Black Rock Cherie
PART A :
Compose a one page (A4) description if Cherie’s character and her role in the play. Include how her relationship with one another character shapes audiences response to her.
Include how her context has shaped her character. Incorporate textual evidence and use the correct technical language for drama texts
In the short drama role-play “Black Rock” (1997) by Nick Enright which is inspired and based on a true story of a girl from Stockton, near Newcastle, Australia on 3 November 1989 from being murdered and raped. Nick Enright reveals aspects of human nature, through the distinct characters in the play. He also suggests the different values of mateship, and the marginalisation of women and youth culture. Which is present in Australia society today and enables the teenage audience to identify with the themes and ideas
To present Nick Enright’s ideas and connotations of dramatic conventions are reflected in characters such as Jarrod, Ricko and Cherie, dialogue, stage directions, non-verbal elements, symbolism, plot, and setting of Black Rock. Jarrod and Ricko are the local surf heroes who are most recognised in this role-play and Black Rock.
Another character who is recognised in this role play is Cherie, Cherie’s is a 15 year old girl who is constructed to appeal to the teenage audience with her mother implying “She knows more than we do," which suggests Cherie to have a superior understanding of the urban, youth, landscape, psychologically and physically.
Cherie who is also Jarrod’s cousin deals with a horrible incident that involves her best friend Tracy who is raped and murdered by one of the Black Rock guys. She struggles to understand what has happened to Tracy and who was responsible for her closest friend’s death. Her attitude changes when facing this accident, with her constantly visiting Tracy’s grave and defending her innocence.
Cherie also challenges Scott "She was beautiful...a beautiful girl," to which Scott rebuts ," a couple of
Compose a one page (A4) description if Cherie’s character and her role in the play. Include how her relationship with one another character shapes audiences response to her.
Include how her context has shaped her character. Incorporate textual evidence and use the correct technical language for drama texts
In the short drama role-play “Black Rock” (1997) by Nick Enright which is inspired and based on a true story of a girl from Stockton, near Newcastle, Australia on 3 November 1989 from being murdered and raped. Nick Enright reveals aspects of human nature, through the distinct characters in the play. He also suggests the different values of mateship, and the marginalisation of women and youth culture. Which is present in Australia society today and enables the teenage audience to identify with the themes and ideas
To present Nick Enright’s ideas and connotations of dramatic conventions are reflected in characters such as Jarrod, Ricko and Cherie, dialogue, stage directions, non-verbal elements, symbolism, plot, and setting of Black Rock. Jarrod and Ricko are the local surf heroes who are most recognised in this role-play and Black Rock.
Another character who is recognised in this role play is Cherie, Cherie’s is a 15 year old girl who is constructed to appeal to the teenage audience with her mother implying “She knows more than we do," which suggests Cherie to have a superior understanding of the urban, youth, landscape, psychologically and physically.
Cherie who is also Jarrod’s cousin deals with a horrible incident that involves her best friend Tracy who is raped and murdered by one of the Black Rock guys. She struggles to understand what has happened to Tracy and who was responsible for her closest friend’s death. Her attitude changes when facing this accident, with her constantly visiting Tracy’s grave and defending her innocence.
Cherie also challenges Scott "She was beautiful...a beautiful girl," to which Scott rebuts ," a couple of