Can ones discovery offer a provocative and challenging realisation of time, place and people? The intensely meaningful and unexpected realisation of uncovering something for the first time can undoubtedly reveal and expose a sense of self-discovery through overcoming life changing difficulties and experiences .This belief is clearly highlighted in Michael Gows play away which effectively foreshadows new perceptions of ones self and the world around them
Ones experiences and overriding conflicts can alter the perception of how individuals view themselves and the world around them. This notion is profoundly evident in Michael Gows play when Coral’s experiences are transformed through the impending death of her son . During the initial …show more content…
This belief is further encapsulated through the foreshadowing of the storm in the third scene of the third act, which hints at the sizeable changes in Coral's circumstances. This allows coral to move into a new stage of her life. The storm brings coral towards tom who is viewed as a catalyst to assist coral in rediscovering her identity this is substantiated through an allegorical play within a play through referencing Shakespeare stranger on the shore as tom expresses his compassion and affection which teaches Coral to overcome her son’s death. Effective use of repetition I’m walking!’, I’m walking!’ clearly emphasis that coral has transformed as an individual who went from being a grief stricken mother to rediscovering a renewed perception of herself and the ways in which people viewed the struggle which ultimately changed and altered her perception of herself and the world around her .
In effect ones discoveries can profoundly facilitate unexpected challenges that are both provocative and confronting Gows play away invites the reader to develop shared and renewed perceptions of Corals transformation and how her values, belief and attitudes and can be redirected through ones perception of themselves and the world around