Context and Authorial Purpose (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Flashcards
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Away premiere year and venue
Away premiere year and venue
1986, Griffin Theatre Company
Time setting of Away
Time setting of Away
1967-68 Christmas holidays
What Gwen represents in Away
What Gwen represents in Away
Nouveau riche (newly wealthy with social snobbery)
What Tom embodies in Away
What Tom embodies in Away
Working-class dignity and humility
Shakespeare play in Away's opening
Shakespeare play in Away's opening
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Michael Gow's birth year
Michael Gow's birth year
1955
Gow's age when writing Away
Gow's age when writing Away
31
Gow's central purpose in Away
Gow's central purpose in Away
Reveal human resilience through shared vulnerability
Holiday setting's function in Away
Holiday setting's function in Away
Crucible (testing ground for transformation)
What Tom's leukaemia represents
What Tom's leukaemia represents
Mortality itself (universal, not just AIDS)