Lost Girl Analysis

Based on the stories I have read in class this year, I have learned that strong women can exist throughout all types of stories, and that they can be written in many different ways. In Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, we meet Marji, a young girl inspired by her politically active parents to fight for civil rights for women in war-torn Iran. In The Color Purple by Alice Walker, we see a woman, Celie, who has been abused her whole life fighting against her abuser to pursue her dream with the woman she loves. And lastly, in The Girl Who Fell From The Sky by Heidi Durrow, we meet Rachel, a teenager whose life has been full of trauma learning about her family and how different they are from normal people. All these stories display strong women overcoming

REAL TV’s 2004 production of ‘Children of The Black Skirt is “A gothic fairy-tale for young people. Three lost children discover an abandoned orphanage in the bush and learn a history of Australia through the spirits of children who have lived there, from convict times, through to World War Two, the Stolen Generations and beyond.”1 The play was produced by REAL TV, written by Angela Betzien and directed by Leticia Càceres and the performance starred Jodie Le Vesconte (Black Skirt / Harold Horricks), Louise Brehmer (New one) and Melodie Reynolds (Old one / Rosie). They all used the elements of Australian Gothic Theatre, famous nursery rhymes and many of the elements of drama to communicate the terrors and tragic events many children growing

The Lost Girl is a beautiful, humble picture story book created by Ambelin Kwaymullina and illustrated by Leanne Tobin. Kwaymullina, the author, is from the Palyku people for the Pilbar region of Western Australia and is an Aboriginal legal academic. Tobin is a decentant of the Dharug, the traditional Aboriginal people of Greater Western Sydney (Kitson, 2014). Both creators have actively employed their prior knowledge, values, beliefs and culture to put together this engaging and informative picture story book, perfect for young children. Tobin uses vivid colours to represent the red sandy appearance of the Australian dessert outback and the native flora, in an effort to craft a naturistic melody. Kwaymullina writes of sequenced events

Characters, in Heidi Durrow’s The Girl Who Fell from the Sky, force the protagonist, Rachel, to choose between her white and black side. They only acknowledge her black side while only celebrating her white qualities. Consequently, Rachel feels the obligation to accept the roles that have been thrust upon her and ignores part of her race because of the commentary from her family and peers. Rachel adapting to the portrayal of her racial identity to appeal to the normalized opinions of her appearance, demonstrates her tendency to comply with the categorization people of color face throughout society. Ultimately, leading Rachel to pick and choose the parts of her racial identity that most please the people she is with.

“In the state of nature, Profit is the measure of Right”(Hobbes). This quote is talking about the nature people, and how they measure if something is “right” based on how profitable it is for them. As Thomas Hobbes did, I believe that people are generally selfish and will only try to benefit themselves as shown in the article “The Dying Girl No One Helped” where a girl was stabbed and no one helped her even though people saw her dying.

Girl Who Cried Wolf is a uniquely Australian Gothic play, which utilises conventions typical of this style which includes the sublime and uncanny and power. The sublime and uncanny is used in this play to create mystery and suspense. It leads the audience to question what is real and what is a lie. In this play, many scenes are made

For as long as society and mankind has existed, there has been an innate desire in human beings for something better than what they currently have. In George Saunders’s “The Semplica-Girl Diaries”, a father is telling the future generation about his life through a series of diary entries. His family is relatable: middle class, has debts, car troubles, but is overall a very loving family. Although this family seems rather unordinary, their lust for the finer things in life is over amplified, making “The Semplica-Girl Diaries” almost seem like a satire. The only characters in the story that seems to have an ounce of sense is Eva, the eight year old daughter and Farmer Rich, the elderly father-in-law. The people that are old enough to understand

