Sunday, February 16, 2014
4,000 Miles
A motif that I noticed the most throughout the play was the grandmother, Vera, constantly having to put her hearing aid in. I think this choice escalated the idea of miscommunication between Vera and Leo. Although communication between the two characters wasn't always clear, the scene where Leo is telling Vera about what happened to Micah was one time where both characters seemed to connect even though Vera only heard bits and pieces of the story. It was one of the few times that they weren't talking over each other or speaking in a harsh manner.
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I really liked your example of motif for this play. That was one I haven't thought of or heard yet. You make an excellent point and I totally agree! :)
ReplyDeleteSeeing how the play is very forward with mis-communication, I needed to look back at the text to see your references to the hearing aid. I can agree with the analogy and further will be looking for more items like that in our other plays now.
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