The cop and The Anthem - O. Henry

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Today was interesting. we read this piece out loud in class, tilly, me, michelle and mark. Struggling through the words and Mr.Moss asked us to present a PPP on it as a group. okie dokie. to work! first day at school. KONON.

When we were about to sit down and actually think of stuff ourselves, wonderful Mr.Moss said, lets do it together.

EVEN BETTER. GOOOOOODY

1st question.
what should we have in mind?

Mark : The targeted audience?

At least he had ideas. my mind was blank. but no. it wasn't about that. it was about what kind of story this was.

Hui Ern : About not getting what you want when you want it?
Mark : Being unfortunate
Mr.Moss : Sum this up in one word.
Mark : Ironic.

YES! Mark is quite smart sometimes......SOMETIMES.

so we have the kind of genre this production is based on and we discuss the audience. We thought about it and somehow I thought only adults would like it but then Mr.Moss goes, don't you think little kids would like it too? to see this HOBO steal an umbrella only to find that the person who owns it didn't really own it in the first place? IN SHORT. he was saying that even kids, though they might not understand, but love the comical sense to it. it is after all, a comedy based ironic piece.

Next he asked, what do you want your audience to take away from your production?

SILENCE.




SILENCE.


.....and more silence.

MR.Moss: you are such great students! THEY IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING YOU CAN GET OUT OF THIS PIECE. don't need to think! its just a comedy! how can comedies be *and sarcastic voice comes* FILLED WITH DEEPER MEANINGS.

sometimes drama surprises me. :D

Then he says, ok, lets think of the structural pieces of the play. what are the points of the play? or something like that....i forgot what he said exactly. *BLANK* what? Until now, its still a blur to me, but what i get is that is the important bits of the play. "The hobo decides to go to jail" and that is one. ahhhhh i get it. abit.... ._.

Then he asks more about the structure of the play. what what WHAT?! Something happens, conversation and we get NARRATION. Mr.Moss says there is narration in Noh Theatre, in Kabuki. application! then we close our eyes or turn to not face him and picture the hobo's outfit. We describe it to him and the class ends.


TADAA

first day of school. *monotone* yippee
here's for those who want to read
THE COP AND THE ANTHEM by O. HENRY
http://www.literaturecollection.com/a/o_henry/32/