Theatre for Young People’s Festival soon to be held in Vancouver‚ Canada is "Blackrock" by the late Nick Enright. The plays must represent the values‚ attitudes and beliefs of today’s Australian Youth Culture. "Blackrock" explores the strength of mateship‚ the importance of image and the dangers of peer pressure‚ parties and underage drinking. The second play is the popular "Blurred" by the playwright Stephen Davis; which offers a comedic and clever representation of perhaps the most famous Australian
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marching men the soul of a nation stirred" so wrote Banjo Paterson in his poem "Australia Today 1916". Australia had only been a commonwealth for one hundred and five years‚ yet already a strong nationalism had emerged. An Identity. The words larrikin‚ mateship‚ accent‚ sporting‚ culture and independence come to mind. The way in which I will construct Australian Identity is through use of the autobiography of Dan Crowley‚ entitled "Undercover Prop". Dan Crowley is a Brisbane boy who had a professional
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‘move on.’ Although for alternate reasons‚ Paul Keating’s‚ ‘A Funeral Service of the Unknown Australian Soldier’(1993) also encourages us to consider what should matter as he honours the Australian war-dead by reaffirming the Australian ideals of mateship‚ courage and resilience in the simultaneous bid to unite a population who were at the ‘crossroads’ and in search for our national identity. Both these speakers encourage us to consider major Australian issues and reveal their importance in the past
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directed by Rob Sitch‚ is an Australian movie which expresses a variety of messages about the values connected with Australian culture. The Castle demonstrates themes of mateship‚ family values and team work. These values will be discussed about how these values are pre in the film and discussing how they occur in the film. Mateship is one of the strongest themes that stands out in the movie. For example Darryl‚ who finds his house in danger because the council want to expand the airport and acquire
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Binge drinking‚ drug use‚ rape‚ murder and mateship. These five relatively serious social issues have been under weighed by our society. The issues that have been hidden in life are then revealed through texts. The play Blackrock and expository text Damage Done clearly reveals truths that reality has obscured. Binge drinking is a major issue which concerns teenagers. Blackrock is a play written by Nick Enright and shows how teenagers are allowed to purchase alcohol for a beach party that was unsupervised
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of masculinity linking the two characters differing masculine qualities‚ creating an emphasis on one of the nation’s most specific and popular cultural reference of male mateship. The origins of mateship‚ stems from the men of the Australian outback‚ a complex mix of rivalry and respect‚ loyalty and love. This form of mateship is clearly shown between Archie and Frank’s friendship‚ from when they first met at the race in the start of the film‚ within a rivalry competition against each other for
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Blackrock Essay Blackrock‚ a playwright written by Nick Enright is a morally flawed performance and tests the boundaries on ethical behaviour. The reader is able to explore the themes of mateship‚ the marginalising of genders and parental guidance. These combine to create a problematic environment and are conveyed as an element to defining ones identity and thus results in the ultimate consequence of Tracey’s raping and death. A predominant theme in Nick Enright’s playwright “Blackrock” is gender
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Representations of the "Australian Persona" Mateship’ A key element of what is presented to be the Australian character is that of camaraderie‚ base friendliness towards everybody‚ and egalitarianism‚ the belief that everybody is equal and should have the same opportunities‚ treatment‚ etc. as everybody else. As such‚ Australians are very supportive of democracy‚ compulsory voting‚ and are generally‚ in most cases‚ unprejudiced towards each other based on such trivialities as‚ for example‚ social
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Wife” and Burtons “Alice in Wonderland. Good morning markers and peers. These texts develop our understanding of persistence‚ mental and physical strength and mateship through survival in an unforgiving environment. Lawsons “The Loaded Dog” conveys distinctively visual elements of the Australian outback through the concept of mateship and slapstick comedy. The use of personification when describing Tommy “foolish‚ four-footed mate… with an idiotic slobbering grin…appreciation of his own silliness”
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truly shaped by the kind acts of mateship that we possess within our relationships with friends and family. The mateship of society should not be affected by gender but really truly lie upon the relationships in our lives‚ which is why I have chosen Priscilla and Red Dog‚ both with very different ideas of gender and its role within an identity‚ to compare and contrast the one true Australian identity with the film industry and the impact that gender and mateship are responsible for shaping our society
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