Gracey is the second in James Moloney’s contemporary trilogy that deals with a range of issues facing Aboriginal society. In this text‚ Gracey finds herself confused about her identity‚ caught between the worlds of her Aboriginal background and the Anglo-Saxon environment of her exclusive boarding school. Gracey’s family has recently relocated to the outback town of Cunningham‚ however she feels estranged from the community. Gracey’s school friend‚ Angela‚ has come to visit and seems intrigued
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How is the concept of change explored in your prescribed text DOUGY by James Moloney? Change is a process and refers to the act or instance of becoming different. Dougy‚ the protagonist in James Moloney’s novel Dougy‚ undergoes a personal transformation of character resulting in growth‚ maturity and resolution. Moloney employs a range of techniques to chart the natural and positive transition Dougy experiences. Dougy tells the story of an Aboriginal boy and his journey to a positive self-identity
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The novel ’Dougy’ by James Moloney is intended to capture the attention of young readers. It talks about Racial Conflict‚ Racial Discrimination‚ Family support‚ and Determination which is experienced by all the people in the world especially in multi-cultural countries. The story also deals with a range of issues facing Aboriginal society. It tells the readers the fear and misunderstanding between Aboriginals and white Australians that has existed for decades. In the first chapter of the novel
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On the exterior it seems that Dougy‚ the book‚ is all about racism. However when you delve further into Dougy‚ many other strong messages come across. Some that stand out are finding yourself‚ appreciating what we have and‚ most strongly‚ having an open mind. At the beginning Dougy‚ the boy‚ is timid‚ unsure of his life and seems to be in everyone’s shadow. Whilst being trapped in the hall with the floodwaters rising- Dougy comes out of his shell and comes to the rescue. His brave efforts probably
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The fictional novel ‘Dougy’ by James Moloney deals with a range of issues that are faced in the Aboriginal community. These themes correspond with the main theme of crossing boundaries. Boundaries such as physical‚ mental and racial are shown throughout the book with many heroic qualities shown by the characters. This book also demonstrates the good and the bad qualities of the indigenous and the non-indigenous people. As well as the impact that the aboriginal people’s culture and behaviour has to
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“Dougy” Essay The text “Dougy” by James Moloney captures interest of the young reader because of some of the main themes such as Family Support‚ Racial Conflict‚ Racial Discrimination and Determination‚ which is happening all around us today. One of the important themes in the book is Family support. Dougy and Gracey are from a very close family and are always there for each other. An example of this is when Gracey goes to Brisbane and her families supporting her run. Mum stretched out her
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In Hyam (1975) intention was to be distinguished from desire and foresight of probable consequences. In Moloney (1985) Lord Bridge stated that foresight of consequences isn’t intention‚ it’s just a rule of evidence. In Hancock and Shankland (1985) the judge said that the rule in Moloney was unsafe and requires a reference to probability. In Nedrick (1986) the jury must find that death or serious harm was virtually certain and the defendant realises
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The essay I will be doing will be about the novel “Kill the Possum” by James Moloney which goes deep into the Beal’s family’s life and mainly three young people who are experiencing domestic violence at home. This novel shows how important it is to think about the consequences of your actions before you act. In the book “Kill the Possum” by James Moloney the main topic that the book is trying to make you be more aware of how domestic violence hurts not only the victim but everyone. A quote that
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The book ’A Bridge to Wiseman’s Cove’ contains some features about an Osprey. The Osprey and the main character Carl are very similar in many ways. James Moloney the author of the book has cleverly shown the similarity and the significance between the Osprey and Carl Matt. The osprey is a large sea eagle. ’It was a large bird‚ brown and grey‚ its head covered by a canvas’ (page 62) the beak is its canvas it protects itself from predators. This bird was hurt by another pair of hands which belonged
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“doesn’t belong”‚ to find a positive outcome in what she feels is a world not made for people like her‚ especially with her Father trying to participate in her life again‚ when she has never really known him by anything other than name. Similarly‚ in James Moloney’s short story “Swashbuckler”‚ after the protagonist‚ Anton’s father has cancer and he is fearful of “the dragon“ and refuses to visit his father‚ but towards the end of the story his friend makes him realise that his dad is not the dragon‚
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