and literary techniques thoughout “Rabbit Proof Fence” to ddo this. The use of symbolism‚ lighting‚ characterisation and camera angles all enable Noyce to express the physical journey being explored. The cover of Kellehers’ novel ______ uses visual techniques such as colour‚ blending and dark patches

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    Rabbit Proof Fence

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    Film Response – Rabbit Proof Fence In the novel entitled Rabbit Proof Fence‚ written by Doris Pilkington‚ three half-caste girls encounter the journey of escaping from the Moore River Native Settlement; this is the location in which the girls are forcibly taken away to. Descriptions of the girls’ adventures and explorations are written in a simple and complex form; readers can elaborate and understand in a simple form‚ as compared to other Aboriginal Protection Act based documents. The film version

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