PEOPLE WHO DON'T `FIT THE NORM'"

This investigation examines the way different texts explore the theme of people who don't `fit the norm'. The texts that I have chosen were written between 19th-21st centuries, giving a good range of perspectives over different time frames. These texts include `The Piano' by Jane Campion, `In my father's Den' by Maurice Gee, and Shakespeare's `Othello'. This report discusses some common themes that I discovered amongst these texts, I outline how these texts represent a common idea that literature both New Zealand and European, is trying to portray society's views on people and what is considered `normal'.

How influential are main character's personas in portraying people who don't `fit the norm'"

In one of the opening scenes in the film `The Piano', the main character Ada's appearance immediately makes her seem un-normal to...