In the Shoe-Horn Sonata‚ John Misto uses an analysis of dramatic‚ language and visual techniques to construct powerful images of Bridie and Sheila’s experiences in the prisoner of war camp (POW). Misto explores‚ through the two friend’s testimonies‚ the untold story of hundreds and thousands of women imprisoned by the Japanese during World War II. He conveys these experiences through the use of techniques such as 1st person narration‚ symbolism and music. In the Shoe-Horn Sonata‚ Misto effectively
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The Kreutzer Sonata The Kreutzer Sonata‚ named after Beethoven ’s violin sonata no. 9‚ is a novella written by Leo Tolstoy in 1889. As the anti-hero‚ Pozdnyshev‚ relays his life story to the audience on the train‚ he introduces a conflict between human nature and spirituality‚ what one is versus what one should strive to be‚ and challenges the corruptive influences of society. While Pozdnyshev comes to controversial generalizations about women‚ love‚ and marriage‚ the purpose behind his story is
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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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The notion of the distinctively visual can be seen as a process of connecting an image with an idea‚ the distinctive quality of the visual lies in its capacity to elicit a powerful response and plant it within the reader’s mind‚ in order to cultivate as the themes‚ characters and plot of the material begins to broaden. Distinctively visual texts have the power to provoke reactions from responders whether that would be reactions of pleasure or anger and most intentions of distinctive visuals is to
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Shoe Horn Sonata Essay – Raquel Russo Distinctively visual explores how we see and or visualize images in a way that allows us to become aware of various aspects in society. The play‚ The Shoe Horn Sonata written by John Misto and the film clip Stupid Girls by Pink‚ use distinctively visual elements to create a sense of awareness about women. Misto’s script pays tribute to the Australian female nurses in WWII‚ revealing the realities of war through the strength and resilience of Bridie and Sheila
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English Assignment – Monologue Thank god the interview is finally over I don’t think I could re-live those traumatic events once more‚ but who am I kidding after the public have seen this I’m gonna have to move overseas. Then again I think that I’ve got it tough‚ I can’t imagine how Sheila is coping‚ to reveal some of the things she did would have been embarrassing and terrifying if you ask me. I mean to tell the entire viewing public you slept with a Jap for some Quinine‚ ahh‚ I couldn’t bear
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Reflection Paper #3: Tokyo Sonata The movie Tokyo Sonata shows an ordinary Japanese family‚ whose members have own secrets that they try to hide from each other. The father‚ Ryuhei Sasaki‚ is fired from his work‚ and the mother‚ Megumi always feels lonely. Their first son Tadashi suddenly enlists for the US Army‚ and the younger son Kenji secretly dreams of becoming a pianist. In my opinion‚ this movie highlights the absence of communication in families in contemporary Japanese society. I couldn’t
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Madison Pender Hour 2 Senior Listening Loua Vang Violin Sonata No. 9‚ “Kreutzer” By: Beethoven Loua chose this piece since he found it on Youtube late at night and it caught his attention. He likes the sudden bursts of joy‚ anger‚ and the passion of this piece. Which these attitudes explain his passion for the piece. The beginning starts with a violin. There are many sforzandos with the eighth notes and whole notes. The tempo is moderato as the piano plays a couple measures of staccato quarter
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The first sixteen bars of this Sonate by Beethoven is written in the form of a compound period‚ which is similar to a hybrid in some ways. A compound period consists of the presence of both parallel period and sentence‚ and usually one is submerged in the idea of the other. The sixteen bars can be divided into two eight bar phrases due to the presence of a half cadence in bar 8‚ and the perfect authentic cadence in bar 16. The eight bar phrases are extremely similar to one another‚ except for the
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Connecting to others past experiences through distinctively visual elements allows the responder to mentally visualise images evoking an emotional and historical connection with the story‚ as they’re brought to life. “The Shoe Horn Sonata”‚ a play by John Misto establishes these experiences through the eye witnesses of the Australian nurses. In addition to Angelina Jolie’s film “Unbroken”‚ both exemplify dramatic visual elements to convey their survival experiences onto the audience. As the play
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