Context and Authorial Purpose (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Flashcards
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Author & novel title (2011 Tasmanian brothers story)
Author & novel title (2011 Tasmanian brothers story)
Favel Parrett, Past the Shallows
Setting period & location of novel
Setting period & location of novel
1980s southern Tasmania
Economic industry in Past the Shallows
Economic industry in Past the Shallows
Abalone fishing (including illegal poaching)
Symbolism of 'shallow reefs' in title
Symbolism of 'shallow reefs' in title
Deceptive safety - calm surface hides dangerous depths
Parrett's prose style
Parrett's prose style
Sparse and lyrical
Two contrasting masculinity types in novel
Two contrasting masculinity types in novel
Toxic (Dad/Jeff) vs tender/protective (brothers)
Community problem in fishing town
Community problem in fishing town
Bystander apathy - people know but don't act
Function of Tasmanian landscape
Function of Tasmanian landscape
Externalises internal psychological chaos
How Parrett represents nature
How Parrett represents nature
As indifferent destroyer, not romanticised
Tasmania locations that influenced Parrett
Tasmania locations that influenced Parrett
Bruny Island, Dover, Cloudy Bay, Maatsuyker Island