Essay Three: Shoe-Horn Sonata and Related Text
Quote & Technique
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Explanation
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B1: CT
The Shoe-Horn Sonata
Theme: Struggle / Trauma of War
- Acts of injustice committed against vulnerable groups
- Constant reminder through the DV
- Inflicted pain and suffering
- Questions: How is a human being able to do inflict pain and suffering onto another?
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Quote:
“In the background, the screams of Young Sheila can be heard.”
Technique:
→ Young Sheila as a symbol of hope and of innocence, and the destruction of those things
Quote:
“Every woman who gave in made it harder for the rest.”
Technique:
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- The use of voiceover provides the viewer with a more intense experience, allowing for the trauma which was experienced to be portrayed with more accuracy
- Evokes an emotional response from the audience
- Shows the impact that the war had on young people
- Symbol for hope, and the death thereof
- Reinforcing Bridie’s hard-edge
- Alludes to Sheila’s secret
- Shows the impact that giving in to the Japs really had
- Juxtaposes to Sheila’s opinion
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B2: CT
The Shoe-Horn Sonata
Theme: Survival
- Illustrates an authentic and explicit view of displacement
- The impact that this has on the human character
- Questions: What is one willing to do in order to survive?
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Quote:
“Never give in to the Japs.”
Technique:
Quote:
“... And orders you all to keep smiling.”
Technique:
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- This establishes Bridie as a survivor, and places particular attention upon her defiant nature
- Repetition → strongly reinforces Bridie’s standpoint
- The ultimate moment of death or survival
- There is a strong sense of irony = “keep smiling” even though there is immense suffering
- Showcases the public perception of what was going on compared to the reality of the situation → those at home had no idea of the tortuous and desperate situation which was being faced
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B3: CT
The Shoe-Horn Sonata
Theme: Mateship
- Shows the impact that having someone to rely on during hardship has on the individual
- Conveys how these relationships may foster or falter after the crisis has ended
- Questions: How much is someone willing to do for another?
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Quote:
“To go with a Jap - to give him pleasure - how could you ever live with yourself?”
Technique:
Quote:
“And he showed the tablets to me - and he pointed to the barracks - where his mates were waiting.”
Technique:
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- Clear distinction of how far Bridie would go compared to how far Sheila would go
- There is an idea of honour and sacrifice/loyalty which is established
- Foreshadowing to Sheila’s personal sacrifice which she made for Bridie
- The core of how the past continues to affect the present is really shown in the hotel room
- Soundtrack reinforces Sheila’s personal sacrifice, as well as how vulnerability
- Establishes the clear definition between the private and the public space → secrets vc truth
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B4: R
Deng Thiak Adut Unlimited
Main Points:
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Quote:
“At six, Deng was taken away from his mother.”
Technique:
Quote:
“Forced to fight with the Rebels.”
Technique:
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- This shows the theme of innocence, and how he was impacted from his childhood
- It impacts on the responder to show the effect on innocence during struggle
- Helps the viewer realise that children were strpped away from having a posiitve childhood due to hatred and conflict
- When Deng is brought into the war to be a child soldier, there are many other children who have also been brought into this scene of violence
- This shows the impact of how violence becomes a revolution
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B5: R
Deng Thiak Adut Unlimited
Main Points:
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Quote:
“Western Sydney took him in.”
Technique:
Quote:
“Deng continues to fight.”
Technique:
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- Shows how Western Sydney was able to help save Deng
- As this is an advertisement, the focus is on presenting how WSU played a key role in aiding Deng
- Conveys a sense of care
- Gives the viewer a sense of empathy towards his experience, and allows for them to view how far he’s come
- Not forgetting the past and where someone comes from
- Learning and reflecting upon the past
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c. Madison F, 2017
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