'the Transformation of the Character of Lewis Is Classified as a Remarkable Event'. Discuss.
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In the play, ‘Cosi’, written by Louis Nowra, the transformation of the character of Lewis is classified as a remarkable extent. The transformation of Lewis is shown in various ways throughout the text, such as his (Lewis’) attitude towards other characters, his attitude towards the play and also his outlook on life and love.
Looking into the character of Lewis does show that from the beginning of the play all the way to the end, he has become a different person. At the start Lewis feels uncomfortable and nervous around the other characters in the book, partly because they are from a mental asylum and partly because they are completely different to him. Lewis tends to just stand there and only talk when spoken to at the start of the play, as Nowra has shown that Lewis is very uncomfortable and unsure of the situation he has gotten himself into. Lewis is thrust directly into a different environment than what he is used to as he is being constantly judged by other characters, especially Roy, where he (Roy) calls Lewis and himself “Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin” explaining how Roy believes that he is in much more control and has much more power over Lewis, or Jerry as Roy is referring him too. Lewis’ attitude also changes towards his close friend, Nick and his girlfriend, Lucy. These change Lewis as he finds out much more about his friends certain beliefs and actions towards each other and the other characters, forcing Lewis’ mental process towards them and his thoughts about them to drastically change. Lewis slowly becomes more comfortable towards the characters who are based in the mental asylum and drifts away from his friends as he begins to choose the patients over his friends, also as he finds information about his friends that turns him off them, for example when Lewis finds out that Lucy is sleeping around with Nick. Nick and Lucy are strong believers of communism whereas Lewis is not, when Lewis finds out how much these communist parades and the plays Nick is...
Looking into the character of Lewis does show that from the beginning of the play all the way to the end, he has become a different person. At the start Lewis feels uncomfortable and nervous around the other characters in the book, partly because they are from a mental asylum and partly because they are completely different to him. Lewis tends to just stand there and only talk when spoken to at the start of the play, as Nowra has shown that Lewis is very uncomfortable and unsure of the situation he has gotten himself into. Lewis is thrust directly into a different environment than what he is used to as he is being constantly judged by other characters, especially Roy, where he (Roy) calls Lewis and himself “Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin” explaining how Roy believes that he is in much more control and has much more power over Lewis, or Jerry as Roy is referring him too. Lewis’ attitude also changes towards his close friend, Nick and his girlfriend, Lucy. These change Lewis as he finds out much more about his friends certain beliefs and actions towards each other and the other characters, forcing Lewis’ mental process towards them and his thoughts about them to drastically change. Lewis slowly becomes more comfortable towards the characters who are based in the mental asylum and drifts away from his friends as he begins to choose the patients over his friends, also as he finds information about his friends that turns him off them, for example when Lewis finds out that Lucy is sleeping around with Nick. Nick and Lucy are strong believers of communism whereas Lewis is not, when Lewis finds out how much these communist parades and the plays Nick is...