The Dressmaker Analysis

In the plot of “Marigolds,” Collier describes Lizabeth, a girl born into poverty who is unaware of the hardship surrounding her and her family. One summer day, Lizabeth and her friends taunt Miss Lottie by throwing pebbles at her and her marigolds. Miss Lottie and her son, John Burke chase the kids away. Afterwards, all of the kids gather around to celebrate their latest escapade,everyone except Lizabeth. She and her brother head home and sleep until Lizabeth wakes up from hearing her father cry. That was the moment she realized that she and the other kids were living a lie.

This piece has a woman looking at her reflection in a shattered mirror, the bold text reads, ‘You Are Not Yourself.’ I chose to discuss this piece first because of its relevance to our most recent reading, The Last Time I Wore A Dress, by Daphne Scholinski. It encapsulates the stereotype that society has created for what is considered appropriate and inappropriate for someone to identify as a female. Throughout the book, Daphne struggles with her gender identity, she writes, “It was the doctors who came up with the idea that I was “an inappropriate female” – that my mouthy ways were a sign of deep unease in my female nature and that if I learned tips about eyeliner and foundation, I’d be a lot better off” (Scholinski 6). In our lecture about

REAL TV’s 2004 production of ‘Children of The Black Skirt is “A gothic fairy-tale for young people. Three lost children discover an abandoned orphanage in the bush and learn a history of Australia through the spirits of children who have lived there, from convict times, through to World War Two, the Stolen Generations and beyond.”1 The play was produced by REAL TV, written by Angela Betzien and directed by Leticia Càceres and the performance starred Jodie Le Vesconte (Black Skirt / Harold Horricks), Louise Brehmer (New one) and Melodie Reynolds (Old one / Rosie). They all used the elements of Australian Gothic Theatre, famous nursery rhymes and many of the elements of drama to communicate the terrors and tragic events many children growing

Have you ever wondered what people in the Elizabethan Era wore? Fashion was just as important in those days as it is to some people today. What people were wearing mattered to others, and even the government. During the Elizabethan Era clothing, accessories, and cosmetics were all a part of daily life.

The feature film Australia directed by Baz Luhrmann gives the viewers a great insight into life in rural Northern Territory during the 1940s. He includes characters that both compliment and oppose the setting and the way he has captured the Australian farming style of living is impeccable. Racism and sexism are alive during this time period primarily to the Aboriginal people and to women. Cultural identity is a big part of this movie, especially with an Aboriginal child, Nulluh, and the personality change that lady Sarah Ashley experiences is a critical part of the plot.

Australian Gothic Drama is an exhilarating yet disturbing style of theatre which especially explores Australians uniquely spectre of history and identity through utilising the purposes of empowerment, education and challenging its audience. One production which clearly demonstrates many conventions of Australian Gothic Theatre is Real TV’s production Children of the Black Skirt written by Angela Betzien. This production tells the tale of three lost children that discover an abandoned orphanage. Whilst exploring the orphanage the three children come upon three sets of clothes and playfully decide to put them on, however, as soon as they zip up the outfits they become entrapped within the walls of the

Even though Margot may not have treated them with complete kindness, this is no way to interact with others. As the sun came closer, the children’s behavior got worse. “Hey everyone, let’s put her in the closet before teacher comes!” (Bradbury, paragraph 26) said one boy. Overall, this behavior that Margot’s classmates display is rude at the very least and violent at the most.

Establishing Baz Luhrmann’s acclaimed Red Curtain trilogy, Strictly Ballroom explores the notion that “a life lived in fear is a life half lived,” through his effective use of characterisation, setting, symbolism and cinematography. The coming of age piece follows two ballroom dancers through their battle against conventionality, during the height of the rigorous 1980’s Australian dance culture. Furthermore, an emphasis on exaggeration is portrayed within the film to exemplify the notion of regret, which directs viewers into an animated like perception of theatre, as urged by Luhrmann.

In “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” Patricia J. Williams speaks of her sons experiences in his school. The ethical problem she brings up is that kids see color as a factor in how they like something. Whereas her son sees color as if it doesn’t matter. In the article, Williams says that her son resists to identify color at all. “‘I don’t know,’ he would say when asked what color the grass was, or, most peculiarly, ‘it doesn’t matter.’” Williams wishes for people to realize that color does not matter. Williams wants people to see that race really matters and people bringing it up that it does not matter, is just proving her point even more.

The Little Chinese Seamstress is a story told through the eyes of a young narrator living in Communist China. Throughout this story the character constantly evolves in his mannerisms and his train of thought. His relationship with his best friend, Lou, constantly changes as well as Lou begins to hang out with the rural seamstress. One particular passage, beginning at 123 and ending through the end of 125. In this passage, the narrator has a dream about the Little Seamstress tumbling over a cliff side. The dream has deeper meaning and speaks volumes on the narrator’s jealousy, as well as fear, of Lou and the Little Seamstresses relationship.

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In the United States, childhood is a relatively carefree time in which children are expected to have time to play and to receive care from adults. In other societies, like the one in Anchee Min’s memoir Red Azalea and Gayle Tzemach Lemmon’s book The Dressmakers Of Khair Khana, one can see how Min and Kamila become strong, independent, leaders at a young. Ultimately both women learn to work around their society’s social issues to survive. I find the life stories of these women to be very unique, because of their efforts and attitudes of surviving and never complaining about their given responsibilities. Therefore, Min and Kamila’s families depended on them because they were perceived as brave, mature, and smart young women.

Over the span of 150 years the flour industry in Minnesota has changed massively. The Minnesota flour industry got started in 1869. In Minnesota the industry was very small before Charles Pillsbury. In 1869 Pillsbury came west from New Jersey to Minnesota. Charles was full of courageous thoughts about starting a new business. Charles Pillsbury started a wonderful flour industry. Within 5 years the business was on fire. One of the reasons why our state succeeded in the flour industry is because we had many railroads and grains traveled by the trains.

The dressmaker is a regional novel that means it shifts between genres. We see from the novel how the protagonist Tilly’s revenge changes the perspective by how readers view her and we adapt to seeing Tilly take on the role of the mad woman’s daughter. Using focalisation though Sargent Farrat, is the key element in finding a criminal who ironically holds a trustworthy job in a rural town that adapts to the genre

Mrs. Potts would best be done with a dress with a very long skirt that can be manipulated with hoop skirt to give it the shape of a teapot. The sleeves of the dress would have to be either painted or from other outfits and then sewn on to give the look of a spout and handle. I feel like the dress should be mainly white but with floral or swirling designs on it to convey the idea of her turning into a fine china tea set. She would also need a sturdy sun hat that is painted to match the dress or be the same white as the dress to be the lid of the