Friday, 8 November 2013

Research Blog Topics - First Impression Of The Play

First Impressions of The Play

My first impressions of the play is that it is about a young teenage boy named James who has been through a lot in his life which has negatively affected him in the future. For example, in the play, it mentions how his father used to beat his mother "to a pulp". This could mentally traumatize a young person as they should not be witnessing such things at a young age. This could be one of the reasons why James seems like such a depressed and lonely character.

Throughout this play, you are taken through James' story of how he became so depressed and disheartened from an early age. His mother wasn't the wealthiest person in the world, he was bullied by his peers and nearly killed someone and almost was put into jail for it! Despite his mum's financial problems, she still provided for him which shows that he still received love from at least someone. Also, he was very close with his granddad as shown in the play. Sadly, James' granddad died of cancer later on in the play. On page 17, James says "You'd remember the night your granddad died. That's when you died inside". I think at this was a point in the play, James hits rock bottom. He mentions in the play on page 7 "But you'd remember your granddad. He was the closest thing you had to a proper father. He put you under his wing. He did everything a dad would do...". This demonstrates the close relationship James had with someone in his life and the relationship that made him happy. Although, as you read on, you see James getting more and more depressed in result to his granddad passing.

Also, the play is quite choppy. It talks of past experiences and every word has a meaning and cliffhanger. For example, the first word of the play is "imagine". This shows that already the play could be about someone's thoughts and that they have to use the imagination from their minds to prove this. 

Overall, I think the play is depressing because of the life story James has. However, his can be the true reality of some people's lives and we should be aware of this. Not only does doing theatre help you improve as an actor/actress but it can help to educate you on real life dramas. 

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