David Williamson’s The Removalists illustrates abuse of authority, corruption, violence and domestic abuse. Throughout the use of various dramatic techniques, styles, forms and conventions, both Alex Buzo and David Williamson have found ways to challenge the audience into questioning their own beliefs and ideas. Alex Buzo’s Norm and Ahmed is a play that epitomizes abuse of authority, racism and violence. Norm, as the character’s name suggests, is an average Australian – the ‘norm’. He is the typical
This heightens his curiosity so he sneaks out again to see a very sick person again in which he would ask his friend what it was, responding with this is sickness, you too shall experience this. Again with his curiosity going he sneaks out again to see a funeral session asking his friend what it was to say this is what happens when you die, saying this too you shall experience. He sneaks out a last time to see a beggar with little yet is puzzle because the man is perfectly content. He then realizes that our desires keep us in this world in which the world is an illusion of pain and misery. The only way to escape this is by reaching Nirvana by completely detaching yourself from the world including your love of family.
By locating its concern on the issues about morality and violence andexploring the limits of human cruelty Waiting for the Barbarians challenges humanityand imperialism in several ways. Presenting a psychoanalytic discussion of Waiting for the Barbarians this study focuses on the impact of fear in human psyche andimperialism’s self destructive power. How far fear and anxiety can go and how far members of society can follow a blind power is the main concern of this essay. AsCoetzee’s Waiting for the Barbarians is an allegorical novel, this essay will try tointerpret the allegories created in relation to the tensions raised in the novel. The examination of the critiques raised in the book, may be broken down into thefollowing main components.
One can indeed try to obtain a particular result either by the use of violence or by speech aimed at securing the adherence of minds. This is shown in the justice games ‘trials of oz’ when Leary questions Anderson extensively to where Anderson feels he is ahead of the game and then Leary breaking out and shouting. “Making Rupert bear fuck? !” … this statement is taken by surprise by the audience and Anderson and because the statement is fairly crass and risqué the effect of it is significant, making it feel as though ‘making Rupert bear fuck’ is the worst act to commit. It is in terms of this alternative that the
These feelings towards a Government often occur in today’s society and the portrayal of this in V for Vendetta emphasises the discontent to the audience and presents us with a negative view on society as a whole; as it relates to people like Mugabe and his Government who control by fear and intimidation and are the centre of discontent. An extremely effective technique McTeigue used to present a negative view on society is dialogue. After the V destroys the Old Bailey the media report that the building was actually demolished for structural reasons. While watching this report on TV Evey’s co-worker exclaims, “Do you believe that load of bollocks?” This illustrates the unhappiness within the masses and the discontent they hold. Another example is a quote from Dascomb, “Our job is to report the news, not fabricate it... That's
Throughout the story he explains how he isn't insane, and how his disease only "sharpened" his senses. In the "Tell-Tale Heart", Edgar Allan Poe uses irony, imagery, and symbolism to show how sick the mind of the narrator truly is. Edgar Allan Poe uses irony throughout the story because he constantly confesses how sane he is. This is ironic because as he describes his actions and motives for the murder, he is only unveiling his insanity. The narrator attempts to reassure his audience he is of sound mind.
The minimal lighting exaggerates the setting by focusing on a government sign, encouraging fear as a form of control which can be maintained through propaganda and violence. Evey is confronted by fingermen in a dark alley way and tries to retaliate. In this scene Evey’s fear is highlighted by a high angle close up and dialogue, “Oh god, you’re fingermen.” The minimal lighting on the fingermen’s faces helps the audience understand the corrupt men and encourages that they are fearful characters. The scenes demonstration of symbolism, informs the audience of the corrupt power and authority the badge holds, as the dialogue contains fear. The focus on the symbolism of the badge, causes Evey’s reaction, overpowering the false promise of security that the mace offers.
Mohsin Hamid, author of the ‘Reluctant Fundamentalist’ implicates the reader within his controversial novel, to consequently highlight through the modern reader’s predetermined judgments, the ramifications of simple a misunderstanding between two cultures. The reader’s own outlooks are heightened by the use of dramatic monologue, accelerating and intensifying the tension between the characters in the novel, but also between the reader and the author himself. Hamid concentrates primarily on the imperialism of the American society and the demise, embodied within his symbolic stereotypical characters: representing their part within the fallen American empire accordingly. The 2007 novel accentuates the diverse, peculiar and differentiating qualities each one of Hamid’s characters posses and how each one aids in foreshadowing the events leading up to the deterioration of the parasitic relationship between America and Pakistan, both symbolically and literally post 9/11. Historically America has been depicted as the superior nation, deeming surrounding countries as inadequate and inferior.
This ironic hindsight into the war also gives the audience a sense of the inspector's wisdom. He is portrayed as the conscience because all throught the play the Inspector is seen as guiding the Birling's away from sin, trying to teach them selflessness and responsibilty for others, in this sense the style of the play is one of morality.We see an opinion of responsibility through the inspector's attitude torwards the sinful actions of the Birling family. He attempts to make Sheila accept her share of the blame 'you're partly to blame'. The Inspector's speech on page 56 of the play clarifies for the audience and
Fitzgerald aims to build a sense of trust and so portrays characters as well educated and enlightened, as such that Nick is ‘inclined to reserve all judgments’ and being ‘privy to the secret grief of wild, unknown men’. This forces the reader to trust Nick’s retrospective recollections; and the fact that the reader is aware of how his perceptions may have been altered by future knowledge or the erosion of memory through time indicates this memoir may be an edited version that is not completely reflective on the true events. Fitzgerald clearly sets the setting of the whole novel: the West Egg and East Egg, it is arguably said that it could be referred to the history of the Christopher Columbus story. This enhances the imagery of an egg as the start of a new life; Nick felt that ‘life was beginning over again’. Moreover, Fitzgerald allows Nick to point out the superficial similarities between the two communities, revealing differences gradually; extravagant wealthy people populate both Eggs and to the outsiders they are a source of ‘perpetual wonder’.