We then decided to explore the part women had in the war, as
opposed to just their reactions and feelings towards the soldiers going off for
duty. We did this by revisiting Liyah and Britney's piece, which heavily
featured the women and their jobs during the war. I like this a lot, as it was
a gentle reminder that women also had their own responsibilities and work
within this period of time, not just the men. We copied their actions and in
unison we all began on our knees with another girl on top of us, and they
controlled our hands as we appeared to wring out wet clothes or a wash cloth.
This was interesting as being controlled represented the women being controlled
by the crippling responsibilities they were left with once their loved male
went off to fight. They had to serve as nurses for the wounded soldiers which
must have been traumatising, they had to work in factories AND they had to look
after their homes and their children. Adding this into our piece worked well as
it contrasted our other sections; this was a set of fast moving aggressive
actions in contrast to more slow and gentle sequences we have.
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