Analysis Of Fly Away Peter

Michael Gow’s “Away” is an Australian play, set in the summer of 1967-68, in a time of great social and political change. “Away” tells the story of three families, each from different social classes, living in suburban Australia, as they each embark on their own holiday, attempting to escape their underlying personal issues. Immigrants Harry and Vic love their adopted country but are constantly faced with their son, Tom’s, terminal illness, while Jim and Gwen fret over their daughter Meg’s blossoming independence and her friendship with the socially unsuitable Tom, and Roy is unable to console a grief–stricken Coral over the death of their only son during the Vietnam war. Although each family is completely dissimilar, the theme of love remains

“Away” is a play written in 1988 by Michael Gow. Away refers to the central ideas of Australia in 1967-68. The central ideas embrace the outsiders, family conflicts and grief and loss which affected families in the play. Gow uses three main families to convey the message of the play. The use of language and stylistic devices influence the way Gow has been able to speak to the modern Australian audience. In the play “Away” Gow is able to speak to the modern Australian audience with the use of allusion. Gow alludes to two of Shakespeare’s plays; Midsummer Night’s Dream and King Lear, two well-known actors in the 1960’s; Chips Rafferty and Laurance Olivier and the Vietnam War. The modern audience would have to do research to

Peter and The StarCatcher is an amazing play and the students from the ECR's drama department did and outstanding job within showing not only how great the play itself is but their acting talents. The play is the backstory for the characters for Wendy and Peter Pan though in this play it is Wendy's mother and how Peter Pan's meeting that will lead to Wendy's story with Peter, but also how Peter Pan came to be. Molly Aster played by Savannah is the daughter of a British man named Lord Leonard Aster played by Weston Stephens and are both starcatchers which means that the little bits of dust that fall from the stars are collected by those who are starcatchers and then dispose of the dust to make sure it does not fall into the wrong hands. In the play there are two ships, one named the Wasp with Lord Leonard Aster and Captain Robert Falcon Scott that are over runned by Pirates that are looking for treasure just as they all do but found nothing but

“Away” is a historical play written in 1988 by Michael Gow. Away reflects to the central ideas, values and conflicts of Australia in 1967-68. The central ideas embrace outsiders, family conflicts and grief and loss which affected families in the play and in the time. Gow uses three main families to convey the message of the play. The use of language and stylistic devices influence the way Gow has been able to speak to the modern Australian audience. In the play, Gow is able to speak to the modern Australian audience with the clever, complex use of allusion. The modern audience would have to do research to understand the allusions in the play however on a superficial level the audience is still able to enjoy the central themes and ideas of the play.

The topic of war is hard to imagine from the perspective of one who hasn't experienced it. Literature makes it accessible for the reader to explore the themes of war. Owen and Remarque both dipcik what war was like for one who has never gone through it. Men in both All Quiet on the Western Front and “Dulce Et Decorum” experience betrayal of youth, horrors of war and feelings of camaraderie.

Some of the soldiers were such cowards that they injured themselves just to be taken away in a helicopter and extracted from the war scene. The soldiers “spoke bitterly about guys who had found release by shooting off their own toes or fingers. Pussies, they’d say. Candy-asses” (22). However, deep down inside, the soldiers who did all the mocking “imagined the quick, sweet pain, then the evacuation to Japan, then a hospital with warm beds and cute geisha nurses” (22). The soldiers even dreamt at night about freedom birds. The men were flying on a “real bird, a big sleek silver bird with feathers and talons and high screeching… The weights fell off; there was nothing to bear” (22). The soldiers did not want to be at war, they imagined to themselves “It’s (the war) over, I’m gone!—they were naked, they were light and free” (22).

“Peter and the Starcatcher”, written by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, is a prequel to the Broadway hit, “Peter and Wendy.” This comedic play reveals to the audience the origins of Peter Pan. This story tells how Peter Pan went from being an orphan in England without a name, to Peter Pan, the flying boy on the island of Never Land. The design of this allows the audience to reach their imaginative capacity while watching while highlighting and emphasizing key plot points throughout the story. The two design areas I will be describing and evaluating is the lighting and the scenic design. However, this play exemplifies all four aspects of design flawlessly; the lighting, sound, scenic and costume designs are said to be more sensible to the design than any other Broadway show. This is an extraordinary and excellent play because of the amazing design, the lighting designer and scenic designer used many ways to produce a variety of effects on the audience.

