‘The Drovers Wife’ + ‘In A Dry Season’ Authors such as Henry Lawson use language and other techniques to paint distinctively visual images to shape the meanings of their texts. Using these ideas Lawson creates images based on the struggles of life in the Australian bush. The two short stories ‘In a dry Season’ and ‘The Drover’s Wife’ represent the idea of how hard life in this inhospitable environment can be. Having lived in both the city and the bush Lawson is able to strongly distinguish between
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think it is a psychological thriller‚ which makes sense due to the fact that Mrs. Drover presents signals of having a mental problem. However‚ I decided to go with the ghost story for two reasons: it makes it more fun and I feel like there’s more evidence I could use to support that statement‚ even though I do agree she has some kind of mental problem. Here are the points I think support my point. The letter Mrs. Drover received is the main point why this could be a ghost problem. At the beginning
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2007. 1871 – 1872. Print. Plante‚ Rebecca F. and Kimmel‚ Michael S. “Sexuality‚ Masculinity and.” Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology. Ed. George Ritzer. Malden: Blackwell Publishing‚ 2007. 4272 – 4275. Print. Rotchild‚ Jennifer Sayer‚ Mandy. "The Drovers ’ Wives." Southerly 68.2 (2008): 193+. Literature Resource Center. Web. 6 May 2012. Schaffer‚ Kay Wilding‚ Michael. Studies in Classic Australian Fiction. Sydney : Sydney Studies‚ 1997. Print.
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Wife In “The Drover’s Wife‚” Lawson acknowledges the hardships of Australian women living in the bush. This story was unique in its time‚ as a female protagonist was uncommon. Stories from this period focused on the men living in the outback; the drovers and their struggle‚ they dismissed the life of the woman waiting at home suffering in silence during their husbands’ long periods of absence. The Drover’s Wife In The Drover’s Wife‚ Lawson sheds light on the life of such women‚ allowing the reader
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encounter the scourge of nature ( examples). The women became principal caregivers to sick travelers. • Most of these women rose to the challenge and endured the incredible hardship of life in the outback. • Brief summary of both stories. The Drovers Wife revolves around the hardship and bravery of a bush woman who lives with her 4 children and snake dog. The Chosen Vessel is about a bush woman who is left alone and one day‚ she encounters a swagman who rapes and murders her. • The themes
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The Drovers Wife – The Distinctively Visual - Story creates a clear sense of the Australian bush and the experience of the wife - There is a sense of pride in her husband being “an Australian” and Lawson has created a visual image of what this means - Bush life is depicted as being incredibly harsh - It is lonely‚ stressful and dehumanising - The reader visualises the bush as parched and barren through images like “dried-up looking children” and the wife who is described as a “gaunt‚ sun-browned
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NACKEERAN SIVAPUNNIAM LISA KWAN SU LI A 123040 The Drover‟s Wife The Drover’s Wife is a story that many people can identify with. I‚ for one‚ can relate to the main character – „the drover‟s wife‟. The most interesting and thought-provoking aspect in the short story is the fact that the drover‟s wife‟s name is never mentioned throughout the text. Her identity is nothing but that which is linked to another character – her husband‚ the drover. Why was she not given a name? Was she an insignificant
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illustrated by Henry Lawson in the "Drovers Wife" and "The Loaded Dog". these 2 short stories convey the themes of hardship‚ persistence and mateship by living in tretrous conditions of the environment and surving in them.he uses these distinctively visual elements to provide context‚ create humour‚ describe setting and help communicate and devolop ideas. The Drovers wife shows the harsh landscape of the australian outback through the tough times the drovers wife has to endure by herself to survive
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“Two Statuettes of two worshipers”‚ from the Square Temple at Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar)‚ Iraq‚ ca. 2700 BCE. Ever since the beginning of time man has always had an eye for art. They have always been fascinated by what they see. For the most part art has to this day great meaning. Ranging from a person’s play toy to a sculpture opening people’s eyes to a flash back in time where Gods ruled. The art work I chose “two Statuettes of two worshipers”‚ from the Square Temple at Eshnunna (modern Tell
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Two Authors‚ Two Views School is a place where the youth of America goes to become educated to achieve their potential‚ and to further their knowledge of life. People often criticize our school system by saying it’s a place where kids learn to be “book smart” and not “street smart.” Others say that students need to spend more time outside of the classroom to gain further knowledge about the world. These two ideas about education are the main ideas that that authors John Gatto‚ and Dave Eggers have
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