Neighborhood 3 Ending

To see the play performed I'd expect to see the emotion of the character (s), even the lack of emotion. In the beginning the redundant lifestyles of the characters is what I'd like to see expressed, then towards the end I'd like to see the surge in emotions as expressed in the climax of the play. It would also be interesting to see how can the actors and/or stage directors manage the special affects on a live stage.

In my opinion, the parents appearing as zombies could be for two reasons. One reason could be as I mentioned in my last blog post about Neighborhood 3, I believe Haley is expressing the monotonous and somewhat empty lifestyles of families living in suburbia. The parental transformation into zombies could also represent the detachment from real life when one is submerged into the virtual world.

In scenes 9 and 10 I believe that they are formatted differently to express the adrenaline in these scenes. We can see stage direction, emotion, action, etc. This could also represent the mirroring of a 'fake reality' rather than reality because the scenes are more set up.While reading the ending of the play, I honestly felt the increase of 'thrill' that was expressed.

Blake's final words being "Mom?" are significant for a few reasons. For one, now the character shows the expression of curiosity, but also, Blake is aware of his surroundings and the importance of his mom. I see this as an awakening of his reality, surroundings, and empathy. The fact that he refers to her as Mom rather than Joy shows that he sees her in terms of their relationship rather than a characters description (name).