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JACK & LILY

DAMIAN MCLINDON, 2012 eg from text

Jack goes out to play with his toy gun and encounters his neighbour and childhood friend, Lily. Their friendship is rekindled on the basis of their shared connection with the land.
Technique + eg Before developing their friendship, Jack played alone with his gun. This solitude, as well as the gun, has negative connotations in relation to conflict. However, after fostering a relationship with Lily, they are playing in the field together laughing and chasing one another. This childhood play is positively connoted and portrayed through a wide angle shot further illustrating their shared connection with their rural environment. Dialogue between Jack and his mother demonstrates her want for him to rekindle his friendship with Lily. She asks him: Whats wrong with Lily? and highlights how close they were as children: You two used to bath together. Wide shot of the didactic distance between Jack and Lily: as he moves towards her he closes physical distance, but also mental/social/psychological distance he overcomes the boundaries to their belonging. Jack now engages in childhood games with Lily rather than entertaining himself in solitude with his negatively connoted gun. When Lily initially walks past Jack, a panning camera shot follows her with an insert of the crosshair of Jacks gun focussed on her figure showing the apprehension he feels towards her. Further demonstrated by the sound effects (silence when the camera is on Jack to illustrate his concentration, upbeat tune for the oblivious Lily). When Jacks mother suggests that he go see Lily, he refuses because shes a girl... theyre boring! He chooses not to be her friend because he believes girls are boring. When Jacks mother suggests that he go see Lily, he refuses because shes a girl... theyre boring! Links to other texts

IDENTITY

In overcoming his misconceptions about Lily and girls in general, Jack becomes a more understanding person.

AYLI: Rosalind is able to explore her identity and test Orlandos love for her by adopting the disguise of Ganymede.

INFLUENCE OF CONTEXT

Jacks only remaining link to his childhood friendship with Lily is his mother. His family is encouraging him to rekindle this friendship. Jack initially believes he cannot belong with Lily because shes a girl, however he realises that belonging isnt about gender, its about commonality and acceptance.

AYLI: Connections based upon their social contexts social classes are integral to the connections they establish. (eg Touchstone and Corin have a lack of understanding because Touchstone is courtly while Corin is merely a shepherd)

PERCEPTIONS

AYLI: Orlando subscribes to the courtly view that court and forest should be separated and cannot successfully bond shown when he enters the forest and instinctively goes to conflict to solve his problems. Through empathy, he realises he is able to belong with people in the forest.

NOT BELONGING

Jack doesnt accept Lily and thus Lily is excluded and doesnt belong.

AYLI: Jaques doesnt fit into the group of foresters. There is conflict between people from the court and those from the forest (ie Touchstone and Corin)

CHOICES NOT TO BELONG BARRIERS TO BELONGING

Jack doesnt want to belong with Lily because shes a girl. Preconceived ideas mean Jack finds it difficult to connect with Lily.

AYLI: Jacques chooses to be an outsider he differentiates himself from the group. He is melancholy while they are joyous foresters. AYLI: Touchstones preconceived ideas about those in the country prevent him from forming completely transparent connections with them, ie his disagreements with Corin.

PLACE

Jack and Lily are connected by their rural setting they show are shared love for it. This connection to place provides them with a basis from which they can form their relationship. Jack and Lily form a friendship when Jack overcomes his stigma towards girls. Lily demonstrates a thorough understanding of guns and Jack respects this knowledge, allowing him to see her as an eligible friend as opposed to just a boring girl. Jack and Lily have a shared connection to their rural setting. Jacks mother encourages him to rekindle his friendship with Lily. The influence of family can lead to belonging. Not shown in this text Jack accepts Lily when she proves herself she demonstrates her knowledge of guns, she climbs a tree, and indicates interest in a dead wombat.

Jack and Lily climb a tree together representing the pathway to their belonging. Lily holds Jack hand to help him up. The climb and the hands holding are symbolic of their newly formed friendship. The knowledge Lily demonstrates about guns causes Jack to see her in a new light, and thus they climb a tree together representing the pathway to their belonging. Lily holds Jack hand to help him up. The climb and the hands holding are symbolic of their newly formed friendship. Lily questions Jack: You shot anything? and Ever shot a .22? Jack answers no and is intimidated but intrigued by Lilys knowledge. Their bond is linked with their bond to the land. The formation of their bond is symbolised by the climbing of a tree, as well as the outcome of their friendship being the wide shot of them playing together in the country landscape. Dialogue between Jack and his mother demonstrates her want for him to rekindle his friendship with Lily. She asks him: Whats wrong with Lily? and highlights how close they were as children: You two used to bath together.

AYLI: The characters are united by their setting. In the court, they are united negatively their form of entertainment is to fight: [they wrestle]. In the forest, they are united positively by a group singalong: [music]

RELATIONSHIPS

AYLI: Rosalind portrays herself as an expert in the area of love and this is what creates a connection between her and Orlando. Her costuming allows her to explore her identity and also test the legitimacy of his love before they wed.

SHARED EXPERIENCES

AYLI: Shared connection with the forest has led to the characters being united in a more positive manner: the juxtaposition between fighting and singing for entertainment.

FAMILY ENRICHING/ CHALLENGING GROUPS

AYLI: Celia encourages her cousin Rosalind to pursue a relationship with Orlando which leads to the development of Rosalinds character as well as the marriage between Orlando and Rosalind.

ACCEPTANCE AND UNDERSTANDING

Lily questions Jack: You shot anything? and Ever shot a .22? Jack answers no and is intimidated but intrigued by Lilys knowledge. Jack also laughs when Lily suggest they go to look at a dead wombat: Wanna see something cool? ... A dead wombat, its guts are all squished on the road. Jack laughs and they leave to find the wombat. They play together in the country landscape.

AYLI: Oliver is initially in conflict with Orlando, but they bond over their shared location when Oliver comes to the Forest of Arden his values are renewed and he is then allowed to commit [himself] unto [his] brothers love.

LACK OF ACCEPTANCE AND UNDERSTANDING

There exists a lack of understanding between Jack and his mother. His mother doesnt understand the lack of enthusiasm he shows towards the friendship she wants him to form with Lily.

Jacks mother is constantly questioning him: Why dont you play with Lily?, Whats wrong with girls?, etc, because she lacks insight into the mind of her son. Jack rolls his eyes in response to her questions.

AYLI: Corin and Touchstone argue over disagreements they have different expectations about how people should act. This is a social construct of the classes they have come from Touchstone, a court-bred man, and Corin a shepherd.

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