Ned Kelly: The People's Hero

Ned Kelly was an Australian bushranger who was born in 1854 in the bush north of Melbourne. He is famous for doing both bad and good things. We remember him today for the bad choices he made because of the bad things in this life. Throughout his life bad things happened to him and this is why he is a victim. Firstly, the police treated him unfairly, secondly, people were racist against him because he was Irish and lastly, his punishment was too harsh.

Ned Kelly (2003), directed by Gregor Jordan and starring Heath Ledger (Ned Kelly) and Orlando Bloom, is the film interpretation of the legendary story of the Kelly gang. As this is a film, not a documentary, it is only moderately historically accurate. The three key events in this story in which Jordan has attempted to maintain the truth to a reasonable extent are the incident with Constable Fitzpatrick, the shooting of Aaron Sherritt and the Glenrowan shootout. However, there is also one major aspect of the film where Jordan has not endeavoured to uphold historical accuracy, and that is Ned Kelly’s love life. As the very purpose of a feature film is to entertain an audience, there is only a limited potential to which

Criminal, fair but devious. Ned (Edward) Kelly had a controversial life that helped to form the Australian’s colony and identity. Some citizens see Ned Kelly as a cultural icon to Australia and loved him because he rebelled against the authorities. Others see him as a criminal and a murderer. He didn’t have a legal way to provide these things for his family so he had to steal for the sake of his family and for himself. In a way Ned introduced taking part in a rebellion against the Government to (only) provide life saving things for his family (they were poor).

John F Kennedy was one of the most loved and remembered presidents in the history of the United States. He did many things to help the country and the American people during his ephemeral presidency. His accomplishments include creating the peace corps, bringing the economy out of a recession, helping the African-American civil rights movement, and passing the Equal Pay Act of 1963. These successes can be attributed to his ability to be witty, charismatic, and courageous. Almost everyone loved him, from the impecunious to the rich, and majorities to minorities. Through the actions of John F. Kennedy it is clear that it is better to be loved as a leader than feared because it allows one to be easier to talk to and collaborate in solving large problems as he did.

The concept of the “Australian legend” is an idea that has been altered many times throughout history, however the common conception of this interpretation has remained the same. This perception of a typical Australian legend is of someone who is extremely strong, independent and very capable in a natural outdoor environment such as the bush or outback. Many different sources display this idea and include the same or related characteristics. Russel Ward, author of “The Australian Legend”, focuses on an examination of the development of the "Australian character" and it’s influence on Australian culture. This was very significant in creating and supporting this idea. Crocodile Dundee, a famous Australian movie, references many aspects of what

What makes a hero a tragic hero? According to the Greek play write Aristotle, a hero must possess certain character traits in order to be tragic. Aristotle’s rules are still used today when labeling a hero tragic or not tragic. Jack Fitzgerald Kennedy, the thirty-fifth president of the United States is a tragic hero, because he possess four of the six traits a tragic hero must possess. This will be proven through the use of credible sources and explanation of these four traits.

Villain, victim and hero. Ned Kelly, “with all that he was, and for all that he did, belongs to the true Australia – not the Australia of the shams and the money-jugglers, but the Australia that sweats and suffers and fights…” (IronOutlaw, Clive Turnbull’s View On The Kelly Outbreak, 2016). Ned Kelly (1854-1880) was a notorious Australian outlaw. He murdered three policemen, robbed two banks and committed numerous other crimes. Regardless of his criminality, people claim Ned “Australia’s equivalent of Robin Hood.” (UpFromAustralia, 2016). Ned Kelly was a hero, a quintessential Australian battler. He helped the poor and fought against inequality.

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Edward Ned Kelly was Australia’s most famous bushranger; regarded by many as a hero who fought “for the rights of the battler.” Whether Ned Kelly was a hero, however, has been debated throughout Australia’s history. Evidence shows that Ned was a murderous villain who terrorised towns and robbed wealthy pastoralists; a man who broke the law and committed an array of crimes that were both evil and immoral. Ned Kelly was a villain; an outlaw and thief who is wrongly immortalised as an Australian hero.

All throughout Australian history there has been a continual debate on whether Ned Kelly was a hero or a villain. This debate has good evidence for both sides, so it comes down to personal interpretation. In Black Snake, Wilkinson constructs Ned Kelly as a hero. She portrays

This man is truly the worst criminal that Australia has ever seen in its entire history. Ned Kelly robbed banks, murdered three men and stole horses and cattle. Ned was part of the Kelly gang. There is no doubt he was the worst of them, he schemed all the villainous plans, he was the one who killed all three policemen and before the gang was even created he stole many farming families horses and cattle. If you don’t think this man is a villain from what I have said so far I don’t know what to say. He shot three men dead with no mercy (pg52), he attempted to derail a police train (pg102) with no care how many men where on that train and he stole hundreds possibly thousands of horses and cattle. (pg1).

Is Ned Kelly, a hero? A, villain? Or is he a victim? Many people have a different opinion on this topic. There is no doubt that Ned Kelly was a hero and a victim because he was one of the Australian greatest bushranger, who not only outsmarted the police but also stood up for his family’s rights.

Colin Ross is known widely for the “Gun Alley Murder”, which is the story or a 12 year old getting raped and left for dead. Before the “Gun Alley Murder” even happened, Ross was charged and imprisoned for using threatening words and carrying a firearm without permission. In April of 1921, Ross and his brothers bought a wine shop and renamed it “The Australian Wine Saloon”. In his older years, Ross was charged with multiple criminal actions throughout the years of owning the saloon, one of the many chargers was for robbery. Ross told Frank Walsh to rob a customer and the proceeds would be shared between them, the customer was shot and could not tell anything to police. Walsh was sentenced to six months hard labor and Ross was acquitted of his charges.

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