From a discussion of texts studied, show how change/conflict has been represented as significant to both individuals and/or their societies.
             Many texts reflect change and/or conflict. Change and conflict is significant to a person and/or their societies; shown through techniques used and the general themes and ideas of the story itself. The texts being studied here are: Money and Friends, by David Williamson, which uses dramatic techniques, such as dialogue to further its main themes of change; The Truman Show, a movie which uses the techniques of symbolism, visual imagery and music to communicate its ideas of change; and Yes Minister, a show that satirises the conflict within the British Government, using irony, burlesque and black humour.
             Money and Friends is a play by David Williamson, that satirises Australian 'higher-class' society. The main character, Margaret, is the narrator of the play; through her (admittedly biased) view, we see how the characters of the play change. All of the characters in Money and Friends experience change in one form or another, but what the majority of the characters do, is loudly proclaim their intentions to change out of their habits; that is, greediness, paranoia, discrimination and hypocrisy. They exchange biting and bitter dialogue, verbal abuse, sarcasm and emotional outburst to this effect throughout the play, but their good intentions come to naught in practice; for example, Stephen (who is paranoid, fearful and overly cautious about money) says that "I...rolled all that fear – into a tight little ball – and I flung it away!" In this quote, he is referring to his paranoia and over-fearfulness. Stephen's position is reversed a short time later in the play, when Margaret pleads for everyone to pitch in and help Peter out of his financial predicament – Stephen becomes almost paralysed with terror at the thought of losing money.
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