7 Stages Of Grieving Play Essay

Images has the incipient potential to influence our cognitive abilities of the way we perceive things around us. Both the composers had challenged audiences of their perspectives via their imperative and sophisticated use of language. These texts include the play 7 Stages of Grieving written by Westley Enoch and Deborah Mailmen & The Help directed by Tate Taylor. They had diverted its attention on the over ridding issues of racism, understanding and hope through the use of theatrical and cinematic techniques.
In the play 7 stages of Grieving, Mailmen & Enoch had depicted variety of issues concerning the treatment towards Aboriginal in the current society. One of which is explored through the scene of ‘Murri Gets a Dress’. This scene particularly
However, this point is often overlooked in fact, the composer has emphasized on this scene intended to alert audience’s attention to the evolved society in the hope that there will be a change in thoughts in the readers. Furthermore, the image of racism can also be shown through quote “I’M STILL BALCK! AND DEADLY!” This has displayed the after effect of this on-going ‘treatment’. Consequently, this provides a generalized image to readers of what true ‘racism’ looks like. Correspondingly, the film The Help also delineates these similar issues. During the scene ‘Playing Bridge’, the character Aibileen is always spaced out from the majority. This is presented through the proxemics and camera angles of how she ‘belongs’ in the kitchen and her distant position away from the whites. She is always out of focus when white women are depicted in the background or out of focus. Furthermore, every time the blacks and whites are shot in the same frame. The blacks tend to be standing while the whites are sitting. This gives the audience a clear representation of where the power is held and an insight of the invisible barrier of segregation due to their ‘skin colour’. Costuming is another factor that Tate had utilize to