The conflict spanned from 1914 - 1918 and led to many military developments which have greatly impacted us today. During the war, technology had rapidly advanced, In 1914 it would was unbelievable to think that in just the span of a few years war would change completely; Horses became tanks and soldiers wouldn’t only have to worry about rifle fire, but also: artillery, chemical weapons, enemy planes and much more. The war ended in 1918 with a total of more than 38 million casualties. World War 1 is the setting of thousands of stories, one of them being: “Goshawk Squadron”. “Goshawk Squadron” was written in 1971 by author: Derek Robinson. The story follows the titular Goshawk Squadron, a british air force squadron fighting along the western front in ww1. The squadron is led by 23 year old Major Stanley Woolley, a strict, cynical and aggressive leader who despises the idea of gallant and chivalrous fighting. One could argue that Major Stanley Woolley is a character to be admired. This will be proven by showing how his harsh treatment to his squad members is justifiable. Also in that face that Woolley is a persistent leader and fighter, and in the fact that Woolley is shown to care for those around them, even if he tries not to show it. The justification for Woolley being deserving of admiration will surely be made clear.

In the incredible book, All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque, the reader follows Paul Baumer, a young man who enlisted in the war. The reader goes on a journey and watches Paul and his comrades face the sheer brutality of war. In this novel, the author tries to convey the fact that war should not be glorified. Through bombardment, gunfire, and the gruesome images painted by the author, one can really understand what it would have been like to serve on the front lines in the Great War. The sheer brutality of the war can be portrayed through literary devices such as personification, similes, and metaphors.

The Great War, also known as World War I, is a defining moment in Europe’s history. Its aftermath consists of the demolition of Germany’s economy, the rise of Adolf Hitler, and the loss of an entire generation of young men who were sent into combat. All Quiet on the Western Front chronicles the experiences of Paul Baumer, a 19-year old student who volunteers for the military during World War I along with his classmates Muller and Kropp. They are compelled to enlist by Kantorek, their fiercely patriotic but misguided schoolmaster. Paul’s life in the military is told in short entries that reveal the reality of war: horrifying battles, violence, alienation, emotional indifference. His accounts of war are personal and emotional, and the bleak tone

Malouf’s ‘Fly Away Peter’ uses an Australian frame of reference to display the horrors and absurdity of war. The way in which Malouf writes creates reality – the reader can suspend disbelief and believe that the events in the novella are actually real. When we read ‘Fly Away Peter’, we see the story through Jim’s eyes. Jim is a bird watcher, and he is Australian. Ashley, his employer, was born in Australia and educated in England. Ashley has inherited the land on which Jim watches the birds. The Australian frame of reference is seen through Jim, juxtaposed with

“One morning two butterflies play in front of our trench.What can they be looking for here?”(Remarque 60) In contrast to the mood of war, Remarque introduces the beauty of nature through butterflies in his book, All Quiet on the Western Front. Remarque grows up mesmerized by nature, collecting insects, and storing them in cases. This admiration follows into his book, in which nature goes on, while man destroys himself through wars. These butterflies ,however, are not just a symbol of preservation, but also the soldiers themselves, as they are just as frail as the butterflies in the face of war. These butterflies act as a glimpse of light in the darkness and like in Frankenstein, they give Paul Baumer, a sense of renewal.

Jef is a green haired, untalented, twenty-one year old person who was also a small person that has no knowledge. The protagonist of the story.

1954 novel, Lord of the Flies by Nobel Prize-winner William Golding is a dystopian allegory indicative of vast aspects of the human condition. Set in the midst of a nuclear war, the text details a group of marooned British school boys as they regress to a primitive state. Free from the rules and structures of civilisation and society, the boys split into factions - some attempting to maintain order and achieve common goals; others seeking anarchy and violence. The novel is based on Golding’s experience with the real-life brutality of World War II which had a profound effect on his perspective of humanity and the evils of which it is capable. This fictional novel examines the fundamental human struggle between civilization and savagery; good versus bad.

It is evident from looking at World War One (WW1) literature from the beginning, end and after the war that WW1 literature isn’t resolutely anti-war. However, the impression modern readers get from the most memorable pieces of WW1 literature is that of anti-war messages and graphic descriptions of the conditions the soldiers were in.