Play Characters

Question

 Reflect on the importance of the following themes in the play. Make sure to refer to specific scenes/characters:

Memory

Leprosy

Artificiality/mediation 

Question

 An essay answering and exploring questions in depth and with research:

Film: EARTH (Directed by Deepa Mehta)

Discuss in detail the historical event the Partition of India how did this event influence Deepa Metha? How was this event depicted in her film “Earth”? Was she successful in portraying this event? Often war, when depicted in film, is seen from the soldier’s perspective. In this film we see how the average everyday person is affected by war. Expand on this. How is the women’s perspective depicted in the film?