Major Ideas and Human Experiences (HSC SSCE English Standard): Flashcards
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Lawson's narrative vs romanticised bush
Lawson's narrative vs romanticised bush
Counter-narrative
Historical period of stories
Historical period of stories
1890s economic depression
Lawson's literary style
Lawson's literary style
Social realism
Why drover's wife is nameless
Why drover's wife is nameless
Represents all bush women's universal experience
Egalitarian solidarity in bush
Egalitarian solidarity in bush
Mateship
'Shooting the moon' meaning
'Shooting the moon' meaning
Leaving lodgings without paying rent
Lawson's portrayal of bush
Lawson's portrayal of bush
Anti-Edenic (hostile, not paradise)
Humour type in Lawson's stories
Humour type in Lawson's stories
Gallows humour
The Loaded Dog plot
The Loaded Dog plot
Dog carries lit explosive in sausage; chaos results
3 core human experiences
3 core human experiences
Stoicism, mateship, humour defying despair