come with a list of stereotypes. Naheed‚ a Muslim and Sheila‚ an Inuit‚ are no exception when it comes to discrimination toward their culture. Society puts huge emphasis on living the American dream‚ the ‘normal’ lifestyle. Even with all this cultural diversity in America‚ there are still many people ignorant to the idea of a culture different than their own. What is normal? Why is normal put in a small box with specific standards? Naheed and Sheila try to sustain their culture while facing obstacles
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Even though Sheila is traumatized by her own act for over fifty years‚ she manages to reveal the truth to Bridie‚ which in itself is a huge difficulty‚ but still very definitively she retorts that “I’d do it all again‚ if I had to.” This shows that even after all the physical and psychological hardships encountered during the war‚ Sheila is still willing to make heroic sacrifices for Bridie. This use of language helps the audience to experience empathy for Sheila who sacrificed the only
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Winfield is in the car with Sheila and her two friends‚ he is on his best behavior. Sheila and her friends disregard Mr. Winfeld and barely acknowledge his presence. Miss Farnsworth looks at Mr. Winfield as he gets in the car " almost as though she were making a point of not helping him". There is obvious tension between him and Sheila because Mr. Winfield speaks scarcely and is making every effort to not upset her. When he cannot get the window crank started‚ he offers Sheila "shamed apologies". When
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impulsive. Joel wishes that he could handle confrontation well. Their daughter‚ Abby (Liv Hewson) can’t stand how mundane they’ve become and just wants a car so she can be away from them. During what appears to be a typical showing off yet another house‚ Sheila falls ill and proceeds to projectile vomit all over the place (think exorcist level of vomit). Then if that wasn’t
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The short stories “Catch the Moon” and “ The Bass the River and Sheila Mant‚” have many similarities. “Catch the Moon” is written by Judith Ortiz Cofer and is about Luis‚ a juvenile delinquent. Luis fights with his anger after his mothers death and usually finds himself in trouble. In “The Bass the River and Sheila Mant‚” the author‚ W.D. Wetherell‚ the narrator finds himself having to choose between his real love and an illusion of love. Luis struggles to find ways to deal with his mothers death
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to understand the true meaning of war and its consequences. The play draws on real events‚ the Massacre of the 21 Australian Nurses on Banka Island with only one Survivor. Conflict is the essence of drama. It can contrasts both inner e.g. when Sheila is deciding on whether to sell herself to the Jap’s. It can also be physical‚ an example of this is within the mal-treatment of the women when the guards beat the women e.g. Lipstick Larry “if they were seen wearing lipstick”. The characters portrayed
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the boy in “The bass‚ the River‚ and Sheila Mant”‚ get changes by a girl‚ and they start to realize things at the end weren’t how they were supposed to be‚ and things didn’t fall in place. They are short stories with similar ideas and themes. Although the characters and plots differ‚ the central themes are very similar. In “Catch the Moon”‚ the love of the main characters mother continues to strengthen him even after her death. In “The Bass‚ the River‚ and Sheila Mant”‚ the narrators love for fishing
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symbolism of the shoe-horn changes. Later on during the play‚ the shoe-horn is used as a survival mechanism when Bridie “taps” Sheila‚ who cannot swim‚ to stay awake and to prevent her from drowning in the ocean. Sheila refers to it as a “whack” using a much more dramatic sense of onomatopoeia. Throughout the play‚ the shoe-horn is of immense help to both Bridie and Sheila and is used as a constant motif. Misto uses symbolism and motifs as a tool to allow the audience to visualise the images that
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characters presented in the Shoe-Horn Sonata are fictional‚ but the events are based on true stories/re-collections from living World War II veterans. Bridie and Sheila are the two main characters‚ accompanied by an unseen character and his voice‚ Rick the interviewer. The attention of the audience is entirely focused on the characters of Bridie and Sheila‚ as they recollect past stories and events. Misto uses a
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What should Betty do? Based on the present situation‚ Betty needs to evaluate the ethical and legal aspect of the situation. Did Betty lied for the Senior Management position? The question is about what is right and what is ethical and‚ what is the right thing for Betty to do? The current proposed action for Betty is‚ whether the action is legal? According to Bagley and Savage (2009)‚ it is vital to address the legal issue first in order to establish the perception that legal compliance is the
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