He explains that adults are inevitably phonies, and, what’s worse, they can’t see their own phoniness. Phoniness, for Holden, stands as an emblem of everything that’s wrong in the world around him and provides an excuse for him to withdraw into his cynical isolation, a defense mechanism to help him deal with his loneliness. Holden expends much of his energy searching for phoniness in others, yet at the same time, while he is a self-admitted compulsive liar, he never acknowledges his own phoniness. This is not only ironic, but hypocritical, since phoniness is what Holden claims to detest more than anything else in the world. Holden is further hypocritical because while decrying the abhorrent nature of adulthood, he spends much of his energy trying to behave like an adult, as evidenced by his actions such as hiring a prostitute, spending money
Life is made up of times of sadness and times of gladness. Compare Dawe’s poems and One Day of the Year when considering this. Life is a journey comprised of both wonderful and troubled experiences. Set in the 1960s, Seymour’s play “The One Day of the Year” (“Day”), makes a commentary on the nature of relationships, similar to that of Bruce Dawe’s poem “Enter without so much as knocking” (“Enter”). The theme of conflict is prevalent in these two texts, as well as another one of Dawe’s poem “Victorian Hangman tells his love” (“Hangman”).
Different perceptions of australia * In 1892, the Bulletin played host to a famous poetic debate between Lawson and Paterson – relative merits of life in the bush as opposed to life in the city * Paterson defending the virtues of bush life while Lawson dwelt on its hardships * Narrowness of bush themes in the literature of the time 7. Australia in contemporary literature “Whalers, damper, swag and nosebag, Johnny-cakes and billy-tea, Murrumburrah, Meremendicoowoke, Yoularbudgeree Cattle-duffers, bold bushrangers, diggers, drovers, bush racecourses, And on all the other pages horses, horses, horses, horses.” (Croll 1892) 8. Conclusion * They both wrote about the bush * Were different views and depicted differently 9. Bibliography * Mattews, Brian. 1986.
The cynical and scornful tone of “impressed by … her employer’s sons” and “what was best” as well as the constant repetition of the formal address of ‘mother’ demonstrate Skyrznecki’s unwillingness and resentment at being put into a school community where he does not feel accepted. Furthermore, the simile ‘caught the 414 bus like a foreign tourist, uncertain of my destination’ evoke a sense of
The novel Five Bells by Gail Jones and the poems Redfern by Kevin Gilbert and Storm Over Sydney by John Tranter all depict Sydney in different ways through using poetic techniques to show how the narrator or character each describes Sydney. In Five Bells, James and Pei Xing contrast each other greatly even though they both have had very traumatic pasts and have both come to Australia to find refuge and a new start. James describes Sydney very negatively whilst Pei Xing shows total appreciation of her new home. The poem Redfern portrays Sydney similarly to James, in a negative or dark way, however Storm over Sydney shows Sydney as a buzzing, rural city in a positive way. James in Five Bells sees Sydney as a negative place as he carries his traumatic past with him
How does Australian drama and theatre communicate distinctly Australian experiences? In your answer, refer to the dramatic forms, performance styles, techniques and the conventions of Australian Drama and Theatre and in particular to your study and experience of TWO texts set for study. A person’s sense of identity is created by the traditional and contemporary practices of Australian drama and theatre. These practices can be personal and cultural issues and concerns, that explore the issues of coping with loss and isolation . This can be shown through which isolation plays a major role, and is a highlighted, supported by the dramatic forms staging and lighting throughout the Australian play Ruby Moon by Matt Cameron (2007) and Stolen by
While there are similarities between Gu Cheng’s grey world and Bei Dao’s doubt-filled landscape, there exists a small difference that radically changes them. Bei Dao’s pessimism is ever growing; as he searches for faith he finds only worse deception. Gu Cheng lives in a pessimistic world, one not attempting to hide behind a false screen of joy, that is just beginning to break free. The difference between the two is Gu Cheng’s glimmers of hope. “All is fate” begins Dao’s poem “All.” All is an attempt to describe the nondescript life.
Edith Wharton’s novella, Ethan Frome, deploys emphasis on the causes of tragedy on the protagonist, Ethan Frome. The novel and film suggests that Ethan Frome’s tragedy is the result of physical and social surroundings and similarly the environment. Both the Novella and film show a great insight and highlight the roles that social environment and physical environment display. The ideas of the book were different ethically back during the nineteenth and early twentieth century in comparison with today. Both types of media grab the reader’s attention and bring about our intuition to define a sense of hospitality and passion, oppressiveness and plea for help.
Once dreams are abandoned, happiness is impossible to achieve, leaving a person trapped in a cycle of misery. As evidenced by the attitudes of both Crookes and George, hopes and ambitions are not about feasible plans, but instead about discovering a way to pull through the depression, even if it’s just deceiving the mind with fantasies that may not come true. Upon the realization that these dreams will indeed not happen, misery and dissatisfaction is the only thing left. Crookes’ incapability to enter a world of hope, leads him into a bitter life lacking the thrill of living. Throughout the story, dreams seem to be infectious and even Crookes who Steinbeck portrays as the always negative pessimistic stable buck allows himself to believe.
Effective poets communicate human emotion and thought. Contemporary Australian poet ,Bruce Dawe, achieves this by exploring society’s vulnerabilities and downfalls in differing contexts. His experience of poverty and instability as a child during the Depression and later his involvement in the Vietnam War provide the motivation for his expression. Whether conveying the cruel outcomes of war in his poem “Homecoming “ or poverty resulting in restlessness in “Drifters”, Dawe expresses the emotion of all ages clearly reflected from his own thoughts. Further, by analysing Dawe’s use of poetic devices such as mental imagery, symbolism, repetition and subject matter, the relevance of his poetry to all people is proven.