Month: December 2019

Mr Hands Task

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  • Norma’s narrative voice & the use of irony

The juxtaposition between language and surroundings.

Romanticize the situation. This is a default for Norma as Roy was never allowed to deal with his trauma, therefore Norma’s way of dealing with traumatic instances, or situations that do not confide to how she thinks things are supposed to be, is to idealize the situation.

  •  The relationship between comedy and threat

Rawle uses slapstick descriptions of what’s happening in the scene as a way of displaying Norma’s incompetence to deal with difficult situations. This is because of Roy’s inability to deal with his grief. Roy was never been taught how to deal with tough situations, therefore when Norma is put into difficult situations (such as her interaction with Mr.Hands) we see Roy resort to covering up the reality of the situation as a default.

The comedic tone adds to the pathos felt for the character, as it is clear she is unable to deal with the real threat she is in. Norma has been able to convince herself so fully that Mr.Hands is the perfect man, she constructs the situation as almost like a movie scene in her mind. Therefore, the threat is so evident when we see this construction begin to break apart. this is seen in both the typography and words are more disjointed and divided, and the gross descriptions.

LO5 CAS Reflection – Collaboration (AMK Minds Service)

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I collaborated with AMK Minds Service (a center that works with people with mental health/disabilities). They usually come every Tuesday after school from 3:00 – 4:00.

It made it easy to work with them through the equipment we had. The equipment allows us to do many fun and moving activities with them. What was difficult is communication, as sometimes they can get quite excited or loud and communicating with them is sometimes difficult. However, the staff is always there to help us control them and make sure everyone is safe. Some things we were not sure of is whether the activities will be interesting to the clients, sometimes the clients can be disengaged and start falling out of interest. What I could do to become a more effective team player is communicate with people in my service and let them know what is going on. One thing that I hope to do is build stronger relationships with both my clients and the staff. I believe that if I am able to have a tight bond with my service then I will be able to maximise my efficiency as a team player.