English Good Copy In this society, literature plays a major part in schools around the country and for many generations. Literature has helped create a social norm in today’s society, such as marginalisation of the indigenous Australians. Marginalisation is the treatment of a person group or concept that is seen as insignificant, and this is shown throughout different types of literature that schools provide. Among some of the literature includes the novel of wild cat falling which presents marginalisation as the novels main theme. Wild cat falling was written by Mudrooroo, also known as Colin Thomas Johnson, an Aboriginal novelist who is best known for his work on the novel Wild cat falling. The novel was published in 1965 and tells the story …show more content…
No more than a few days in society he receives social discrimination and a longing sense of not being able to belong anywhere, for he is neither black nor white. Wild cats falling is an important novel for adolescents to study in schools because Johnson’s use of features throughout the novel positions its intended readers to adapt to the intended views regarding marginalisation. The novels use of different features compels the readers to respond both emotionally and critically and encourages readers to look at the issue of marginalisation in today’s society, which is why the novel is included in most schools curriculum. Throughout the novel, Johnson has brilliantly entwined themes of isolation within indigenous families, communities …show more content…
Wildcat suffers from nightmares from his childhood, one of those dreams include wildcat encountering a native who is narrating the traditional dreamtime story of the wildcat. The native states “Keep your cat-crow eyes on the swelling, bright face of the moon. Not down. Not down. But the old earth is pulling you...it is a trick. Have to have wings to reach for the moon.” (Pg. 127) In Wildcats dream, he is trying to reach the moon, which can be turned into the status of the white people, as wildcats is constantly trying to reach the status of the white people but he can never reach his goal, while the earth continues to pull him down, and this can be seen as his heritage as well. The story also mentions a lack of wings; this is seen as his lack of having what he needs to fit in with society, this lack of wings also gives the sense of falling, falling into a pit of true despair and depression. Here, Johnson's opinions on emotional marginalisation are seen quite subtly in a manner that is sophisticated and encourages readers to look at marginalisation in a broader way. Throughout the novel mudrooroo places many flashbacks in wildcats point of view, this is seen as showing how unstable wildcats mind is and how absent his sense of his identity is. The use of these flashbacks compels readers to understand the hurt and confusion isolating an individual can cause. Wildcats use of referring himself in the
The forest setting, with its dense karri trees and remote wilderness, becomes a metaphor for the characters' emotional and psychological isolation. It reflects the harshness of their circumstances and the relentless struggle for survival amidst unforgiving natural forces. Winton's descriptive prose captures the haunting beauty and desolation of the landscape, evoking a sense of foreboding and unease that mirrors the characters' inner turmoil. The young man's solitary journeys into the forest to gather wood highlight the isolation and loneliness he experiences, accentuated by the absence of human companionship and the oppressive silence of the wilderness. By immersing the characters in this stark and unforgiving setting, Winton underscores the pervasive sense of isolation and vulnerability that permeates their lives, reinforcing the theme of societal
Using the text alongside the illustrations engages in critical literacy, revealing the hidden power relationships and ideological assumptions that underline texts (Winch 2014, p.539), and strike in-depth discussions. For example, about being lost and how you managed to find your way again, what the differences are between your approach and her approach, what do you notice about where they live, how is it different from where you live, and what are all the amazing things you could possibly do if you lived there. The idea is helping to develop a child’s knowledge of their world and the knowledge about a world that is not their own (Winch 2014, p.536). Majority of Indigenous content learning occurring in the younger years found in the Australian Curriculum, is remembering, understanding and applying, in relation to Bloom’s Taxonomy (Lowe, 2015). This book can be used to unearth these cognitive processes but can further be explored beyond the elaborations of the curriculum with the grade ones to build a greater depth of understanding through analysing, evaluating and creating (Lowe, 2015).
Craig Silvey engages us with Jasper Jones in order to convey a certain moral message in hope to make us stop and think. No one in this novel is truly accepted into the community, which tells me as the responder, that in order for this society to succeed differences need to be tossed aside. Jasper Jones is a credible recollection of the injustice, racism and social exclusion that exists in the Australian society. It also tackles growing up, first love, family unity, and a sense of belonging in a community.
Jane Harrison’s play Stolen and Garth Davis’ film Lion both explore the experience of being adopted under different circumstances. Stolen is set in Australia and follows the journey of characters, such as Anne, who are from the Stolen Generation and go into foster care, whereas Lion is the story of Saroo, a young Indian boy who is lost and ends up being adopted by a Tasmanian couple. Both characters, Saroo and Anne, struggle with their identities, feeling torn between their biological and adoptive families. However, they both come to accept and love their families after going on a journey to understand who they are and where they’ve come from.
In the story “The Last Meow” it talks about a cat that is very ill and could barely live in it’s own. It gets prepared for surgery to cure her illness in her kidney. The author Burkhard Bilger, includes some hints and examples on how the average American will pay whatever it costs for their beloved pet. He explains how Americans now spend nineteen-billion dollars a year in veterinary care plus the cost of pet food makes it forty seven-billion dollars. He states out “clearly, our love affair with our pets has gotten out of control”. I disagree with his position.
