Major Ideas and Character Development (HSC SSCE English Standard): Flashcards
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Author & protagonist of Limberlost
Author & protagonist of Limberlost
Robbie Arnott; protagonist is Ned West
Animism in Limberlost
Animism in Limberlost
palawa view: Country/nature has agency & spiritual essence
kanamaluka in the novel
kanamaluka in the novel
Indigenous (palawa) name for the Tamar River
Colonial amnesia definition
Colonial amnesia definition
Forgetting/denying colonial violence & Indigenous dispossession
Whitegum boat symbolism
Whitegum boat symbolism
Blurred boundaries between human intention & plant agency
Rita's character role
Rita's character role
Embodies river vitality & emotional fluidity; contrasts male stasis
TMT cycle meaning
TMT cycle meaning
Trauma→Male silence→Trauma perpetuated across generations
Anthropocene definition
Anthropocene definition
Geological epoch defined by human impact on Earth
Vignette structure purpose
Vignette structure purpose
Mirrors river's path; reflects Indigenous cyclical (not linear) time
Ned's character arc summary
Ned's character arc summary
Empathetic killer→dutiful father→river philosopher; keeps humility