The denotation of change could be identified as when something is altered or made different. Our core focus 'changing perspectives' can be defined as a shifting or altering in one's mind of a preconceived view. Cosi by Louis Nowra displays numerous issues where there has been an alteration in perspective such as sanity/insanity, appearance and reality and freedom. To compliment this reasoning of change, a number of texts have been chosen to enhance the value of changing perspectives.
             Perspectives on sanity and insanity have assisted to shape my knowledge of the meaning of change in Cosi. At the commencement of Cosi the playwright has manipulated Doug's vocabulary to incorporate vulgar language.
             'You his girlfriend, nice tits' -Doug
             This shows that he has no social civility and therefore Nowra's language technique encourages the audience and Lewis and Nick to view him as 'crazy', and below them as if he is lower on the scale of humanity, which broadly represents all the mental patients.
             'Mad actors are bad enough, but mad men...' –Nick (pg 1)
             Nick's view that the mentally ill are 'mad' remains the same throughout the play while the audience and Lewis undergo a process of change. Lewis begins to perceive them as 'normal' people with eccentric personalities because he works intimately with the patients and discovers he likes them as people as well as friends.
             Another text that shows changing perspectives on sanity and insanity is Life Without Zoloft. This is a personal account by Andrew Fineburg on a mental illness website (www.blarg.net.)
             'It is very sad to grow up feeling worthless, hopeless and alone...ASD helped me to internalise that I was ill, not flawed.'
             This process of changed self-perspective occurred because he joined a support group (ASD) of other individuals with a similar disorder to help him think ...