Troy's Jack and Lily

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JACK & LILYDAMIAN MCLINDON, 2012

Jack goes out to play with his toy gun and encounters his neighbour and childhood friend, Lily. Their

friendship is rekindled on the basis of their shared connection with the land.

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IDENTITY

In overcoming his

misconceptions about Lily and

girls in general, Jack becomes

a more understanding person.

Before developing their friendship, Jack played alone with

his gun. This solitude, as well as the gun, has negative

connotations in relation to conflict. However, after

fostering a relationship with Lily, they are playing in the

field togetherlaughing and chasing one another. This

childhood play is positively connoted and portrayedthrough a wide angle shot further illustrating their shared

connection with their rural environment.

AYLI: Rosalind is able to explore her identity and test Orlandos love for

her by adopting the disguise of Ganymede.

INFLUENCE OF

CONTEXT

Jacks only remaining link to

his childhood friendship with

Lily is his mother. His family is

encouraging him to rekindle

this friendship.

Dialogue between Jack and his mother demonstrates her

want for him to rekindle his friendship with Lily. She asks

him: Whats wrong with Lily? and highlights how close

they were as children: You two used to bath together.

AYLI: Connections based upon their social contextssocial classes are

integral to the connections they establish. (eg Touchstone and Corin have

a lack of understanding because Touchstone is courtly while Corin is

merely a shepherd)

PERCEPTIONS

Jack initially believes he

cannot belong with Lily

because shes a girl, however

he realises that belongingisnt about gender, its about

commonality and acceptance.

Wide shot of the didactic distance between Jack and Lily:

as he moves towards her he closes physical distance, but

also mental/social/psychological distance he

overcomes the boundaries to their belonging. Jack now

engages in childhood games with Lily rather thanentertaining himself in solitude with his negatively

connoted gun.

AYLI: Orlando subscribes to the courtly view that court and forest should

be separated and cannot successfully bond shown when he enters the

forest and instinctively goes to conflict to solve his problems. Throughempathy, he realises he is able to belong with people in the forest.

NOT BELONGING

Jack doesnt accept Lily and

thus Lily is excluded and

doesnt belong.

When Lily initially walks past Jack, a panning camera shot

follows her with an insert of the crosshair of Jacks gun

focussed on her figureshowing the apprehension he

feels towards her. Further demonstrated by the sound

effects (silence when the camera is on Jack to illustrate his

concentration, upbeat tune for the oblivious Lily).

AYLI: Jaques doesnt fit into the group of foresters.

There is conflict between people from the court and those from the

forest (ie Touchstone and Corin)

CHOICES NOT TO

BELONG

Jack doesnt want to belong

with Lily because shes a girl.

When Jacks mother suggests that he go see Lily, he

refuses because shes a girl... theyre boring! He

chooses not to be her friend because he believes girls are

boring.

AYLI: Jacques chooses to be an outsiderhe differentiates himself from

the group. He is melancholy while they are joyous foresters.

BARRIERS TO

BELONGING

Preconceived ideas mean Jack

finds it difficult to connect

with Lily.

When Jacks mother suggests that he go see Lily, he

refuses because shes a girl... theyre boring!

AYLI: Touchstones preconceived ideas about those in the country

prevent him from forming completely transparent connections with

them, ie his disagreements with Corin.


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PLACE

Jack and Lily are connected by

their rural settingthey show

are shared love for it. This

connection to place provides

them with a basis from which

they can form their

relationship.

Jack and Lily climb a tree togetherrepresenting the

pathway to their belonging. Lily holds Jack hand to help

him up. The climb and the hands holding are symbolic of

their newly formed friendship.

AYLI: The characters are united by their setting. In the court, they are

united negativelytheir form of entertainment is to fight: [they

wrestle]. In the forest, they are united positively by a group singalong:

[music]

RELATIONSHIPSJack and Lily form a friendshipwhen Jack overcomes his

stigma towards girls.

The knowledge Lily demonstrates about guns causes Jack

to see her in a new light, and thus they climb a tree

togetherrepresenting the pathway to their belonging.

Lily holds Jack hand to help him up. The climb and the

hands holding are symbolic of their newly formed

friendship.

AYLI: Rosalind portrays herself as an expert in the area of love and this is

what creates a connection between her and Orlando. Her costuming

allows her to explore her identity and also test the legitimacy of his love

before they wed.

SHARED

EXPERIENCES

Lily demonstrates a thorough

understanding of guns and

Jack respects this knowledge,

allowing him to see her as an

eligible friend as opposed to

just a boring girl.

Lily questions Jack: You shot anything? and Ever shot a

.22? Jack answers no and is intimidated but intrigued

by Lilys knowledge.AYLI: Shared connection with the forest has led to the characters being

united in a more positive manner: the juxtaposition between fighting and

singing for entertainment.

Jack and Lily have a shared

connection to their rural

setting.

Their bond is linked with their bond to the land. The

formation of their bond is symbolised by the climbing of a

tree, as well as the outcome of their friendship being the

wide shot of them playing together in the country

landscape.

FAMILY

Jacks mother encourages him

to rekindle his friendship with

Lily. The influence of family

can lead to belonging.

Dialogue between Jack and his mother demonstrates her

want for him to rekindle his friendship with Lily. She asks

him: Whats wrong with Lily?and highlights how close

they were as children: You two used to bath together.

AYLI: Celia encourages her cousin Rosalind to pursue a relationship with

Orlando which leads to the development of Rosalinds character as well

as the marriage between Orlando and Rosalind.

ENRICHING/

CHALLENGING

GROUPS

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ACCEPTANCE

AND

UNDERSTANDING

Jack accepts Lily when she

proves herselfshedemonstrates her

knowledge of guns, she

climbs a tree, and indicates

interest in a dead wombat.

Lily questions Jack: You shot anything? and Ever shot a

.22? Jack answers no and is intimidated but intrigued

by Lilys knowledge. Jack also laughs when Lily suggest they

go to look at a dead wombat: Wanna see something cool?

... A dead wombat, its guts are all squished on the road.

Jack laughs and they leave to find the wombat. They play

together in the country landscape.

AYLI: Oliver is initially in conflict with Orlando, but they bond over theirshared locationwhen Oliver comes to the Forest of Arden his values are

renewed and he is then allowed to commit [himself] unto [his]

brothers love.


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LACK OF

ACCEPTANCE

AND

UNDERSTANDING

There exists a lack of

understanding between Jack

and his mother. His mother

doesnt understand the lack

of enthusiasm he shows

towards the friendship she

wants him to form with Lily.

Jacks mother is constantly questioning him: Why dont

you play with Lily?, Whats wrong with girls?, etc,

because she lacks insight into the mind of her son. Jack rolls

his eyes in response to her questions.

AYLI: Corin and Touchstone argue over disagreements they have

different expectations about how people should act. This is a social

construct of the classes they have come fromTouchstone, a court-bred

man, and Corina shepherd.

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