New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards

How has the Kate Grenville and William Shakespeare used compositional features to express both similar and different ideas of difference and power? The Secret River, set in England and Australia, was written by Kate Grenville in 2006. William Shakespeare’s play Othello was written in 1603 and set in Venice. Kate Grenville and William Shakespeare used compositional features to express both similar and different ideas of difference and power. They have cohesive ideas of power such as the use of structure

The Secret River is written by Kate Grenville, an internationally well-known author. It’s also her most influential magnum opus. Kate Grenville said, her mother’s grandfather was a poor man from London and sentenced to be sent to Australia because of stealing timbers in the early nineteenth century. After arriving to Sidney, he thought presumingly that he finally had his own land. The thing makes Grenville curious is that the land was supposed to belong to aboriginal people but how her grandfather

lies within their bounds. Smasher is a barbaric and immoral individual of which, shows prejudice and no respect towards the Aboriginal people. Contrasting Smasher, Blackwood’s character, radiates humanity and respect to the original owners of their new home to which he try to convince Will of to which Will turns away for greed. The opposing characterisation of these individuals allows the readers to interpret the matter in question faced in the text from both standpoints. Kate Grenville’s characterisation

‘An individual’s interaction with others and the world around them can enrich or limit their experience of belonging.’ BY joseph king When an individual’s sense of identity is corrupted through prejudicial attitudes they are left exposed and vulnerable allowing a sense of isolation and displacement in society. An individual’s ability to promote change within is largely influenced by the hardships they experience in their struggle to conform and the connectedness of identity that stems from acceptance

will raise awareness of Australia’s rich and vast culture. A separate Canon will strengthen Australia’s identity and record the memorable history. Throughout Australian literary history there have been many recognised authors. Banjo Patterson, Patrick White, Kath Walker, Charles Harpur and Kate Grenville are accepted literary writers. ‘The Secret River’ by Kate Grenville follows a family from England as they travel to Australian on the first fleet. The story contains many emotional attachments

University of New South Wales and studied English and History. After a lot of work, I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma of Education. In 1999, my first novel, The Underdog, was published, after many initial rejections. The novel, was loosely based on me and my own brother. My second and third novels, Fighting Ruben Wolfe (published in 2000) and When Dogs Cry ( published 2001), were a sequel from my first novel, they were a total success. Fighting Ruben Wolfe received an award from the

He was also named the New York Times Bestselling author and has been in the number one charts for young adults in over thirty-four countries(Grade Saver).Not only has Zusak received all of these awards but his books have also been translated in over thirty-eight countries and sold over eight million copies for each book( The Book Thief: I Am the Messenger).