The movie, Girl, Interrupted, displays Susanna Kaysen’s eighteen-month stay at a mental institute in the 1960s. This film was an adaptation of a book based on a true story of the main character and author Susanna Kaysen. Susanna was checked into Claymore, a psychiatric hospital in Massachusetts, after chasing a bottle of aspirin with a bottle of vodka. At first, Susanna denies this blatant attempt at suicide and constantly struggles with uncertainty of her thoughts and emotions. Although Girl, Interrupted exhibits several mental disorders one of the most prevalent disorder of this film is Susanna’s Borderline Personality Disorder. This film depicts majority of the signs and symptoms of a person with Borderline Personality. As stated in the textbook, “the lives of persons with borderline personality are marked by instability. Their relationships are unstable, their behavior is unstable, their emotions are unstable, and even their images of themselves are unstable” (Larsen and Buss 593). Susanna’s romantic relationships are extremely unstable and she frequently engages in casual sex. She jumps from one guy to another in a matter of few weeks. One scene that establishes this the most is when her boyfriend at the time comes to visit her at Claymore and expresses his true feelings for her and she instantly withdraws. He asked her to go to Canada with him and she turns him down immediately. She also kisses Lisa who she befriends at the mental institute, displaying a switch of

Girl, Interrupted (1999) directed by James Mangold is largely based on a semi- autobiographical book by the same title. The movie chronicles eighteen year old Susanna Kaysen’s experiences surrounding her stay at a mental institution. It is 1967, a time of social change and unrest. Susanna makes a half-heart attempt at suicide, ingesting a bottle of aspirin and chasing the pills with a bottle of vodka. She is taken to the emergency room, her stomach is pumped and she survives. Afterwards she meets with a psychologist who explores her more recent feelings and experiences. The psychologist concludes, with her parents assent, that she would benefit from a stay at Claymore, a private mental institution. The next year and nine months forever

Several scenes use completely different setting and lighting, that as a result evoke an emotional charm to the audience. The use of the limited girl narrating additionally has a huge charm to the audience’s emotions. Not only is it solely the girl’s pleasing voice, however additionally the bowed stringed instrument and piano sound compete throughout the industrial creating it additional emotional. He gap scene has the camera rolling down the little girl ’s essay with a characteristic children hand writing.

In the book, Miss Lonelyhearts, written by Nathanael West, human suffering displayed in many ways. Miss Lonelyhearts, the protagonist in the book, has a job that requires him to help people who are suffering, however, he is not good at his as he said he is. He is not able to succeed in discovering the reason for said suffering from help others. Human suffering showed a lot through the book and Miss Lonelyhearts wasn’t able to find the true meaning of suffering when human suffering presented when he was working at the newspaper reading letters from suffering people, then meeting the misery couple, Mr. and Mrs. Doyle, and lastly himself suffering from Shrike always breathing down his neck. It was clearly shown,

Thursday, November, 12, I was blessed with the opportunity to see the play Sylvia, written by A.R. Gurney, and directed by James Eikrem. Sylvia takes place in New York City in the 1990’s. The performance was an absolute treat from beginning to end, it made the audience laugh, cry, and even angry at points. The play was performed in a traditional manner, with the use of elaborate items and backgrounds that took you back to 1990’s New York City. The standout performers, and also main characters of the play were, without a doubt Sylvia, played by Molly Bowman, and Greg, played by Sam Levi. Greg and Sylvia meet one day in the park while Greg is skipping work. The two instantly hit it off and become best friends. Throughout the play the audience experiences the trials of Greg and Sylvia as they attempt to coexist with Kate. This is hard, because Kate is extremely jealous of the close bond that Greg and

Lost Girl delves into the many growing pains of love young women today experience as they are also trying to figure out who they are. Ultimately, Wendy must learn to let go of her Neverland adventures and Peter Pan

The Girl Who He Never Noticed, by Neilani Alejandrino tells a story of rocketing feeling about Jade who after her father's death and her childhood love. Jade is determined to meet ends meet along with keeping her beauty under a thick rimmed glasses and black wig. Everything changed after renowned as a ruthless billionaire Eros came into her life. An ew adventure begins with tear-jerking romance and characters that seems to make the story even more interesting than it already

Samford University’s production of Sleeping Beauty by Charles Way was the perfect portrayal of Theater for Youth. The set design, costuming, and the actors’ exquisite ability to convincingly convey their roles brought the audience right into the world of a Wales kingdom.