The Divine Wind Analysis

The novel The Divine Wind (1998) by Garry Disher and the 2003 film, Japanese Story, directed by Sue Brooks both explore the theme of 'love' through the use of novel and film techniques. Through the studying of the context and textual form of both of these texts, a greater understanding of the important ideas is achieved. This includes exploring the context, the characters and the key theme of love. The Divine Wind's story is set in the backdrop of World War II, where Australia's relationship with

Disher demonstrates isolation of the ethnic groups and the regional and urban divide present in The Divine Wind through the beliefs, experiences, and values of the Killian family and Hartley Penrose. Both culturally and geographically isolated from the rest of Australia, the people of Northern and Central Australia, specifically Broome felt ignored, misunderstood, and misconstrued by the urban South. This is an ongoing theme in Australia. They resented interference from the federal government. The

The novel The Divine Wind (1998) by Garry Disher and the 2003 film, Japanese Story, directed by Sue Brooks both explore the common theme of 'love' through the use of novel and film techniques. Through the studying of the context and textual form of both of these texts, a greater understanding of the important ideas is achieved. The geographical setting in the novel, The Divine Wind, plays a key role in its story. It is set in the backdrop of World War II, where Australia's relationship with Japan

sees nature as a tool for profit. The allusions to Proteus and Triton provides more support for the argument that even though Paganism is “a creed outworn” (10), a way of life long gone, at least they saw nature as something to be worshipped and made divine. He states that if this was the case, he would feel “less forlorn” (12) and there would be hope for nature to be seen as an element of beauty once again. Wordsworth uses many symbols to better argue his point that nature is not appreciated the way

God of the Israelites: the way problems are solved, the prestige and status that separates the divine from the masses, and the extent of power among the immortal beings. Before any logical argument regarding the contrasting of two works can begin, a foundation must be established that in some way

The problem of suffering is not limited to human society. The awareness of evils, present not only in human society but also in the physical and biological levels, is raised among scientists and theologians who participate in theology-science dialogue. Not only animals but also plants experience sufferings and pains to a certain extent. On the physical level, the increase of entropy according to the 2nd law of thermodynamics is regarded as analogous to the notion of evil on the physical level.

Introduction The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli was painted between 1482 and 1485 (UFFIZI, n.d.). Commissioned by the Medici family, it depicts Venus floating on a seashell. To her right is Zephyrus, God of Winds, with Aura. To her left is Horae, Goddess of the Seasons, waiting to receive her with a flower embroidered robe. In the Roman myth, Venus was conceived when the god Uranus was castrated by his son Titan Cronus and his severed genitals fertilized the sea. The scene in The Birth of Venus

Analysis of Robert Frost's Fire and Ice       For Robert Frost, poetry and life       were one and the same.  In an interview he said, 'One thing I care about,       and wish young people could care about, is taking poetry as the first form       of understanding.'  Each Robert Frost poem strikes a chord somewhere, each       poem bringing us closer to life with the compression of feeling and       emotion into so few words.  This essay will focus on one particular

fantastical images of her inward journey. During the analysis, Jung’s observation of archetypal images and mythological characters in the Miller fantasies acted as a catalyst on his stored-up ideas especially after his deep accumulation

The Odyssey Analysis Essay In the classic novel, The Odyssey, translated by Fitzgerald, one thing Homer focuses on is the actions of the gods - their interventions with situations relating to mortals. In Book 6, he displays an example of an interaction between a deity and mortal when Athena talks to Princess Nausikaa in her dream. The passage accentuates a peaceful, hopeful and a dreamy mood. Using techniques such as details, epic conventions - divine intervention - and parallelism, Homer is able