Major Ideas and Human Experiences (HSC SSCE English Standard): Flashcards
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Setting of Away (time & place)
Setting of Away (time & place)
1960s Australian summer holidays
Tom's terminal illness
Tom's terminal illness
Leukaemia
Cause of Coral's son's death
Cause of Coral's son's death
Vietnam War
Central tension in Away
Central tension in Away
Mortality vs youthful vitality
Gwen's false persona
Gwen's false persona
Classist snobbery hiding insecurities
Storm's symbolic function
Storm's symbolic function
Cleansing force enabling emotional healing
Theatre's paradoxical role
Theatre's paradoxical role
Blocks truth via false roles; reveals via performance
3 families' class positions
3 families' class positions
Working-class migrants, nouveau riche, established middle
Holiday setting's function
Holiday setting's function
Liminal/threshold space enabling transformation
Tom's direct statement re: condition
Tom's direct statement re: condition
I'm dying