Day 14 Assignments

[Terrell Harris]

Terrell Delivers Irony!

What I learned doing this assignment is to create drama and insight from clashing viewpoints.

1. Evie gives John a history lesson about the corporation but gets sidetracked when she reminisces about tough times with her husband, though they were tough, we loved really loved each other. But things got better financially and that woman came into our lives.

Insight: love got us through tough times as things got better we drifted apart. Evie blames the other woman

2. Jocelyn follows John to the Lower City They argue over why John spends so much time there now.
Jocelyn rattles off everything things she hates, it’s dirty, stinky gloomy.
John ask what could establish with all the money in the world?
anything.
It’s be easy right?
But what if you had nothing
Nothing from Nothing is nothing.
That’s not what I see, these people have taken nothing and made something. Something binds them together. John senses it, but hasn’t quite figured it out yet.
Jocelyn looks around. You’re crazy.

Insight: it’s love

3. In a fight to the death Cyndi saves the life of her opponent
her reasoning: killing opponent is more of hassle, their humiliation is a sweeter victory

insight: Cyndi is compassionate, is it because she killed before?

Insight: Cyndi is compassionate on a high level.

Kenny is scolding Cyndi because he think she really may be falling for the rich corporation dude.
You don’t show a person love because they deserve it, you show then because they need it.
I just showed him a little love that’s all.

4. Insight: Cyndi can ignore pain at will

Cyndi needs to get an painful injection in her eyes.
She insist on being awake through the procedure
The doctor advises against it
Pain an illusion that hides a true reality beyond this existence.
Why go through if you don’t have to?
no point in avoiding it, if it isn’t real
gets injections
your tolerance for physical pain is impressive
illusions Doc
what if it’s a pain of the heart?
Emotional pain is more intense cause you create it in your mind first, just ignore it
later after the procedure
the Doc shows Cyndi a photo
that’s my wife held captive by an evil corporation, I won’t just ignore her

5. Insight: Cyndi is embarrassed by questions of a sexual nature

Cyndi brings a drunk John back to the temple/orphanage
A small child ask will you sleep with him?
Cyndi turns red
Where did you learn that
I heard the older girls say is good if you can sleep with a rich guy
no and that not true at all.
But we all sleep together and we’re still poor
oh you mean sleep
that’s what I said

6. Evie tells security to throw Cyndi out.
Security bucks up to toss her out and Cyndi trashes them.
Happily from the ground, “We’re big fans and we get your autograph.”

insight: despite the class separation, Upper City citizens like Cyndi; despite the class separation Cyndi is a really popular fighter among the Upper Citizens:

[andrea cabanas]

Andrea Cabanas, Delivery Irony.

What I learned from this was that while brainstorming for this exercise, I discovered that I missed an important Old Way of my character. When applying irony, the scene made more sense; hence it gets more emotional and powerful.

1. Paula is shot, and Zoe’s distressed, rushing to hold her. The paramedics take Paula, and the police are around. Zoe’s alone staring at the ambulance leaving when she sees Katrina. They stare at each other for a moment, and Zoe rushes to embrace her mother, who, for the first time, tells Zoe she loves her. Zoe finally gets the embrace she longed for from her mother (her need) but loses Paula (her want), who’s deported to Spain.

Insight: Zoe’s relationship with Katrina gets better.

2. Georgia realises that Zoe still has a few prejudices because of her religious upbringing, so she teases her friend about having sex before marriage and masturbation.

Insight: it doesn’t make sense to think that those actions don’t make you go to hell, but having sex with a woman does.

3. Juan blackmails Paula for revenge. She is the woman of his life, and he doesn’t accept her betrayal (about business in Mexico). When he realizes he’s lost her, he’d rather see her dead than live without her knowing she’s with someone else.

Insight: he still loves her despite her betrayal.

4. Despite being a merciless assassin, Juan makes the sign of the cross whenever he kills the enemy.

Insight: he’s religious.

5. Georgias gets punched once by a man who always bullies her. When he’s with another group of friends, he Teases Georgia, and they get into a fight. Georgia’s testosterone comes up, and she fights the man—but without losing her poise.

Insight: a Brazilian proverb: “Never poke a jaguar with a short stick”.