Comparing Shoe Horn Sonata By John Misto And Porcelain Unicorn

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Distinctive images can successfully delineate universal themes, engaging viewers and resulting in a parallel between them and the lives of others. Both, Shoe Horn Sonata by playwright John Misto and Porcelain Unicorn, by Keegan Wilcox, explore this concept through their visually portraying the overarching themes of amity and alleviating the past relating to the unfortunate circumstances of two characters. Distinctive images are harnessed by the playwright and director by using significant symbolic objects and visual techniques that convey the two ubiquitous themes to put the viewers in the perspective of alternate individuals. In The Shoe Horn Sonata, Misto explores a crucial, yet universal, theme of amity between Bridie and Shelia as they …show more content…

Firstly, Wilcox fabricates an idea of the girl’s necessity for companionship by establishing her vulnerability through visual characterization, the mise-en-scène of the stick figure family revealed in an over-the-shoulder medium shot suggests her isolation. Additionally, Wilcox reinforces this by the close-up of the plush monkey that mimics the girl's helpless body language, creating an engaging parallel between the intimate object and the girl. The unlikely companionship is first highlighted by the powerful distinctive image of the two hands holding the symbolic unicorn, this visual trope is used to represent the newly found unity between them. Wilcox reiterates the universal theme of amity by metaphorically portraying the lighter used by the young Hitler Youth. The light emanated from the lighter is the brightest whenever there is a period of solidarity between them and is only extinguished by the Nazi officers, indicating them as the impediment of their friendship. Ultimately, Wilcox visually depicts the initial juncture that created the bond between the two-unalike youth which creates an engaging scenario for

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