My IOP presentation is about Lucy and how her character portrays white guilt which is one of the main themes of the novel, Disgrace. soon after I started reading the novel, I found an interest in the issue of white guilt which arose among the white population of South Africa during the Post-Apartheid Era. I argued how this great guilt that Lucy bears reduces her to the state of dogs; the same state the blacks were in during the Apartheid regime.
I don't think my "hook" was effective enough to grab the audience's attention at the beginning of the presentation. I do, however, think that the photo of a sign of a public domain prohibited to blacks and dogs in the middle of the PowerPoint was very powerful and expressive of the phenomenon that emerged during the Apartheid Era that the black race was almost equal to state of dogs. I related Lucy's white guilt to many individuals of her race at present and how she feels she is taking responsibility for the wrongs that they committed over the previous centuries.
Visual Aids used:
1- PowerPoint slides:
The slides didn't hold enough visual effects to impress the audience aside from some pictures.
The backgrounds of the slides were green since the color is most commonly known as that of guilt
2- A Charcoal Drawing of Lucy:
Quite original and catchy
ð Rough representation of Lucy's physical features and signs of guilt (small wrinkles and bags under the eyes caused by insomnia).
ð Words in relation to the theme written in the background: "White Guilt" and "body = tax"
In general, I am satisfied with my topic and presentation aside from its failure to reach the allotted time. I believe I reached the purpose of understanding Lucy's character's relation to white guilt as well as that of a lot of the white race today and how they are copping with the huge burden their ancestors bestowed upon them in the past. This is the general idea of what I was trying to achieve through my presentation.
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2 comments:
Lucy and how she porteys white guilt is a very good idea for the presrntaion because it tackles several pionts in the novel;main events, motifs, themes, symbols...
When it comes to the actual presentation i have some comments. You are right, Lucy's portait was not really attention grabbing, you could have thought of another hook (perhaps lucy's monologue or acting a scene out) and you could have used Lucy's portait as an extra visual aid. You included good points to back up your statement however i do think that oyu could have used more quotes. Also i think that you were too tense and stessed out that you repeated yourself and fell into the trap of confusion several times. This did not help at all also when it came to the Q&A part.
All in all, the topic was perfect, but perhaps more dress reahersals and more confidance would have been helpful for you...but its good that you noticed the flaws you must take that and learn from them in order not to repeat them in the other presentations that we have (TOK, vivavoce, etc...)
I thought that your topic was very interesting.. and really got me captivated. I really liked the charcoal drawing you did however i think that you shouldve presented it at the beginning rather than at the end so that youd grab the audiences attention and get them to listen to you from the start.
I also really was impressed with how u linked your idea to real life events and figures such as nelson mandela and how you showed the reality behind the novel.. and i found the dog sign very effective too.. all in all your work was comprehensive and pretty good.. all u needed was just a little more practice to get u comfortable during the presentation:)
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