Edgar Allen Poe’s short story The Black Cat immerses the reader into the mind of a murdering alcoholic. Poe himself suffered from alcoholism and often showed erratic behavior with violent outburst. Poe is famous for his American Gothic horror tales such as the Tell-Tale Heart and the Fall of the House of Usher. “The Black Cat is Poe’s second psychological study of domestic violence and guilt. He added a new element to aid in evoking the dark side of the narrator, and that is the supernatural world.” (Womack). Poe uses many of the American Gothic characteristics such as emotional intensity, superstition, extremes in violence, the focus on a certain object and foreshadowing lead the reader through a series of events that are horrifying
This book was about a lower class that wanted a new way of living, a fair way that but only for those who were worthy. Never Fall Down gives an inside look into the twisted and gory genocide that affected and ended many lives. This book can make anyone squirm and understand the affects a traumatizing event can have on just one human
“Broken Cats,” a photo by Britta Jaschinski, overwhelms with sorrow and heartbreak. The black and white photograph depicts three cats sitting on their own stools. Two men, on either side of the cats, hold up sticks; it seems as if the cats are being trained by the two men. The focal point of the photograph, the lines, and the need for closure allow one to better understand the dark photograph. The focal point of the photograph-- the three cats-- convey the feeling of sorrow.
The quote I found most interesting was,”Goaded, by the interference, into a rage, more than demonical, I withdrew my axe from her grasp and buried the axe in her brain,” (Poe 5). This quote had a very appalling tone and this was due to the fact that the speaker had the reader believe he was set out to kill the cat. He was on his way to kill the cat, but then his wife grabs the axe. His wife tries to stop him, but he then turns around and burying the axe in her head, killing her. This causes read to experience shock after this surprising and gruesome act. This tone was also created partly to the connotation. Words used such as,”buried,” on page five adds to the appalling tone due to how horrific it is that he is not just hitting her with
The article informs the readers about the problem of unregulated domestic cats roaming outside. The authors tell the readers that these unsupervised cats can cause many problems for other species. The article also informs the readers that these cats have caused the extinction a variety of birds and the reduction of different types of reptiles, birds, and mammals. The authors also propose a variety of solutions to deal with this problem. The first solution that the writers suggest is that Americans should keep these cats on a leash. They also recommend that citizens should euthanize these cats or place it in a “sanctuary” (Marra and Santella). I believe that cats should not be able to roam outside freely because a cat roaming outside can shorten
Does it ever feel like you are reliving the same day? In Before I fall by Lauren Oliver, Samantha Kingston deals with a conflicting issue of reliving the same day seven times. While it may seem hard to relate to that issue, I believe that almost everyone goes through a similar feeling. During the duration of the novel, Sam deals with emotions of anger, depression, guilt, and then finally acceptance.
Finally, the film Beast of the Wild illustrates a deep uncertainty about the United States Government’s response to Hurricane Katrina. It represents the grief and suffering of the victims of Hurricane Katrina. It also shows how the city of New Orleans was able to overcome troubled times in their lives. The film tells a memorable unforgettable story.
Robert Darnton is a prolific writer in the realm of cultural history, having written a fair amount of books focusing on 17th and 18th century France. The Great Cat Massacre and Other Episodes in French Cultural History is one of these books, and arguably, his famous work. The Great Cat Massacre is a book comprising of six loosely related essays, called “episodes”, which explores the lives of the French populace during the Old Regime through the means of primary sources. These primary sources vary in form as evident by Darnton’s use of folktales, anecdotes, police reports, and dossiers. Through these primary sources, Darnton intends to demonstrate a new approach in studying history, specifically cultural history, by looking at each source in
Within us, we have the dark and the bright side. We do the good, but have evil thoughts and some people act on it, thinking it may drag them to feel good in doing so. This informative short-story provides a perfect example on how we take control of our mind. Edgar Allan Poe, the author of “The Black Cat”, develops the central idea that violence solves problems. On the eve of an unnamed narrator’s death, he writes a story of how his life collapsed, turning around his love for everybody and falling into a big pile of a hopeless mess and madness by committing brutal actions.
Macdonald experiences a near prophetic realization that she requires a goshawk and by intense impulse she purchases a goshawk from a man in Scotland over the internet, having immediately become enthralled by the grace and beauty of the bird the man puts on display, and spends all her time training it, and finally reveling in the sight of the hawk in flight, losing herself in the righteous fury of a predator at work. She thinks of herself less and less as a part of humanity, stating a feeling of disconnect and alienness with other people and society at large being much more comfortable hunting with her hawk. Macdonald begins to associate more closely with the hawk than with people, believing herself to be turning into a hawk at some personal level, “Hunting with the hawk took me to the very edge of being human. Then it took me past that place to somewhere I wasn’t human at all,” (195). Macdonald fancies herself a changeling born of another world, the world of man being nothing but a place of discomfort and pain, she sees her only chance at a reprieve to return to a place of swaying trees and impenetrable fog where goshawks rule the sky, where wildness dwells and reigns supreme. In this sense Macdonald’s hobby is far more than just a hobby to her, she at some level believes that this distance between her and other people, and her obsession with Mabel is all a part of her healing process, of some unspoken, unknowable ritual in which the wild will encapsulate all that she is and remove her from pain and