Only those who are able to view life with humour have a positive outcome in life
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In Stolen the characters are confronted with experiences which eventually mould them into the adults they become by the end of the play. Four of the five characters view their lives through humour and Ruby, being the only one who fails to do this, has a terrible outcome. A sense of humour allows you to see a ray of hope; it gives you an optimistic outlook and most of all it assists in the process of overcoming your difficulties. Most of the characters look back into their pasts with some sense of humour - be it light or dark. The characters retell their stories in a comical way as it makes it easier for them to express their concerns.
Sandy is a character who felt he never had a home. He didn't feel as though he had a place anywhere in the world where he truly belonged. When Sandy revisited the children's home and heard that the institution would be converted into a set of luxury apartments he gave a sarcastic snort and repeated the word 'luxury'. As soon as he was asked whether or not he was interested in an apartment in the soon-to-be complex he said, 'You've got to be joking' and began to laugh and laugh at the idea as it was ironic to say that the institute would be luxurious when the walls enclosed an evocative reminder of the daunting history the building once held. He laughed because he did not want to face that past again and laughing helped him overcome his fear of his past...