What role does the landscape play in contributing to three Australian

Les Murray is a contemporary Australian poet who has gained reputation for his ideals and values of a real Australia, while being regarded as the leading Australian poet of his generation. His poem “Driving Through Sawmill Towns” is typical of his ability to allow readers the ability to experience the poem in many different ways in this case the sawmill town. Representing Australians in the bush of hardworking and traditional being marginalised by white Europeans and urban society. Using dramatic imagery and language devices such as personification and symbolism, Murray looks deeply at this, emphasising the loneliness and hardships of bush life and how as more people enjoy the luxuries of urban life the more rural people are forgotten and fade away.

     Mrs. Sommers is a middle aged timid mother of a handful of children, and is apparently not well to do anymore after her husband’s death; Not that she probably ever was, but more so than her luck would have it now. She is small framed with tattered old clothes, as if she hasn’t been able to purchase

Domesticity has been portrayed throughout the story; it shows the effects of marginalization towards female characters who do not adhere to the typical socials norms and roles. Mrs. Fullerton, is an individual who does not fit in with her new, younger neighbors. Jane had explained to Mary, “‘I asked her to babysit for me once and she practically spit in my face. She is not exactly a charming old lady, you know’” (Munro 72). Mrs. Fullerton is viewed differently by her neighbors as she is not the typical stereotype. They based her role to her age, therefore, they thought she would be the typically loving, and caring grandma figure for the community that would babysit their kids. They realized that she does not carry herself in that manner, this triggered the community to flip on her and put her in a unimportant perspective by ostracizing as she is useless to them. In general, the suburban women of the community are the ones who organize events, parties, compete with each other based on looks, and gossip (68). Munro illustrates their domesticity when she describes: “most birthday parties were attended by mothers as well as children. Women who saw each other every day met now in earrings, nylons and skirts, with their hair fixed and faces applied” (69). It is seen as meaningless compared to a male’s work/day and, therefore, socially acceptable for a woman. Edith was put in a powerless position compared to her husband, because as “she was surrounded in her kitchen by the ruins of the birthday party — cake and molded jellies and cookies with animal faces” (68). He would be outside “working around their houses” (67). This shows that Edith’s position compared to her husband is unimportant, as she can only work from inside the household, while he works outside maintaining their home. Therefore, being marginalized by her spouse as she is alienated from the hardships of the

The narrator is portraying a woman who is looked down upon because of her mental illness, but women at the time were often seen as childish or too emotional. “Then he took me in his arms called me a blessed little goose,” (Gilman 5). The narrator’s husband, John, treats her almost like a father would treat a daughter. The narrator is belittled because of her inability to act like women at the time were expected to. “Victorian values stressed that women were to behave demurely and remain with in the domestic sphere,” (Wilson 6). During the 19th century, women were expected to simply care for the children and clean the house. Most of the time, women who aspired to do more than that were not considered respectable wives. “Because the narrator is completely dependent on her husband and is allowed no other role than to be a wife and a mother, she represents the secondary status of women during the 19th century,” (Wilson 5).

When non-Indigenous Australians establish their understanding of their perceived notion of country, their response is straightforward. A place in which they live. Aboriginal people have diverse relationships with connections and understandings of “country” and the Australian environment. Some of their relationships are based on the traditional knowledges and practices that have been passed down from generation to generation while others are a direct result from recent colonisation. Relationships to country are complex and interrelated, and when establishing the Aboriginal understanding of country, it is vital to look beyond the term itself, and explore the indigenous understanding of “country” in a range of different fields that range from tribal identity to song.

The men 's inability to see the facts of the situation is emphasized by Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peter’s ability to deduce the discouraging course of Minnie 's life over the previous 20 years. In addition, although the male characters see no relevant clues in the kitchen, the women, once alone, notice evidence in the mere state of the kitchen: All is amiss--the lid is off the sugar canister and a half-full bag is sitting next to it; there is a dish towel in the middle of the half-wiped kitchen table; and the squares for the quilt she is piecing consist of fine, even sewing -except for one block, in which the sewing is crazy. “What made this woman, they wonder, leave things half-done? What made her nervous enough to make her sewing "crazy"? What so distracted this woman, who even in jail worried about her preserves and wanted an apron?” (Bendel-Simso) Only women, and only women of similar social and geographical backgrounds, can recognize these clues. Foreshadowing of this evidence is given in the opening paragraph of the story, in which Mrs. Hale 's eye makes a scandalized sweep of her kitchen as she is forced to abandon her bread-making half-done when she is unexpectedly called to the crime scene.

