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Wake In Fright: An Honest Critique Of Australian Society
“Wake in fright”: An Honest Critique of Australian society

Australia, the average assumption would think of this continent as a hot, tropical, beach stricken paradise with many wonderful attractions. And they are right. Yet within this beautiful continent there are many obscurities filtering this so called “paradise” into one of the most dangerous places on the earth. Attractive beaches are asking to be swum in with their perfect waves; not showing that over the next break is an 18 foot Great white shark. The Outback is the heart of Australia possessing many amazing attractions, but where unbearable heat and unchanging environments combined can cause strange things to happen. Wake in Fright portrays the Australian outback in a rather peculiar …show more content…
While staying in this rather peculiar township he meets many new faces, distinguishing between friends and foes. Grant experiences many instances in which his life is put in danger. From the daily overdose of alcohol, to the most disturbing sequence in which Doc Tydon and his buddies take their guest on a night-time kangaroo hunt where John enthusiastically joins in the drunken bloodlust of his companions. Throughout this kangaroo hunt there are countless instances of insanity and violence, but yet again the Outback is renowned for these kinds of …show more content…
Names like Bradley Murdoch, Ivan Milat and Kimberley killer would pop into your head. Bradley Murdoch the killer of Peter Falconio, Ivan milat the most gruesome who tortured, raped and killed backpackers (wolf creek movie) and Kimberley killer who shot down many backpackers. The most frightening thing about the outback is that everything is the same. The same unchanging straight road, the same unchanging environments and the unforgiving complete darkness. Not only does this play with mind but to it doesn’t reveal anything with its element of
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