Themes and Ideas (VCE SSCE English): Flashcards
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Author of Rainbow's End
Author of Rainbow's End
Jane Harrison
Rainbow's End time period setting
Rainbow's End time period setting
1950s Australia
Main characters in Rainbow's End
Main characters in Rainbow's End
Three generations of Dear women
Hessian fence symbolises what?
Hessian fence symbolises what?
Exclusion from mainstream Australian society
What do encyclopaedias symbolise?
What do encyclopaedias symbolise?
False promises of assimilation/improvement
Nan Dear's warning phrase
Nan Dear's warning phrase
Keep yer eyes open
Why Dolly refuses Errol's offer to leave
Why Dolly refuses Errol's offer to leave
Prioritises family bonds over individual advancement
Intergenerational trauma connecting Nan & Dolly
Intergenerational trauma connecting Nan & Dolly
Both were raped (Nan at mission, Dolly after ball)
Baby Regina symbolises what?
Baby Regina symbolises what?
Unbroken lineage & continuation of Aboriginal identity
The rainbow represents what concept?
The rainbow represents what concept?
False promise of assimilation