How does John Misto use the power of the Distinctively Visual to convey his message?

In contrast to one related text !"##D $% H&V# & $H#'I' '$&$#M#"$ %" $H# '())&*+' $H&$ I"$,%D+-#' $H# $%.I- I" /%-+' 0HI-H I' #1.#,I#"-# $H,%+2H )&"2+&2#3 $he way we perceive the world is constantly 4eing challenged and altered 4ecause of our su45ective views of texts that we read John Mistos provocative play 6$he 'hoe7Horn 'onata !899:3 and Mar; Hermans film 6$he *oy in 'triped .y5amas< !=>>?3 explores hope@ survival@ in5ustice and friendship $hese issues are shaped 4y techniAues such as stage directions@ camera angles@ parodied humour@ visual@ lighting and audio !"##D $% #)&*%,&$# M%,# %" $H# '())&*+' #)&*%,&$# %" $H# $H#M#' &"D B#( ID#&' $H,%+2H%+$ #&-H $#1$3 Misto explores the theme of in5ustice committed against the *ritish women as a constant reminder to the audience of their inflicted pain and suffering 6$hey 4urned our diariesC #very last one <$he visual imagery of the thin starving women indicate a clear message to the audience through Mistos portrayal of the prisoners dressed in rags 5uxtaposed to the filthy environment they were imprisoned in !D%"$ ,#$#)) $H# '$%,(@ 0H&$ D%#' I$ D% I" $#,M' %/ IM.&-$ $% $H# ,#&D#,3 $his scene is reinforced 4y dim lighting on the empty set to create a fore4oding atmosphere and draw attention to *ridie as she enters the set to engage with the audience Misto depicts acts of in5ustice towards the women inflicted 4y the *ritish and &ustralian government through their ignorance@ ;eep smiling to ensure the suffering of the women was forgotten $he irony emphasises the lac; of sympathy and appreciation shown towards the women $he forces which push an individual to strive for 5ustice within the political community are also evident in Mar; Hermans graphical film@ 6$he *oy In $he 'triped .y5amas < In5ustice is portrayed through the dominance of the 2ermans in 0orld 0ar II $he representation of in5ustice is visualiDed through the 5uxtaposition of their humanity and num4ers 6Its 5ust a num4erE everyone gets given a different num4er< $hrough the use of dialogue in5ustice is viewed and as a result new friendships form Herman engages the audience in Hitlers method of striping their humanity 4y assigning each individual num4ers instead of their names@ highlighting his aggression towards the Jews $his scene

highlights the imagery of *runos adventure to see; answers a4out 6the farmers< on the other side of the fence@ as 6strange< indicates their innocence while 4eing una4le to distinguish their perceptions of the Jews $he high angle shot of the 2erman 4oy 6*runo< during the dialogue represents his dominance in contrast to the Jewish 4oy 6'hmuel< with low angle shot to further highlight his insignificance & wide angle shot engages the audience of the 4arricaded wired fence 4etween them@ sym4olising the different worlds and environments these 4oys hail from *runos environment is highlighted with 4right lighting and vivid atmosphere expressed through the flowers and the river whereas 'hmuels environment engages the concept of a prison with dim lighting to further demonstrate his 4lea; future In 6$he *oy in the 'triped .y5amas<@ we witness the protagonist 'hmuel 4efriending an outsider whereas in John Mistos play we witness the heartache and struggle of the two victims 'heila and *ridie who had met in the shipwrec; Interpersonal relationships were 4uilt during the .risoner %f 0ar camps@ these helped many women through the hardship ensuring their eventual survival $he use of stage directions and 4right lighting helps portray a flash4ac; where the audience are aware of the past event ta;ing place which emphasising the strain in their relationship after the war $he stage direction 'helia ta;es the shoe7horn out of the drawer and throws it on the 4ed acts as a metaphor of their relationship@ with the tension in the atmosphere 'heila still ;ept it after their post war experiences to prove to *ridie how strong her affection is towards her $he su4tle direction sAueeDes 'helias hand and tries to smile gently gra4s the audiences attention to the reconciliation 4etween the two has 4egun@ despite the tension at the 4eginning of the play Misto had interpreted the underlying experiences 4oth the women had post war of their reconciliation@ whereas Herman also engages this concept 4etween the prohi4ited friendship of the 4oys during the war /riendships often are hidden in the shadows away from the mediaFs attention 6$he *oy in 'triped .y5amas< engages the ris;y friendship of *runo and 'hmuel 60eFre meant to 4e enemies Did you ;now that?< $he rhetorical Auestion engages *runos perspective in reference to the segregation of the Jews and 2ermans $he middle angle shot of *runo ac;nowledges the eAuality whilst a4iding !0H&$ D% (%+ M#&" *( &*IDI"2? M&B# $HI' & *I$ M%,# -)#&,3 the prohi4ited friendship@ also hoping that

they could still remain as friends Herman encourages the endurance of their friendship through the experiences of the war@ eAually similar to 'hoe Horn 'onata with the use of sym4olic o45ects to develop empathy towards the victims Hope is intangi4le although is visualiDed through sym4olic o45ects 'ym4olism of the 'hoe7horn is evident many times throughout the play as an act of survival *ridie and 'helias comradeship is sym4olised 4y the 'hoe7horn as *ridie uses it to ;eep 'heila awa;e and from drowning Misto uses this o45ect as their will to live 6$ap tap tap<@ the repetition is created through the diegetic sound of the shoe horn and also emphasiDing their isolation and a4andonment 6&s they drifted through the ocean the two women 4egun to sing the hymn Jerusalem< $he 4i4lical allusion of hope and strength engages the audiences religious perspective of the world and concentrates on any faith they may 4elieve within In conclusion the two texts use distinctively visual !D%"$ +'# DI'$I"-$IV#)( VI'+&) +'# &"%$H#, $#,M3 techniAues to convey the graphical experiences the protagonists had experienced@ which led to trauma and awful memories Misto and Herman vividly expressed the emotions through different mediums of text with different techniAues which allow the composers to construct different insight to social values which changed the perspectives of audiences towards the political in5ustice system and discrimination of victims in the war *oth governments convey mortal dominance@ similarity to different methods@ whereas John Misto commemorated 4ravery of the women through a play to give pu4lic recognition of the women in the 00II whereas Mar; Herman concluded the massacre of the many Jewish women and men to portray the 2ermans horrid mentality throughout 00II