Structure and Plot Development (VCE SSCE English): Flashcards
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Time period Rainbow's End is set
Time period Rainbow's End is set
1953-54, during assimilation era
Three main characters in Rainbow's End
Three main characters in Rainbow's End
Nan Dear, Gladys Dear, Dolly Dear
Type of structure Harrison uses
Type of structure Harrison uses
Episodic but forward-moving
Key recurring structural motif
Key recurring structural motif
Floods (repetition with variation)
Gladys's dream in opening scenes
Gladys's dream in opening scenes
Wave at Queen Elizabeth II from own verandah
Who assaults Dolly after the ball
Who assaults Dolly after the ball
Her cousin Leon
Nan's revealed secret about Gladys
Nan's revealed secret about Gladys
Gladys born from Nan's rape by white man
Climax of Gladys's character arc
Climax of Gladys's character arc
Petition scene - speaking publicly at council
Three elements of the play's ending
Three elements of the play's ending
Better housing, Gladys reads, baby Regina
Structural movement of settings
Structural movement of settings
Gradual widening from private humpy to public spaces