1. The Shoe-Horn Sonata and Mankind is No Island
Historically, society is still oblivious to the extent of suffering the women went through and this is reinforced by the quote "I have good news for Australian womans. ... The upbeat song, and the quote, if full of positive, optimistic imagery- the irony of it in these dire circumstances is actually funny. ... But Misto's purpose was to bring recognition to the female POW's which is highlighted by on the screen "finally we see famous photograph of the Australian army nurses arriving in Singapore after their rescue from Belalau. The war sticks with the female POW forever and...
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