https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/themesinthePiano Initial ideas to explore as we watch the film more closely en-us 2016-08-24 22:34:08 UTC 2017-05-17 05:38:25 UTC hello@padlet.com willsmartin44 https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/themesinthePiano/wish/119713077 Ada is owned by Alistair Stewart as his "wife" and she becomes a possession that is a source of conflict between Stewart and Baines. Their marriage is never properly consumated]]> 2016-08-24 22:35:09 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/themesinthePiano/wish/119713077 willsmartin44 https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/themesinthePiano/wish/119713136 European Settlers needed to make sense of a foreign landscape. The music of the piano provides a way of understanding the vastness and melancholy nature of the harsh, southern climate.]]> 2016-08-24 22:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/themesinthePiano/wish/119713136 willsmartin44 https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/themesinthePiano/wish/119713196 Alistair Stewart has established a homestead and farm on the West Coast of New Zealand. He negotiates with the local Iwi, trading guns for land, however there is always the threat of conflict.]]> 2016-08-24 22:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/themesinthePiano/wish/119713196 willsmartin44 https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/themesinthePiano/wish/119713264 Ada is mute, however she is very expressive through her music and gestures. She refuses to obey the moral law and pursues her passion with Baines]]> 2016-08-24 22:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/themesinthePiano/wish/119713264 willsmartin44 https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/themesinthePiano/wish/119713305 Ada is mute and this makes her an outsider in colonial NZ society. She is described as "small", "stunted" and like a "pet". She cannot describe the landscape however her music and emotion connects with her surroundings.]]> 2016-08-24 22:38:33 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/themesinthePiano/wish/119713305 willsmartin44 https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/themesinthePiano/wish/119713377 All the characters in the piano use different ways of communicating. Baines is illiterate but speaks Maori. Ada is mute but plays the piano. Flora is a mouthpiece for Ada. When she gives Alistair the message for Baines, communication becomes confusing and a source of conflict.]]> 2016-08-24 22:39:34 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/themesinthePiano/wish/119713377 https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/themesinthePiano/wish/119713603 Though Alisdair does attempt to show his ownership of Ada, he is vulnerable and subject to his feelings for her. We see this reverse of power within the scenes where Ada takes advantage of him. He wishes to have the 'perfect' wife and fears that if he is too harsh he will push Ada further away.
Night=his feelings day= society's views]]> 2016-08-24 22:43:31 UTC https://padlet.com/willsmartin44/themesinthePiano/wish/119713603