Phillip Ridley's "Sparkleshark" Essay

makes her feel so “silly as to make him uncomfortable just for a whim” while she is

‘The Sapphires’ by Wayne Blair was the trigger that led my research into the effects of the Stolen Generation on Aboriginals in Australia. This film is about an Aboriginal singing group who want to make a name for themselves, but find it difficult because of the racism against them. This film also tells the stories of their cousin Kay, who was a half-caste and was stolen from her Aboriginal family at a young age to be taught the ways of white people, and forget her culture. This film made me realise that I am lucky to live in a country where racism of such an extent in which children are stolen from their indigenous families, isn’t part of our history, and has not affected me personally. From my research, I have found six main sources that have helped me to understand how large this problem was and continues to be. My sources: ‘The Sapphires’ by Wayne Blair; a film about a group of Aboriginal singers who are affected by racism which is based on a real life singing group; ‘The Sorry Speech’, by Kevin Rudd who was the Prime Minister of Australia in 2008 who explains the damage and apologises for the way that the actions of past governments tore apart the lives of their indigenous people. Then there is ‘Blind Eye,’ the documentary in which people who were stolen are interviewed and tell their stories. The film, ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ this tells the story of two girls who were stolen and gives us insight into how brutally that they were treated after being ripped apart from

The imagery of the make-up coming off when June May reaches China due to the heat and humidity may also act as a symbol of her taking off her mask an revealing her true identity; her Chinese identity by blood.

In the movie is clear that she likes to be the center of the attention she likes the fact that people admire her and are afraid of her.

It is as if she is hiding a secret that she wants to tell but knows that she should keep to herself.

In Cornelius Eady’s poem “The Supremes” , he depicts the mundane lives of youths in a modern-day middle class. As children grow into adults, the popular belief is that they will be able to choose their own path and live a happy life. However, the realities of life for a particular set of children are grim and entrapping.

Pipher gives some compelling stories about the behaviors of some pre-adolescent girls she has encountered. Her cousin, Polly, was an energetic and opinionated girl when she was young. Upon puberty, Polly felt unable to connect to boys and girls her age until she became stylish and more subdued in her language. This gives the reader the feeling that Polly was not accepted until she changed her personality to fit that of her surroundings. It is possible that Polly’s friends no longer enjoyed being around a girl who was opinionated or who would insult those with whom she did not agree. This story does not qualify as a valid, concrete premise to show the connection between changes an adolescent girl and her ability to connect with others.

In all probability, she is trying to needle Steffy but she won’t have an easy ride either. Deacon is there to confront her. He knows her better than anyone else and her

more important to her than other things. She shows that she doesn't need or want a thing to do

This is a symbol to show her that no matter what conflict she faces, she will be able to get through it.

She uses the fake identity to prevent unwanted connections with people other than the telepaths. By avoiding unnecessary contact she reduces the risk of being found out.

Up until this point, she wears casual clothing such as sweaters, and jeans, and has friendly and warm facial expressions and body language, which blends in with Chris’ personality and style. Now in this scene, she sits on her bed with a very preppy white-collared shirt tucked into khaki pants with white shoes; her style transforms to become a more well-off and privileged look, and this creates dichotomy between her and Chris (which is a metaphor for issues with racial wage gap) as she now demonstrates her true role in her family. Her outfit is very elitist and equestrian, or white-collar worker, amplifying her look of power and wealth, which exploits the poverty that many black people endure making them inferior and prey in economic terms. Moreover, her looks could murder; her facial expressions are menacing. The camera is focused very closely on her face to exploit her true colors and she seems to have no more empathy or feeling. She has her hair slicked back into a ponytail, and her face is concentrated, cold, and calculating, as she is ready to get down to business, preying on her next black victim as she Googles “Top NCAA Prospects”, searching for a new victim. Her kind act has faded leaving a very predacious and snooty appearance that reveals the theme of white privilege and racial inequality that is lethal and lurking in our society. Her look of elitism additionally works

My original thought when comparing Percy Jackson and the Olympians: the Lightning Thief the movie and Classical mythology was that there would be many more references to the myth of Perceus than any other myth throughout the movie in its entirety. That’s where I was wrong. After watching the movie again and researching the different hero myths my opinion has changed. My new thoughts are that the movie is not influenced by the myth of Perceus any more than other hero myths. The movie ties together many different heroes’ stories and mixes them together to make a wonderful story about a young boy. The movie was based on a book series written by Rick Riordan.

makes her seem like she is special and as if she was ‘god sent’. All

Theme – the reason behind why the playwright wrote the play. “Patterns of life”, a slice of reality.