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    With The Photograph

    About the play


    The play “With the Photographer”, describes one of Leacock’s incident with
    a photographer in a studio, where he visits to have his photograph taken
    and is unintentionally humiliated by the photographer.

    During the early times, there were no smartphones and other brand
    gadgets, so people were supposed to visit studio to be photographed. The
    story exposes the theme of Humiliation, Self-respect, Insecurity and
    Appearance that how a man, who just wanted to be photographed, had to
    face such humiliation and bear insult just because of his face.

    Main characters of the play


    The narrator, a 40-year-old man and the lead character, is shown
    as lacking attractive physical or facial features. The photographer
    criticizes his face, deeming it “wrong” and compared to that of a
    model. This criticism causes the narrator to become self-
    conscious, leading him to follow the photographer’s instructions
    whole-heartedly, adjusting his mouth, rolling his eyes, and posing
    as directed.
    Despite feeling insecure and humiliated when comparing himself
    to magazine models, the narrator knows that true worth lies
    within, rather than in one’s outward appearance. He expresses
    love for his face, acknowledging it as a gift from God that should
    be accepted as it is.
    The narrator Is critical of professionals like the photographer who
    impose their unrealistic standards on others. He believes they
    should respect an individual’s self-respect and not reduce
    people’s confidence.
    Act 1
    Scene 1

    Photographer studio ,Enter narrator and photographer

    NARRATOR
    I want my photograph taken
    PHOTOGRAPHER
    Sit there and wait (said without enthusiasm)
    [NARRATOR weighted for an hour reading magazine and
    journals]
    PHOTOGRAPHER
    Come on in ( said severely)
    [Narrator sad down under a beam of sunlight filtered through a
    sheet later do photographer was only a second and in the
    machine and came out]
    PHOTOGRAPHER
    (With painting breath ) the face is quite wrong
    NARRATOR
    I know I have always known it
    PHOTOGRAPHER
    (sighed) I think the face would be better three-quarters full
    NARRATOR
    I am sure it would ( enthusiastically) . So would your in fact, How
    many faces one seas that are apparently hard narrow limited but
    the minute you get them three quarters full they get white large
    almost boundless in--..
    [ PHOTOGRAPHER Came over and twisted narrators head]
    PHOTOGRAPH
    I don't like the head (when back to machine and took another
    look) .Open the mouth a little close it
    PHOTOGRAPHER
    The years are bad group them a little more now the eyes .Role
    them under the legs put your hands on me please and turn the
    face just a little upward.Yes ,that's better now just expand the
    lungs! So! And hump the neck- that's it- and just contract the
    waste-ha!-and twist the hip up towards the elbow -now! I still
    don't quite like face it’s just a Trifle too full, but--..

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