Changing Perspectives in Michael Gows Away, as well as Drops of Jupiter by Pat Monahan and the film Cast Away directed by Robert Zemeckis.

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Changing Perspectives                  Matthew Liberante Changing perspectives enable the individual to see things from someone else’s point of view, ultimately providing an opportunity to visualise things differently. Changing perspectives allow a new approach towards something that previously remained unchanged [adapt to suit question here]. Our changing perspectives affect the way in which we interpret aspects of our lives. [Insert thesis statement here]. This is evident in Michael Gow’s Away, as well as Drops of Jupiter by Pat Monahan and the film Cast Away directed by Robert Zemeckis. The main protagonists in each of the texts mentioned above, embark on a physical journey in which they change their perspectives of different aspects of life along the way.Through the prescribed text “Away”, composer Michael Gow has created many changing perspectives among his characters through the physical journey they undertake.   ‘Drops of Jupiter’ is about a woman who leaves her man and goes on a
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physical journey out into the world, the carefree, diverse world to discover her inner self. I believe the man in the song is in love with her and in a sense is scared that the new world is going to change her. This is evident throughout the song with the repeated quote of “And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there”. The use of repetition reinforces the way the song writer feels about the girls changing perspective. He feels that he is being left behind.Drops of Jupiter can be compared to ‘Away’ as in drops ...

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