The poem accuses the white Europeans of isolating the aboriginal community from their culture and heritage while striving to let them discover the desperate life of living without identity. It is the exploration of loss that leads the responders to change their moral perception. This is evidenced through the quote “Homeless now they stand and watch as the rain pours down.” The diction of the word “Homeless” is metaphorically refers to the loss of culture which allow the responders to discover the pain of indigenous Australians living with fractured identities in their own country. In addition, the symbolic use of the rain creates an effective imagery of defenceless and isolated which forces the responders to discover the vulnerable life that Indigenous people live in. It is the reoccurring motif of loss in both of her poems that allows the responders to recognize the pain sustained by Indigenous Australians, thus allowing us and the 1960s responders to refine our moral to reconcile the loss.
The poem cleverly comments on how the mining industry is a ‘greedy trade’ and that the greed is all ‘for the sake of the dollar’. This quote questions and challenges the readers and makes them reconsider whether the greed for mining is worth the destruction of the land. The Noonuccal tribe has used many techniques to convey the concept of greed mixed in with nature with references to Aboriginals and the land, creating a poem with political and social undertones. The use of emotive language is a technique used. An example of this is ‘the miner rapes the heart of the earth’.
Dougy expresses that character in the novel including; whites and blacks, creating tension though racist comments. An example for this is pg.64, chapter 6, Craig told Brett, “you have to die your skin black to get the boarder fees, cause the government only gives that sort of money to Abos.” This comment creates anger mostly towards Raymound, also Dougy and Gracey that are listening. If a white girl or boy won the scholarship, Craig would just congratulate them and move on, but because Gracey is black the automatically thing she didn’t earn it. Moloney’s focus is on the aboriginal point of view,
Eric Bogle’s poem, The Green Fields of France, depicts the detrimental effects of war on individuals and the society. The use of hyperbole in, “The killing and dying was all done in vain…whole generation that were butchered and damned,” reflects how the society was ripped apart due to the death of loved ones, which lead to an unhealthy community. It further explains that families had to go through so much grief and anxiety for a war that did not achieve anything. Likewise, Bogle demonstrates the pointlessness of the war. “…Did they really believe that this war would end wars…it all happened again, and again, and again,” this use of rhetorical question and repetition emphasises the anti-war sentiment that both Bogle and Dawe capture.
The added use of “they” ultimately shows the loss or lack of identity held by these men in life or death. In addition, the regular rhyme scheme in the poem portrays the ongoing harshness and bitterness that Browning feels towards the display. Enjambment blurs the evenly spaced content which furthermore shows that Browning is confused about why brutality was allowed and continued to happen. In the sixth stanza, Browning puzzles over the causes of suicide: disillusioned idealism, the world’s cruelty, money and women. This is shown by “Money gets women, cards and dice Get money, and ill luck gets just The copper couch…”.
Throughout this poem, the use of creative poetic techniques help the author to describe how the greed of the “…white man” has destroyed their native land and how the connection that the Indigenous Australians once had with their nature and surroundings, is now lost. This makes the reader feel irate and annoyed towards the ‘white’ race that destroyed everything they had. Like many indigenous writers, there’s always a deeper meaning behind their words. Such is an example with the amazing metaphor, "the white system of life, it cuts like a knife". This infers that for the aborigines, having another culture coming in and trying to get rid of their way of life “cuts like a knife”, meaning it starts hurting more and more the deeper it goes, and the wound will heal but the scars (memories) will always remain.
The subject matter contained within the poem, On the Death of Ronald Ryan is designed to evoke the reader’s own feelings on capital punishment. The body of the poem depicts the last minutes of the life of Ronald Ryan. We are given startling image of Ryan on the trapdoor, bravely waiting his end. A biographical detail is used, that he refused to be tranquilised. This makes him appear noble and brave, despite the fact that he was a murderer he is the one who emerges from this event with dignity, ‘You died most horrifyingly like a man.’ We are also made to feel guilty as he as described as ‘white faced’ beneath his hood.
Explain how Malo Law exercised by the tribal council was integrated with Queensland State Law resulting in Eddie’s exile. Watch the interviews with Jimi Bani (as Eddie) and Rob Carlton (as Paddy Killoran). Q6. As a young man working in northern and outback Queensland, Eddie Koiki Mabo witnessed and experienced racism and inequality. He dedicated his life to fighting for recognition and equality for Indigenous Australians.
The play explores stereotypical aspects of Australian society and uncovers the ugly truth of the community. Through the entirety of the play the composer tackles themes including masculinity, discrimination and the perceptions of females in Black Rock. Masculinity is a key issue in which Enright explores strongly during the play. The composer reveals the ugly reality which can sometimes occur in Australian society. The play shows and highlights what happens when a group of young males come together as a ‘clan’.
Owen’s poems are riddled with references to the loss of youth, innocence and life. In the poem ‘Anthem for Doomed youth” Owen uses juxtaposition between the terms ‘Youth’ and ‘Doomed’ to place emphasis on the dooming nature of war; that despite ‘youth’ meaning the opposite of doomed, through war and the callous lack of respect for human life, even the youth are doomed. In the poems Owen contrasts youth, incorporating terms such as “girls” and “boys”, with the horror and injustice of life on the ‘Western Front’ in World War I, with so many young men being killed, needlessly. Owen refers to the soldiers as “these who die as cattle” which alludes to the harshness of the British Military and the lack of respect towards human life, which is showcased in these particular soldiers not receiving proper burial rites. Through ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ Owen is baled to infer his bitterness towards and rejection of the British Military that left so many men to die, so many young lives taken without the respect of having proper burial rites.