Optimism and resilience can be created to alter a journeys perspective, which in turn makes it more rewarding. This is evident in the film "Life is beautiful" directed by Roberto Benigni, where Benigni uses the character Joshua as a vehicle to portray a perspective of childlike innocence to symbolise the paradoxical theme of an optimistic Holocaust Comedy. Similarly in the poem ”Half Caste" written by John Agard, optimism is portrayed where Agard compares people of mixed races to positive mixed objects, which challenges the audiences perspective. Resilience is seen where Benigni gives the film a fairy tale like beginning, the setting is then juxtaposed with the harsh reality of the Holocaust, testing the optimistic character's resilience. Like so in "Half Caste", the poet makes the readers ignorant of the fact they are being insulted, to aid their resilience in reading the poem. As a result optimism and resilience are used to portray the stories in a new light which alters the impact on the audiences.
Optimism can be attained by having an innocent outlook on life and others. In the text "Life is beautiful", innocence is attained where Guido, creatively translates the Nazi soldier's instructions to euphemise the Holocaust for Joshua. Guido then gives Joshua an incentive "The first one to get 1000 points wins. The prize is a tank", the effect on Joshua is portrayed through a reaction shot which displays Joshua's excitement in direct relation to Guido's false translation, which then activates Joshua's childlike perspective and allows him to view the Holocaust more positively. Benigni then further portrays Joshua's innocence through dramatic Irony, allowing the resilience to be interpreted by the audience and other characters but not by Joshua. An example of this is where Joshua decides to stay at the concentration camp, despite initially wanting to leave, because of his innocence Joshua was able to preserve and maintain his optimism. Similarly in "Half Caste",...