SHOEHORN SONATA

Theme and Idea History and Memory Projected Slides Technique Images + Photographs Evidence/Example/Quote Image of starving male prisoners Bridie and Sheila compare stating we were thinner than this Effect or Impact This creates a sense of devastation of the state they were in Heightens audiences understanding of the enormity of the issues Establish authenticity of their experiences Music is essential to the action Music and Songs plays as Used to lift up their spirits irony Rule Britania greatness and high status of the British Jerusalem Hymn England being gods chosen land Captives Hymn song sung to God Women sings every Sunday to lift their spirits Creating visual images by strong descriptions Highly descriptive dialogue and stage directions woke up suddenly to people running everywhere Seeing them quite clear, the deck was so bright Get up! Stand up! Let the Japanese see youre just Creates a sense of irony, where instead of British being held up high, they were in captive of the Japanese Irony again, because Japanese were on top of the British people This shows the strong belief and high hopes held on to during such difficult moments of their lives Highlights the notion of Sonata This portrays the almost inconceivable horror caused by the fall of Singapore

SHOEHORN SONATA
The power of Truth Aggravated and Accusing Tones adopted by Sheila Our shoehorn, our tobacco tin, our hanky and your rotten bloody shoehorn was not enough to trade for the lifesaving quinine tablets women and children Intense fear absolute terror become evident to the audience

The Shoehorn Symbolism and Motif

The audience visualises the reality of the past Helps to deepen audiences understanding of the truth

So the shoehorn ended up saving you both? Sheila in the sea and Bridie in camp? This becomes clearer in the play that it was not the exact truth Saved Sheilas life in South China Sea Used as instrument in choir to lift up their spirits Survival Womens Friendship Believed to be exchanged for quinine

Shows ideas of loyalty, friendship and truth Symbol of Salvation Reaffirmation of their friendship