Revision
Story:
Plot review for both Night Women and A Wall of Fire Rising.
A Wall of Fire Rising: Guy is a lower class staff working at the Sugar Mill.
Got ignored by her wife
One time he saw the hot air balloon
expected to be in there to feel the releasing
Took a further action to go there, but eventually dead
The Night Women
There is a woman working as a prostitute since her husband left the family.
She then takes the whole responsibility to take care of her son
Blends in really well, Although the author doesn't mean to do that, these stories come right after one another in the book.
when reading I think that the two stories are related.
Also, the stories strongly show the power in women's hand. It describes the mother's sacrifice and loving toward their children: moved and emotional. Think of my mother
Themes for both of them
A Wall of Fire Rising: Hopelessness, Death, Escape, and leaving
The Night Women: Sacrifice, love
Adaptation:
The plot for our adaptation: What happens after Guy left the family
Themes for our adaptation: Sacrifice, love, and hate Relationship: Between Guy and Little Guy
Changes: Sacrifice all along to kill herself, she can no longer face the reality( burden)
1. Her husband already dead, she has no one but her son. After her son wants to go to America to study, she has no other one to hold.
2. Her job is a night woman, she is hopeless- facing her job. the customers that she is handling
3. After she claims to her son about the job she is doing, she cannot stand it anymore.
Performances:
Using Black Box to stage, simple and easy to change during scenes. However, we have one basic scene: the house of Lili and her son's. Two beds(different), one table, one shared chair, one broom, one book, and one laundry basket to show the poverty. Brutality
Plot review for both Night Women and A Wall of Fire Rising.
A Wall of Fire Rising: Guy is a lower class staff working at the Sugar Mill.
Got ignored by her wife
One time he saw the hot air balloon
expected to be in there to feel the releasing
Took a further action to go there, but eventually dead
The Night Women
There is a woman working as a prostitute since her husband left the family.
She then takes the whole responsibility to take care of her son
Blends in really well, Although the author doesn't mean to do that, these stories come right after one another in the book.
when reading I think that the two stories are related.
Also, the stories strongly show the power in women's hand. It describes the mother's sacrifice and loving toward their children: moved and emotional. Think of my mother
Themes for both of them
A Wall of Fire Rising: Hopelessness, Death, Escape, and leaving
The Night Women: Sacrifice, love
Adaptation:
The plot for our adaptation: What happens after Guy left the family
Themes for our adaptation: Sacrifice, love, and hate Relationship: Between Guy and Little Guy
Changes: Sacrifice all along to kill herself, she can no longer face the reality( burden)
1. Her husband already dead, she has no one but her son. After her son wants to go to America to study, she has no other one to hold.
2. Her job is a night woman, she is hopeless- facing her job. the customers that she is handling
3. After she claims to her son about the job she is doing, she cannot stand it anymore.
Staging:
Our version talks mainly about the sacrifice that Lili gives to her son and her family, and love towards her son. As a result, Lili mostly softens her voice to Little Guy. Whenever he has any problem, she will encourage him to the end. However, I think Lili is not only a strong and independent woman. She also needs love, selfless acts, and caring. As a result, when she sees Guy, she will act nervous, disappointed, and sad.
Using Black Box to stage, simple and easy to change during scenes. However, we have one basic scene: the house of Lili and her son's. Two beds(different), one table, one shared chair, one broom, one book, and one laundry basket to show the poverty. Brutality
-started with a soft voice to expose my love toward my son;
-responded with a gentle voice
-sat with Little Guy on the bed to show the connections
-patted his back and looked at him gently.
-when Guy is there, I lower my head
- crying, frowning, yelling to him
-I also fiddle my hands to show nervous
- pushing him to show my anger
-trilling my voice to show my sadness
-when he is gone, I sat on my bed to show my sadness
-when Little Guy wants to work, my voice becomes less gentle, but tougher
-I yelled at him
-my voice gets serious: saying lines straight and quick and direct
-after I found out my son will be left, I say it with a more gentle voice
-I sat on the ground to show helplessness
Evaluation:
I remember a scene that is not that good. When I pushed Josh away to show my anger and my sadness, I actually pushed him and came back to my original place. That seems somewhat artificial and embarrassing. Also, we must get into our character as we read the lines, feeling the same as the character feels. I still didn’t act the way I think I must act; maybe I should be more angry and disappointed to Guy as I cried even harder. However, I am so nervous on the stage, so it only has the madness left.
Improvements:
I can actually put on the crying emotions into the performances.
I can act closer toward Josh so that it can be clear that we were couples
Did well:
When I had my work down, I clean my cloth and I acted like I wasn't expecting Little Guy to wake up(the surprise)
Also, when Little Guy woke me up after he saw the angel, my reaction is kind of right for just waking up.
What I HAVE LEARNED:
The culture and political information about Haiti
To also be creative
How to create lines
About the role of a woman in the Haiti society
How to cooperate with my classmates
Props
Easy props-showing the Haitian family and the poverty in the family
Book-education
Flower-mourning
Different beds between me and Little Guy( further shows sacrifice)
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