Puppetry

Michael Ondaatje uses the puppets as a metaphor for the immigrant population of Canada whose work often goes unnoticed and voices unheard. When Patrick visited the illegal gathering of a mixture of nationalities at the Waterworks, on stage he noticed a mob of puppets moving in unity, “Patrick looked up and saw the grid above them on the upper level, hardly visible, where the puppeteers must have been lying in darkness”. It is during this moment that John Berger’s quote is most relevant, for Patrick

My art students at the St. Croix Educational Complex High School and I had the privilege of learning recycled art puppet making firsthand from artist and puppet master, Mr. Donovan Zimmerman. Mr. Zimmerman was selected to create giant puppets depicting characters from the Governor’s Summer Reading Challenge book collection. He was also selected to teach educators and students this art form. The puppets were created for the Virgin Islands Department of Education Division of Virgin Islands Cultural

The Invisible Man spends the whole book, Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, trying to come to terms with his identity, throughout the book he continues to learn and discover who he is. Ellison uses Invisible Man’s (IM’s) briefcase as a symbol of oppression throughout the novel, while he uses the briefcase to contrast IM’s sense of self-empowerment and his actuality of being used and controlled. Right after the invisible man’s story starts, he receives a briefcase after he is forced to participate

Excited burbles permeated the kitchen while Sakura skimmed through the morning paper. Nothing thrilling occured where she was stationed… then again that was likely a good thing. Peacetime was cherished widely because no one knew when it would end. At least, civilians never did. Setting her mug down on the table, she glanced to the window above the sink and her eyes fell to the dishes that she’d been ignoring for an odd number of minutes. A small hand tugged at her left one and she turned her

The main idea in this study was that people are more likely to create relationships with those that are similar to them. This study focused on whether this was true for infants. It’s said that similarity is an important aspect of human interaction and influences social cognitive processes. When a person befriends someone who is similar to them, they tend to find them trustworthy, fair, and intelligent, as opposed to someone who is dissimilar to them. This study researched the significance and social

A Picture of the Shadows: A Discussion of How Chiaroscuro Illustrates Remembering and Forgetting in In the Skin of a Lion In the novel, In the Skin of a Lion, Michael Ondaatje uses the motif of chiaroscuro, or the relationship between light and shadow, to illustrate the themes of remembering and forgetting. A motif is a narrative element that reoccurs throughout a narrative, an idea that has a symbolic meaning. As described by H. Porter Abbott, it is not abstract but a concrete idea, which moulds

Puppets are used in the theatre in place of actors for a variety of reasons. Using puppets means that a production can have a large number of characters, even with limited actors, as there would be no requirement to organise backstage issues such as complex costume changes. Additionally, some shows may have animal characters which causes issues in terms of scale if actors were to be used. Therefore puppets may be used as a substitute, which is additionally beneficial as they do not have to be humanoid

“True marionettes are those manipulated from above by means of wires, or strings, which give life and motion to the figures as they are handled by the operator, or puppeteer” (UP). Malisa Sweet tells a Sebirt, Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration, and Orbit award winner bibliography about Tony Sarg and his love for “figuring out how to make things move” (UP), which lead to a love of marionettes and the first Thanksgiving Macy’s parade. In the back of the book Balloon Over Broadway: The

A puppet is a small pretend person or animal. You put the puppet over your hand, and your fingers move the puppet. Puppets can be made out of lots of things, such as cloth or wood. They can even be made out of a paper bag! The rest of this piece will give you directions for making your very own paper bag puppet. Gather What You Need First, find a clean brown paper bag. You can use a small one like a lunch bag, or you can use a big one that holds food from the grocery store. After you find a bag

Chesnutt uses “Upon reaching the shop he removed the doll from his pocket and hung it on one of the gilded spikes projecting about the wire netting surrounding the cashier desk, where his eye would catch it” (109) to reveal the importance of the doll catching the barbers eye. Chesnutt expresses sight imagery through giving vivid explanation of the barber removing the doll from his pocket and hanging it upon a golden spike. This image allows the readers to visualize where the doll is hung and understand