SHS

Question 1

Suffering #1 - Act One, Scene One

Answer 1

“Kowtow” - ‘Keirei!’ ‘Naore!’ (Cultural Lexicon)

Question 2

Suffering #2 - Act One, Scene One

Answer 2

Use of spotlight to ‘single out’ Bridie on stage (Stage Direction)

Question 3

Suffering #3 - Act One, Scene Five

Answer 3

Radji Beach - Death of those in camps - “marched into the water and shot in the back” (Use Of Score)

Question 4

Trauma #1 - Act One, Scene Two

Answer 4

“If not, I’ll be turning this off [pointing at hearing aid]” - In reference to the interview (Stage Direction + Use Of Props)

Question 5

Trauma #2 - Act Two, Scene Ten

Answer 5

“You know I can’t stand rice” - In reference to the Risotto (Stage Direction + Allusion)

Question 6

Trauma #3 - Act Two, Scene Twelve

Answer 6

“I’ll never forgive them for the David Jones food hall” (Body Language (Expression))

Question 7

Truth #1 - Act One, Scene Two

Answer 7

“You could have written, Sheila” - In reference to revealing she lived in Fremantle (Body Language (Expression) + Humour + Stage Direction)

Question 8

Truth #2 - Act One, Scene Eight

Answer 8

Revealing of how the Quinine tablets were retreived, through sex (offered herself). (Stage Direction + Music (Voiceover))

Question 9

Truth #3 - Act Two, Scene Twelve

Answer 9

“I left a store without paying for something” - As a result of PTSD (Body Language (Facial Expression) + Stage Direction)

Question 10

Hope #1 - Act One, Scene Four

Answer 10

Sheila putting pins in Lipstick Larry’s loin cloth (Personal Anecdote)

Question 11

Hope #2 - Act Two, Scene Eleven

Answer 11

“We sang our sonata whenever we could so the camp would know there was still music left” (Music)

Question 12

Hope #3 - Act ???, Scene ???

Answer 12

“One soldier waved and winked at me” “For the first time in years I had a smile on my face” (Personal Anecdote)

Question 13

Introduction

Answer 13

Distinctively visual elements within a text hold the ability to _________. These elements allow for _______. This is exemplified in the play ‘The Shoehorn Sonata’ (1995) by John Misto’s, which addresses the trauma in which those held captive in POW camps during the war endured and how those experiences shaped their lives, as seen through the characters of Bridie & Sheila. Similar themes are reflected in Aubrey Graham’s 2014 short film ‘Jungle’, which inversely reflects upon the rise of Aubrey in the public eye, which leads to his own personal downfall. Through the use of shrewdly manipulating medium, textual form, and language appropriate to their audience and purpose, both composers effectively explore ______.