Representation

Our production contains only five key characters; each character is

represented in a different way to not only the audience but to our
protagonist Adam.
Adam:
The name Adam was taken from the bible story Adam and Eve a tale of
the first humans God created, the reason why we chose this name is a
metaphor for Adams behaviour as he tempted by his unconscious mind to
behave in the uncivilised way that he does. We also chose this name, as
Adam with his mental illness is representative of every man or just all
humans suffering with a mental illness to show audiences how difficult
living with a mental illness can be. Adam is represented as a normal guy in
comparison to the other characters within the text. As he walks through
the park during the opening sequence of our production the other
characters seem to be acting up out of emotional stability whereas Adam
just simply walks and admires their actions therefore he can be seen as an
average guy to the audience. However, as the narrative progresses the
idea of Adam sanity completely changes as we see his mental disorder
take over his actions.
Saura:
This character is the impulse for Adams suicidal behaviour in the
beginning she runs through the park looking distressed and in Adams
envision of her he sees her suicidal behaviour therefore the audience can
view her as depressed, the red of the blood they see could also connote
her as dangerous to herself proven in the attempt to harm herself.
Myles:
This character is the impulse for Adams aggressive behaviour; as a black
male it is stereotypical that as an ethnic minority within a westernised text
he is presented as an antagonistic character to the audience. He is
dressed in all black and therefore reinforces this villanous ideal.
Damon:
This is the impulse to Adams satanic behaviour; the name Damon is
similar to Demon to it can be related to barthes symbolic code as it relates
to his actions throughout our production. He is dressed in all black like
Myles it reinforces the idea of him causing trouble to Adams life.
Emel:
Emel is the only character within the text that does not act as one of
Adams impulses. She is represented as inferior as she is controlled by her
boyfriend Myles, the character positioning of her on the floor as Myles
stands over her reinforces her inferior characteristics as well as the fact
that Adam does not see a strong enough trait within her to latch onto her
inner emotions.
All the representations of the characters within the text are later changed
to all simplistic representations when a flashback reveals that Adams
thought of what the characters are like are shown to just be his fantasies.