Gwen Harwood’s poetry is very powerful for its ability to question the social conventions of its time‚ positioning the reader to see things in new ways. During the 1960’s‚ a wave of feminism swept across Australian society‚ challenging the dominant patriarchal ideologies of the time. Gwen Harwood’s poems ‘Burning Sappho’ and ‘Suburban Sonnet’ are two texts that challenge the dominant image of the happy‚ gentle‚ but ultimately subservient housewife. Instead‚ ‘Burning Sappho’ is powerful in constructing
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HSC Preparation Gwen Harwood Poetry “The Violets”: Maturation and Growth: In “The Violets‚” the persona experiences a transition from childhood innocence to experience‚ sparking the process of maturation. This idea of childhood innocence is a Romantic ideal‚ and the process of growth that one experiences from this state of innocence to adulthood takes place when the persona learns about the inevitability of time. The dialogue‚ “Where’s morning gone?” is representative of this realisation‚ with
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------------------------------------------------- ‘In the park’ – Gwen Harwood (page 151) Initial impressions: * First and last lines rhyme‚ middle two lines rhyme. * Generates compelling rhythm * About meeting someone form past – comparing life with past * Sense of how hard her life with children is – husbands’ decision? * Sense of loss of individuality‚ sacrifice for children especially in comparison to past life. Line 1: * ‘her clothes are out of date’ connotation –
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Gwen Harwood- Father and Child The ability of a text to be universally accepted in a range of contexts ultimately determines its textual integrity and appreciation. Gwen Harwood’s work draws from the inspiration of her context‚ her lifelong influences‚ primarily music‚ her childhood and religious beliefs. This can be identified through study of Gwen Harwood’s poem‚ "Father and Child" that is able to be appreciated in a multitude of different contexts due to its universality and textual integrity
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MODULE B: GWEN HARWOOD Opportunities for an individual to develop understanding of themselves stem from the experiences attained on their journey through life. The elements which contribute to life are explored throughout Gwen Harwood’s poems‚ At Mornington and Mother Who Gave Me Life‚ where the recollection of various events are presented as influences on the individual’s perception of the continuity of life. Both poems examine the connections between people and death in relation to personal connections
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In the park‚ is a sonnet which was written by Gwen Harwood. The sonnet explores the concept of sacrifice by demonstrating the relationship of two individuals‚ including a woman who is bound by her responsibilities of motherhood. The perspective given about the concept is coming from two different individuals. The unidentified woman’s perspective is a reflection of her life‚ which is an emotional life journey. She is bound by her responsibilities as a mother‚ which stops her from pursuing her goals
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The poetry of the revered Gwen Harwood is demonstrative of time enduring ideas that thereby craft her work memorable and durable irrespective of time and place. This premise derives from the principle concern of Harwood’s writings; an examination of the nature of human existence and all of its many constituents. Harwood’s poetry thus pertains to the internally triggered or inherent component of the values and attitudes of the individual. Dictated by the fundamental conditions of the human psyche
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In Gwen Harwood ’s poetry‚ the changes in an individual ’s perspective and attitudes towards situations‚ surroundings and‚ therefore transformations in themselves‚ are brought on by external influences‚ usually in the form of a person or an event. These changes are either results of a dramatic realisation‚ as seen with shattering of a child ’s hopes in The Glass Jar‚ or a melancholy and gradual process‚ where a series of not so obvious discoveries produces similar reformation. An example of the later
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The Lion’s Bride Gwen Harwood’s work frequently focuses on woman being demoralised by society’s practices that reduce her to a lesser being. A common worldwide value that Harwood rejects as the normality in life with her poems. Harwood battles against the traditions that she believes support this downgrading by continually returning to the issue. Due to Harwood’s existence in a time where women of Australia still fought to vote and for a pay check to match a man’s‚ Harwood too displays her support
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Gwen Harwood’s poetry focuses on the concepts of loss and consolation‚ which‚ through her exploration of universal themes and deft use of poetic and literary techniques‚ has continued to engage readers over the ages. My understanding of her poems resonates with these ideas about them‚ as does it the notion that Harwood’s poetry examines ideas of the growth towards maturity‚ understanding and wisdom‚ and the connection this shares with the conventional images of youth and age. The poems “Father and
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