Whataredistinctivelyvisualelements?

BelowarevarioustechniquesMistoemploystoconveymeaninginShoehornSonata.

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Theme/Ideas
survival,
patriotism,
friendship,hope,
fear,prejudice
Distinctive
imagethatlink/
showsthe
theme
Techniquetodepictthe
image
Visualelement
Sampleexample
Interpretation(
Meaning)
Effectthatlinkstothethemeand
audienceinterpretation
impact(feelings,deepenunderstanding
andawareness)
Literarydevices Descriptive
language,imagery,
metaphors,similes,
personification,
allusions,contrast,
juxtaposition,
parody,repetition

Dialogue/monologue
Dialogue:
conversation
betweentwo
characters

Monologue:
movesthestoryactionalong
revealsnewinformation
createsmoodatmospheree.g.humor,
sadnessandhappiness
reconstructsmemoryorthepast
revealscharacters
Photographic Photographic
imagesinthe
background
supporttheactionsdialogue
validatememoriesofthesewomenand
bringthesememoriestolifeforthe
audience
remindtheaudiencethattherewerevery
realwomenwhoexperiencedverysimilar
situationstothesecharacters
createanadditionalvisualsettosupport
thestorybeingtoldbythewomen
actasamemorialandprovideadditional
informationaboutnotonlythehorrific
eventsbutalsothehistoricalcontextand
thesocial/culturalattitudesatthetime
understandingofwhyeventsoccurred
andtheattitudesofparticularsocieties

Distancingtechnique Charactersandtheir
audienceare
distancedintime
fromtheevents
recalledand
presentedinthe
play
makingitbearableforamodernday
audiencewhenfocusingonthesuffering,
cruelty,deprivationanddeath
audiencearetransportedbackintime,but
understandtheseeventsexistedinthepast
Music/sound Usesexcerptsfrom
morethanadozen
song
itshowsinactualitytotheaudiencethe
soothingandupliftingpowerofmusic
demonstratesthelifesupportsystemin
thecamps
addsvarietyandemotionalsubtextto
manyoftheplayscenes
placesthecharactersintheirhistorical
context
suggeststheironyofthesituationsthat
thesewomenwerefacedin
sarcasticallyconveythepompousnativity
ofthegovernmentthatalternativelyleadto
thepredicamentinwhichthesewomen
foundthemselves
Sound Forexample,Rickis
notseenbutheard
intheplay.
actsasavehiclefordirectionforpublic
recollection
structureandcontinuitytoeventson
stagewhilstalsobeingsymbolictothe
maleswhohavebeenabsentinthe
womenslives
Lighting

Sheilastands,fixed
byavery,very
brightspotlight
visuallyreinforcesoremphasisesthe
harshnessofeventsorhighlightsthe
tensionthatexistbetweencharactersor
betweenthewomenandtheJapanese
enemy
helpsrecreateeventsontheboat
emphasisestheterrorfeltbythose
involved,aswellasallowingusto
understandthecharactersthatwerepart
ofthisterror
symbolictheharshnessandcrueltyofthe
enemy
visuallyrepresentthetensionthatexist
betweenthetwowomen,e.g.separate
spotlights
showforgivenessandrenewed
friendshipofthesetwowomen
spotlightfocusingontheshoehornisa
symbolicdevice,representativeofthe
loyaltyandfriendshipthatdeveloped
throughtheirhorrificexperiencesinWW2
Bodylanguage Bodylanguageand
stagemovements

Forexample,inAct
1scene2,both
womenmove
towardsthe
suitcasebringinglife
tothememoryofall
thosewhodiedin
war
Mistojuxtaposesbodylanguageof
tensionbetweenthetwowithactionsthat
drawsattentiontothestrongbondthatstill
existbetweenthestrongwomen
visuallydemonstratethevulnerabilityand
terrorofthesewomenduringtheeventsof
theinvasionandsubsequently
imprisonmentbytheJapanese
alsoshowsthevulnerabilityandfearthat
stillexistpostwar
womenreliedoneachotherduringtheir
terribleordeals

Motifsandsymbols shoehorn
title
chopbone
carameltin/
caramel
createsempathyanddemonstratesthe
loyaltybetweenthetwocharacters
Shoehornsymbolisesloyalty,friendship
andtruth