Marigold Hotel Stereotypes

The action cuts between two settings: a television studio and a Melbourne motel room. The opening scene shows Bridie re-enacting the kowtow, a tribute to the emperor of Japan. (Bridie stands in a spotlight. She bows stiffly from the waist, and remains in this position). Stage directions allow the readers to visualise exactly how the composer wants it to be performed. The reader is able to share their experiences, and feels engaged with Bridie at this point. Misto uses photographic images, projected on a screen behind Bridie to support the dialogue. [On the screen behind Bridie are projected several 1940 posters for the Women’s Army. These are followed by photographs of the Australian army nurses disembarking in Singapore]. This allows the reader to feel included into the play, and creates an emotional impact by reminding us that although the play is fiction, the stories themselves are real, and real people who suffered in this way. Wilfred Owen’s first line of ‘the Send-Off’ illustrates the soldiers singing happily, heading to defend their country. ‘Down the close, darkening lanes they sang their way to the siding-shed’. Owen opens the poem with this powerful visual line to display the juxtaposition present in the happy soldiers and the ‘close, darkening lanes’. This line reflects the soldiers being sent to their death, and we as the readers are able to understand that Owen points

Social status often establishes one 's credibility and integrity within a society. The power that social status has, encourages people to heavily focus on it. With this focus on social status ever pressing, one’s identity often gets intertwined with and reliant on their place in the hierarchy of society. People become fixated on one idea they have of a person in a certain social class, that anybody who breaks out of specific stereotypes may often cause anger amongst others. In the short story “Greenleaf” by Flannery O’Connor, the main character, Mrs. May, is obsessive about the way others perceive her and her place in society. Mr. May’s identity is so strictly tied to her desire to get to a higher social class and her notions how society

The theme of a patriarchal society where beauty is a weakness and having too much of it only means darkness is very prominent in Sandra Cisneros's The House on Mango Street. Esperanza, the protagonist of the numerous vignettes, highlights how this affects the young women on Mango Street.

One particular scene sees her in the centre of the rings of stone, placing several small piles of stones around the mound of dirt in a circular fashion. She explains that these represent members of the family, constantly asking the audience: “Are you with me?” This pattern on the stage symbolises an Aboriginal artwork. The rings in Aboriginal art symbolise a water hole or resting place. In the play the rings served as a set and symbolised a safe haven for the actor throughout the performance. She then asked what would happen if we got rid of the children. This was a reference to the stolen generation. She gathered up the stones symbolising the children and took them out of the circles and placed them off to the side. This symbolised that when the children of the stolen generation were taken from their families, they were taken out of their safe havens. A beam of light shone on the stones to highlight that the children were disconnected from their people. She walked back to the centre of the stage and the rings. She knelt down and screamed “Are you with me?” as she pushed over the mound of soil. This soil represented the core of the family. Once the children were taken, the core was broken. This use of symbolism and stagecraft proved that the act of taking the aboriginal children was fundamental in causing the

In Toni Cade Bambara’s short story “The Lesson” Miss Moore attempts to teach the children of a Harlem neighborhood about class inequality. It’s apparent that the young narrator of the story, Sylvia, struggles interacting with those she views as above her. Numerous times throughout the story Sylvia belittles and lashes out at the people she believes are in a higher social standing. Sylvia’s interactions with those of authority and higher social standing further demonstrate Miss Moore’s lesson of the rift between socioeconomic classes in society. Through the entire story the reader gains insight of how Sylvia’s attitude is a struggle to cope with the differences between economic classes.

The women of the story are not treated with the respect, which reflects their social standings. The first image of the women that the reader gets is a typical housewife. They are imaged as “wearing faded house dresses and

Stereotype plays a big part in today’s society. In the Memoir “The Glass Castle” by Jeannette Walls, others would easily misjudge Jeannette’s family just by their image and the way they lived their life. Although they lived the way they did the walls family had much potential and were very well educated in their own ways. People need to live by the quote “Never judge a book by its cover” because you never know who they are until you meet them.

Before detailing the events that take place between Sheba and the under-aged Connolly, Barbara assures the reader that she is merely the narrator, and that ‘This book isn’t about me’(Heller 4). Therein lies the most significant instance of irony that forms the crux of the narrative in Zoë Heller’s

“The view that British society is divided into two primary classes is much more than a sociologist’s simplification; it seems to be deeply rooted in the mind of the ordinary British citizen.” (Butler and Stokes, 1969)

As we dressed for the show, my thoughts were flooded with images and ideas. We descended the hotel stairs, hailed a taxi, and arrived at the theatre; while I remained in a pleasant daze. My first impression of the Nederlander met and exceeded all my expectations. I had envisioned an old theater, forgotten by the Broadway elite. As we walked to the door, we were able to see the wall signed by the cast and photos of the premier. The theater itself had a rundown feel to it and left you with the distinct impression that the magic was within the walls and on stage. As we entered the doors, I soaked in every thing. Our seats were located in the center, orchestra section, which gave us a perfect view of all the action.

This gave her the sense of freedom and the knowledge that she does not have to care what others think of her in order to achieve her goals, which is essential given the main purpose of the text. This set of anecdotes very clearly highlights to the reader both the prejudices in the society Galloway grew up in and the respect Galloway deserved having overcome them. Galloway's courage and determination are clearly inspirational, even though society has thankfully moved on from the culture she describes.

“Journey’s end”, a play written by R.C Sherriff he describes the horrendous effect of war on the soldiers. They play was written after Sherriff was sent home wounded in 1917. The play gives you an idea about the life of soldiers in war and how they survive; it portrays their feelings and emotions being there while witnessing the misery. Being an officer, R.C Sherriff understands the feelings and emotions of the officers in war. The three characters: Stanhope, the leader of company “c”, Raleigh and Hibbert which are two officers from the same company are affected by war and the change of circumstances. R.C Sherriff successfully shows the horrific effect of war on the officers by changes in their personality.

“Theatre makes us think about power and the way our society works and it does this with a clear purpose, to make a change.”

On Monday the 21st of September I went to see the play ‘War Horse’ at the New London Theatre. The play was directed by Marianne Elliot and Tom Morris and is written about the novel ‘War Horse’ by Michael Morpurgo. The play is about a horse, Joey. He is sold to the English cavalry and is shipped off to France were we serves in WW1. His owner, Albert desperate not to lose Joey, enlists in the army despite the fact that he is under aged. Albert embarks on a treacherous journey on a quest to find Joey. The play is based upon the horse’s perspectives and views. War Horse is trying to emphasis the strong brutality of war, and

British society is split into hierarchical categories with “higher” “middle” and “lower working” class. The British class structure is shaped like a pyramid cut into three