Red Dog Esene Analysis

Jason glanced through the car window as his father pulled into the driveway of their new house, dirty and plain. Their family had moved from Texas into a house in the misty woods with the nearest city, Flora, half a mile away. I don’t like this place thought Jason.

Australian Film allows the rest of the world to have an insight into our way of life, our communities and our land. Australian film usually provides a hard-working and hardy stereotype who lives in the outback and takes pride in his mates, and for a lot of the country, this is mostly true. The typical Australian is a laid back, hard-working community member who prides the relationship they have with their mates, who may not even be a person. The saying ‘a man’s best friend is his dog’ is incredibly true for many, especially Australians, where dogs can be found in all walks of life. At least, this is Kriv Stender’s perspective of Australian identity, seen in his 2011 film Red Dog.

The first disappointment she encounters is the quality of the dog foods. Hodgman expected to open packages filled with real meat, as advertisers relentlessly remind buyers of a dog’s love for real meat. The Gaines burger could neither be described as poor beef, rich beef or even beef at all. It couldn’t be fried and did not have that “real beef smell”. Ann describes it as being very malleable, “something you could make at home if you had a Play-DOH Fun Factory.” (107). The Kal Kan pedigree meals were also amiss. Ann’s words to describe these are lumpy, purple, stringy and veiny.

Eating dog food may not be seen as the easiest thing to stomach because the smell, texture and by-products found within the mixture are thought of as awful and revolting. In Ann Hodgman’s “No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch”, although the title may suggest otherwise, different types of dog food are discussed. In this essay, Hodgman aims to inform her readers about the inequality in different types of dog food, as well as to entertain and amuse. Hodgman is writing to a broad audience, one of dog lovers and owners, as well as those that may be curious as to what is really in dog food, or more generally the packaging and processing of mass-produced food of any kind. Language, description and humor are

“Juju, our black mutt, was watching me. I stabbed one of the hot dogs with a fork and bent over and offered it to him. The wiener was hot, so Juju licked at it tentatively, but when I stood up and started stirring the hot dogs again, I felt a blaze on my right side.”(9)

In the Red Dog and The Turning, the theme of loss is an issue used to shape meaning on the idea of change using specific language choices; the way in which the two themes are seen by the audience to convey the meaning of change. The two texts use the theme of loss to shape meaning of change. In red dog, the scene where john dies depicts a huge loss for the people around him, strengthening the theme of change portrayed to the audience. Vanno, Red Dog (2011) – “Noooo!”. We see that Vanno is obviously affected by the loss of john, after his motorcycle ran off the road, signifying a huge change to Vanno’s life, and the people around him, especially Nancy. “But the blitz truck was gone and the tractor, too.’’- The Turning (2004). Loss is depicted when Melanie leaves the beach campsite to go back to the farm with her family. The audience sees a change in Billy’s attitude, it changes the way he thinks, and impacts the rest of the story. The authors of the two texts use specific language to better portray the theme of loss. Not only in dialog, but visually. An example of this would be the death of red dog. The audience sees the effect of the passing of red dog, as they are all depressed and emotional. ‘’You’re home now boy’’-Nancy, Red Dog (2011), the audience sees the effect of losing Red Dog in Nancy’s voice, a specific language that Kriv Standers used to portray a more powerful meaning of change to the audience, using the theme of loss to strengthen this idea. This idea is further strengthened by the use of context, as Dampier is a small town with a tight community, the loss of a character will cause a huge change to the story, and we see this in Red Dog and The Turning.

Red Dog is an Australian Red Kelpie who lives in Dampier a small town in Western Australia where I live. Red Dog is an amazing dog who has achieved many things and deserves to be Australian of the year. Red Dog deserves Australian of the year because of how human like he is. Red Dog is a loyal dog who brings people together he is also a great explorer who can read people's emotions.

Even though the Longmont Humane Society has glass walls to provide an enjoyable view for it’s clients, from the employee's perspective it is a chaotic environment that is difficult for anyone to handle. Upon entering one is immediately immersed into the deafening chorus of barking dogs, drowning them like a massive wave swallowing an unsuspecting sandcastle. As one begins to adapt, the different barks become audible. The hound’s low, prolonged bark resonates deep within one’s chest like the vibration of a tuning fork. The small dog’s high pitched yapping is easily discernible among sixty other canines. Over the course of the day, various smells overpower the nose, from the acidic smell of stomach bile to the ammonia laced urine. The most dreaded mess of all is the masterpiece of the finger painters.

The loyal dog, Aqua, came puzzled but brave. Then the two, human and dog, rushed to the door into bright sunlight. Their food laid forgotten. When they had all crammed into the fire truck Ted yelled to Aqua,

I walked to 1825 Elmore Ave where I knocked on the door. Dog owner Douglas Lawless answered the door. I explained to Mr. Lawless that I received a complaint about his dog running loose. Mr. Lawless admitted that his dog was loose early, and that his dog name Hamborn is somehow

And finally news had broken out that the puppies have been born and all 101 will be up for sale in the next week. My plan was in motion. Horace and Jasper offered to help me steal the new born puppies along with the two dalmatians. I felt uneasy about the plan but intended to follow through. I was not going to let Roger and Anita win. Horace and Jasper had brought their enormous van and I prepared the the blankets and cages for the newborn puppies. The day had passed and the night had come. Horace and I found out where the lovely couple lived and learned where they left the spare key. Under the mat. How ridiculous. Anyone could easily break in, how unlucky. It was midnight when Horace and I snuck into the house. We took both Pongo and Anita’s dalmatian Perdita. Both were fighting my grip and barking so we had to put a mouth restrainer on both of them. I was not leaving without my Pongo. The puppies were cooperative, we gently took them and wrapped each one in a blanket then placed them in the cages.When all of the dogs were safely secured in the back of the van we began to drive away. After 20 minutes of driving I asked Jasper to pull over. I opened the back of the van to check up on the dogs.

During his break Ray liked to go to the park across the street from the bank because it gave him quiet time to think. Around noon he walked across the street and into the grass. It was the perfect day to be outside.

Bello, a small white dog, has been lost for 2 weeks along with his brother, Casper. They both have met many strangers and have been extremely close to facing starvation. Bello was already a good hunter and has eaten small squirrels. Unfortunately, Casper is much older than Bello and isn’t as mobile. He eats all the wasted food found in dumpsters along the way to nowhere. As Bello looks for food in the streets he finds that many of the people don’t appreciate stray dogs walking around.

However, as Gaie (2002) explains, when art enters public space, it becomes public; it’s not exclusive and private anymore. It becomes part of a greater shared space. In public art, it is unavoidable to appreciate and anticipate the social impact of the work. The physical and aesthetic qualities of the artwork also become a public matter as it involves an audience more general than the gallery viewers. Yet, Serra was not concern about how public might react to his sculpture. Serra dismissed the fact that people’s expectation, and the physical context, where Tilted Arc was seen in ‘public space’ were different to those previous constitutions, and showed no interest to this large audience. For Serra, the only opinion that mattered was his limited

The grass was soft and green, reserved for those who wanted to lie down or sit. A sweet aroma of flowers overflowed near by like s shinning light, but was hidden by the untrimmed bushes and wildly growing trees. Up above me was the beautiful, high noon blue sky spotted with fluffy, white clouds and airplanes flying by. I emerged into the parking lot and stopped happily as a squirrel under a tree. Hesitating to proceed anywhere further I took a few