At the beginning of “Purl”, we’re introduced
to a character, that resembles a ball of yarn, that has been hired to work in
an office area. The coworkers make it understood their opinions on this by
making a comment about the news and not including Pearl in their discussions.
What messages
are being shared in this short clip?
There are a couple messages being shared in this short clip. In the beginning, Purl is being left out of conversations and discussions because of the way she looks, the way she speaks, and the way she acts. Just because she was different than others in the work space, they decided to leave her out. To turn that around, while they’re out at lunch, Purl gives herself a ‘professional’ makeover so she can fit in with them and get along with them. After her transformation, her coworkers are finally laughing at her jokes and inviting her out for happy hour. Another message is that once Purl was finally fitting in with the guys, another ball of yarn got hired and Pearl almost treated her the same way she was treated, just because she wanted to fit in.
There are a couple messages being shared in this short clip. In the beginning, Purl is being left out of conversations and discussions because of the way she looks, the way she speaks, and the way she acts. Just because she was different than others in the work space, they decided to leave her out. To turn that around, while they’re out at lunch, Purl gives herself a ‘professional’ makeover so she can fit in with them and get along with them. After her transformation, her coworkers are finally laughing at her jokes and inviting her out for happy hour. Another message is that once Purl was finally fitting in with the guys, another ball of yarn got hired and Pearl almost treated her the same way she was treated, just because she wanted to fit in.
How can this
clip show us the power of writing a story to share a message without being
completely direct?
This clip shows us the power of writing a story to share a message without being direct, because it’s exactly what Purl did to bring a happier transition to her work space. At the beginning, she went from being treated like she was an extra piece of trash left in the office room, to being invited to every happy hour with her coworkers. Instead of taking advantage of that when a new ball of yarn was hired, she decided not to let her be treated the same way and invited her to go out. Cutting to the end of the clip, it shows the work space crowded with many different balls of yarn that are being welcomed openly. If Purl hadn’t swallowed her pride that day and invited the new hire, the workplace would continue being toxic towards their kind and they wouldn’t have been able to enjoy themselves there so much.
This clip shows us the power of writing a story to share a message without being direct, because it’s exactly what Purl did to bring a happier transition to her work space. At the beginning, she went from being treated like she was an extra piece of trash left in the office room, to being invited to every happy hour with her coworkers. Instead of taking advantage of that when a new ball of yarn was hired, she decided not to let her be treated the same way and invited her to go out. Cutting to the end of the clip, it shows the work space crowded with many different balls of yarn that are being welcomed openly. If Purl hadn’t swallowed her pride that day and invited the new hire, the workplace would continue being toxic towards their kind and they wouldn’t have been able to enjoy themselves there so much.
-Jordan Trussell
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