Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

Australia. The work of playwright Ray Lawler includes three pivotal plays relevant to modern Australian society. These three plays are Kid's Stakes, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, and Other Times. These plays exemplify something that had not been done before. Namely, a description of Australian society in the 1950s as it was. The Summer of the Seventeenth Doll was the first of the trilogy and the first to portray Australians onstage in a realistic manner. For this reason this play will be discussed in

Europe and Australia’s change to cosmopolitan in Dead Europe. Secondly, it will discuss between Ng’s understanding, another interpretation to Dead Europe and some facts. Thirdly, it will explain Australia’s cultural and social change in Summer of the Seventeenth Doll. Then, finally, it will discuss the understanding of Australia with comparing another interpretation. Lynda Ng views Christos Tsiolkas’s novel, Dead Europe, as a story, which represents Australia by its connection to Europe and globalisation

Distinctive voices convey personalities and attitudes by relating to social norms and defining events of their contemporary culture – they are a manifestation of various views and human experiences. Ray Lawler’s play summer of the seventeenth doll is a modern realist drama, which explores moral standards and social aspects of the 1950s. Essentially, the reader is confronted with unique views concerning the roles of Australian men and women in the 1950s and their responses to a changing lifestyle

Question 1 – Settler literature of 19th century Australia often attempted to come to terms with a climate and landscape that was alien and deeply unfamiliar. This writing produced what we today refer to as ‘the Australian Legend’. Discuss how the different 19th century authors that you have studied in this course wrote about the bush and identity. Lawson, Patterson and Baynton view the bush and identity through different lenses dependent upon their experiences and agendas. Lawson is a realist

This year marks the 60th anniversary since the premier show of “summer of the 17th Doll”, and the State theatre company’s immersive and compelling illustration of typical suburban dystopia does not disappoint. The exciting saga of the touch and go relationships between two working-class barmaids and their cane-cutting lovers, who have come down south for the off-season, is met by an equally charismatic cast that allows the director (Geordie Brookman) to fully explore the notion of 1950s stereotypes

The ideologies of the Australian bush man and bush women during the 19th to 20th century, although, different, demonstrates many similarities when it comes to gender roles and stereotypes. This is demonstrated through the written works of both Henry Lawson and Ray Lawler, who demonstrate the realities of living in the 1890’s and 1950’s in Australia. The similarities and differences will be demonstrated by examining and comparing both male and female stereotypes of the typical bush man, while looking

Eveleen’s earliest memory involved her head being forced into the sand as her tormentor pinned her down with his own body. She could remember, clawing up nothing but those course golden grains and those tiny pins embedding themselves beneath her nails, as she desperately sought her escape. The feeling of inhaling of their saltiness as they coated her tongue and rattled down her throat, burning her fragile lungs can still be felt when recalled. The harsh suffocating gasps as air, just barely escaping

The Influence of American and British Popular Culture on Australia in the 1950s In the 1950s America and Britain influenced Australia’s popular culture in a number of ways. Although Australia’s national identity is evident in every part of popular culture, America and Britain both had a significant impact on the development of Australian culture since World War Two. Throughout out the decade they changed the way people thought about Australian fashion, music and entertainment. Fashion was based

studio envisioning “an animated beauty-formula for a sexy, muscular model. The Pocahontas of the 90’s makes Cinderella pale in comparison” (Rosenzweig 1). Feminists argue that Pocahontas should have been depicted as she really appeared in the seventeenth century. Since her death in 1617, a vast number of different images of her figure have been created (see the "potpourri"). Yet Disney’s representation is definitely the least accurate of them all. Pocahontas certainly did not seductively slither

The Multiculturalism of London 1 Executive Summary A different history everywhere one looks at is referred to the melting pot culture of London. One of the most multicultural cities of the world is London. The multiculturalism has become the habit of London as the city has been going for so long. Communities from everywhere in the world is found in London. The dream of many an expat is to live in London. A variety and an enormous number of festivals are hosted by London. Millions of visitors are