need to acquire objects and possessions often beyond our essential needs‚ just for the sake of acquiring them. This universal theme is made patent through two of Dawes poems‚ Americanized and Televistas 1977. Dawe is successful as he discusses and ultimately utilizes the theme of consumerism in a negative‚ derogatory way. Additionally‚ Dawes employment of techniques such as metaphors‚ rhetorical questions‚ repetition‚ figurative language and tone further enables the responder to understand themes which
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Weapons Training Responses The drill sergeant in the poem “Weapons Training” written by Bruce Dawe‚ is portrayed as a bully and a very moody‚ tough and angry character. Dawe has showed this through many techniques. For example‚ in the first stanza he insults one of the soldiers by saying “what are you laughing at you in the back row with the unsightly fat between your elephant ears”. This shows that he drill sergeant is a bully but also a teacher who wants the soldiers to concentrate as they will
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control.. The poems used to study dialogue were ‘Weapons Training’ and ‘Up the Wall’ by Bruce Dawe‚ as well as the additional text of ‘……’ by . In my exploration of dialogue in the two poems and the related text‚ it becomes apparent that gender and power differences may be expressed through the presence of dominant and silenced voices along with a broad range of representational techniques. Bruce Dawe uses dialogue manipulatively and effectively in his poem “Weapons Training” it is an
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normlessness – lack of social norms‚ cultural estrangement and social isolation. In the three chosen texts; “Enter Without So Much As Knocking” by Bruce Dawe‚ “Capitalism and Alienation” by Danielle Pioli and “ Be My Brother” by Geneueve Clay‚ alienation is forced upon the characters by external forces. In the poem “Enter Without So Much As Knocking” by Bruce Dawe‚ the alienation present is determined largely by external forces. This external force is consumerism‚ which causes the unnamed character to
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assumption of the modern world that there are things more important that the truth. The truth may also be covered up because it is difficult for people to cope with. These ideas are explored in Joe Wright’s film Atonement and the Poems ‘Homecoming’ by Bruce Dawe and ‘Mirror’ by Sylvia Plath. All texts are post modernism texts. In Joe Wright’s film Atonement the idea of the truth depends on an individual’s perspective is explored. The truth is many-sided and everyone’s perception of what they believe
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Sydney‚ Australia‚ and Harry Lavender‚ the antagonist of the novel and the boss of Sydney’s underworld. Day’s strong and clever use of techniques‚ effectively create a range of significant‚ distinctive voices. In contrast‚ "Weapons Training" by Bruce Dawe is able to create a very strong‚ distinctive voice that brings to life the character of a strong-minded‚ stern drill sergeant‚ as he delivers a monologue to all the young new recruits. Both texts have used a deliberate choice of techniques‚ and
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which are generally unneeded. What is this? This is consumerism. Good morning/afternoon‚ as you might already have guessed‚ my speech is on Consumerism‚ as part of my Module C studies. Consumerism is strongly epitomised in the poem ‘Televistas’ by Bruce Dawe and in the song ‘In the Crowd’ by The Jam. Televistas shows how even love is littered with consumerism‚ as it is an extended metaphor and a massive exaggeration that isn’t as far-fetched as it seems. A relationship is established as “a faulty tube
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written by Bruce Dawe. The themes these poems express include ‘strive for happiness and fulfilment and make the most of life. Another text that also displays these themes is ‘V For Vendetta’ directed by James McTeigue. The poem ‘Weapons Training’ written by Bruce Dawe is monologue from military instructor that is lecturing recruits on what to do in a battle situation. Dawe expresses his ideas about military life using techniques such as humorous tone and vivid imagery. Dawe uses humorous
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Consumerism – Bruce Dawe Poetry || 2009 Every society has mythology. In some societies‚ it’s religion. Our religion is consumerism. As we are constantly exposed to mass media and popular culture in our modern society‚ the insidious nature of consumerism has allowed it to penetrate into every aspect of our lives‚ dictating our very beliefs‚ values and wants. Nearly every individual in our society subconsciously conforms to the shallow and superficial mindset that characterises our consumerist culture
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