During the times these women were thought to be able to take care of themselves and their families. In the story “Neighbor Rosicky”, Rosicky’s wife Mary and daughter-in-law Polly are the ones that take care of feeding the animals, the children, and do the household chores. “With Mary, to feed creatures was the natural expression of affection, her chickens, the calves, her big hungry boys” (3). These items were compared to the story “A Rose for Emily”, after Emily’s father died people in town had complained that horrendous smells coming from her house. Men in the town thought she wasn’t capable of doing deeds herself. “So the next night, after midnight, four men crossed Miss Emily's lawn and slunk about the house like burglars, they broke open the cellar door and sprinkled lime there, and in all the outbuildings. After a week or two the smell went away” (3-4). “You know, what they say behind a great man is a strong woman, but I wouldn’t know because I’ve never stood behind a man” stated by Lena Luther

Australia is a country that prides itself on being acknowledgment and multicultural of all societies, backgrounds and beliefs. Be that as it may, this was not always the situation, and tragically right up 'til the present time, treatment of Aboriginal Australians is still sad and demoralizing. Regardless of our claim to be multicultural, the voice of the migrant through writing is frequently one of alienation and isolation. The focuses of this speech will be examined using Australian text ,poem and picture going from the very first australians to the current australians today. First a poem, lyric composed by Antigone Kefala, a notorious Australian poet. Secondly, the use of text for The Secret River, by Kate Grenville. Once more, in conclusion a photo, plainly showing the alienation and isolation of the immigrant that relocate to

This furthers the image of Mary Maloney, a woman who is fulfilled by luxuriating “in the presence of this man”. Mary does not talk, does not even interact, just allows “that warm male glow” to wash over her. To all, Mary seems the picturesque example of perfection. Even the name Mary Maloney (1), with its alliteration appears guileless. However, Mary Maloney goes through a sudden evolution after news of her husband’s

To begin with, Australia is located on a vast territory, but, as a matter of fact, people know very little about it. The land in this part of the world has always been known as a climatically aggressive, desiccated, and infertile area almost improper for inhabitance. However, the human persistence has proved the opposite, making the continent and country one of the most prosperous in the world and teemed with life. Thus, Bill Bryson shares his experience with readers after spending months travelling around the country. The visit to various cities around Australia fulfills the writer with the unique energy.

The poem ‘My Country’ written and published by Dorothea Mackellar incorporates a strong representation of the Australian bush. Mackellar uses many poetic devices to portray her love for Australian bush as the land of Australia is highly representative of Australian culture. Mackellar uses a first person point of view, repetition and personification to reinforce the representation of Australia. The point of view Mackellar uses is important as it demonstrates her love for the Australian representation.

Cross-Country: A Book Of Australian Verse second edition was published in 1988. Edited by John Barnes and Brian McFarlane. It contains a comprehensible and thought-provoking selection of Australian poetry from the early years of European settlement to the present. A common thread that connects numerous poems in the Cross Country anthology is the contrast between what the past was and what it is now. This is shown through the loss of aboriginal culture and past times. Each poem expresses a different scenario or memory about the loss of indigenous culture and how the past was a noble past, as compared to the present.

As the story progresses, the characters engage in dialogue that clearly conveys a belief in male superiority, or, better put, a sense of women inferiority and ignorance. Every time Martha hears a sexist remark, she becomes enraged within; by contrast, Mrs. Peters blindly agrees with everything the men say and embodies the “ideal” model for a wife. Martha herself only pretends to be soft-spoken. In reality, Martha is an intelligent woman who is forced by social convention to be submissive and to wed a sexist and somewhat stupid man. Even when Mr. Hale is recounting what had happened, Martha listens closely to make sure he does not say more than what he should.

Henry Lawson’s short stories, ‘The Drover’s Wife’ and ‘In A Dry season along with the related text by Russel Drysdaled; Sunday afternoon show the experience of two identical but yet different characters and one image representing the harshness and monotony of the outback. These experiences characterize the individual into who they are and how they respond to certain situations in their daily lives. Henry presents the readers with a rich insight into the Australian bush culture and

Second, Mrs. Wright has been dead inside but her body was still alive. As the men survey the mess in the kitchen they completely miss the significance of the untidy room. They attribute the mess to poor housekeeping instead of recognizing its significance as a breakdown in the Wright’s home. The women, unlike the men, begin to understand through these unfinished chores that something has gone terribly wrong in Minnie’s world. Mrs. Hale stated, “Not having children makes less work—but it makes a quiet house, and Wright out to work all day, and no company when he did some in” (11). “Wright was close. I think maybe that’s why she kept so much to herself. She didn’t even belong to the Ladies Aid. I suppose she felt she couldn’t do her part, and