Away and drovers

Question 1

Text details of Away

Answer 1

Away was written by Michael Gow, set in the Australian summer of the late 1960’s. The play was published in 1986.

Question 2

Text details for Drovers Wife

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‘Drovers Wife’ was written by Henry Lawson, set in the Australian bush life in the 1800’s. The prose text was published in 1892.

Question 3

Synopsis of Away

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It focuses on three families of different social classes and their journeys away.

Question 4

Synopsis for Drovers Wife

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The narrative presents the monotonous lifestyle of a hard working drover’s wife, that represents an “Aussie battler”.

Question 5

Introduction for extended response

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Global statement
Text details
Synopsis
Thesis statement

Question 6

Topic sentence

Answer 6

Specific to the points you will discuss in the paragraph - list the techniques in order

Question 7

Conclusion of close reading vs extended response

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Construct similarly
- Extended response link the summary to the question

Question 8

3 ideologies exposed in Away

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• Fulfilment is measured by material wealth
• Stigma surrounding people of lower economic status to be uneducated and undeserving. viewed with less value by people in higher social brackets
• underlying racism towards immigrants, not valued and not welcomed Australian culture as they were not born here

Question 9

1st ideology exposed in Away

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Idea that achievement and fulfilment is measured by material wealth and possessions.

Question 10

2nd ideology exposed in Away

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stigma surrounding people with lower economic status, to be uneducated and undeserving. Viewed with less value by people in higher social brackets

Question 11

3rd ideology exposed in Away

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Underlying racism towards immigrants. Not valued and not welcomed into Australian culture as they were not born here. Viewed to posses unfair stereotypes.

Question 12

3 ideologies exposed in Drovers Wife

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• Drovers Wife faces a constant battle for survival
• Lifestyle has meant she has given up on her goals
• Negative stigma against Indigenous People to be unreliable and unwilling to work

Question 13

1st ideology exposed in Drovers Wife

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Drovers Wife faces a constant battle for survival

Question 14

2nd ideology exposed in Drovers Wife

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Lifestyle has meant she has given up on her goals

Question 15

3rd ideology exposed in Drovers Wife

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Negative stigma against Indigenous People to be unreliable and unwilling to work

Question 16

Gwen tells Tom’s family about her caravan

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Makes her feel superior from her higher wealth status. She does it in order to find fulfilment from the things she owns
“We’ve got a new caravan. Everything in it you could want.”

Question 17

Toms family found fulfilment with the relationships they had with one another not from materialistic indicators like the caravan. quote

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“It’s a great way to end a holiday”

Question 18

Economic divide in Away

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portrayed between the groups from the different luxuries they can afford
Gwen - carvan is symbol of perceived higher wealth and economic status
Tom - lower wealth status indicated from lent-to holiday

Question 19

Despite Gwen boasting about her caravan it got wrecked in the storm. Whilst having the least …

Answer 19

Whilst having the least luxurious holiday, Toms family had the best time.
Harry and Vic had only positive things to say about their experience. “It’s a great way to end a holiday”

Question 20

Idea that material wealth is an indicator of fulfilment is exposed from

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Tom’s family found fulfilment from the relationships they had with one another not from materialistic indicators like the caravan.

Question 21

Gwen views toms family to be …

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Gwen views Tom’s family to be not hard working and unintelligent as they make less money.
Gwen deems them as undeserving as she thinks something is wrong with their economic position.
“They shouldn’t be going on a holiday if they can’t afford one”

Question 22

Stigma against lower class people are that they are not …

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deemed as valuable and are deserving of their lower status as they don’t work as hard and aren’t educated.
“living like pigs”. Comparing Tom’s family to animals devalues them.

Question 23

Stigma surrounding people of lower class to be not hardworking and unintelligent is exposed through

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Through the families knowledge on Shakespear.
Tom’s family were the only people to make reference to Laurence Oliver when complementing Tom’s character.
Harry says “A real Laurence Oliver you are”. Indicating his knowledge of the intellectual play A Midsummers Night’s dream.

Question 24

Why Gwen justifies her racism towards Tom’s family

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Gwen feels she has a right to her opinion as she was born in Australia and therefore feels united with the culture of Australia, having a sense of belonging which she deems Tom’s family to not have.
“No one asked them to come to this country”

Question 25

Interchanges comments on their class indicating their lack of education and not being hard working with the trait of them being migrants. REPRESENTS …

Answer 25

Represents the dominant view in society that migrants posses the degrading stigma associates with people of lower class.
“He’s a bit no hopery”

Question 26

Gwen attributes Toms families economic status to be …

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to be as they posses undesirable traits from being migrants.

Question 27

unfair values on immigrants not being apart of australian culture is exposed

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Gwen views Toms family to be excluded from the Australian culture yet they immersed themselves into the landscape and history whilst Gwen is fixated on her viewed success.
“We’re going to drive for a bit. See what we find.”
Vic and Harry know more about the beach they all ended up at as immigrants, than Gwen does being born in the country.

Question 28

Drovers wife remember key ideads

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B - battle for survival
G - has given up on her goals from her Lifestyle
I - Indigenous people are not valued, viewed to be unreliable and unwilling to work
BABY GIRLS ITS OKAY

Question 29

Away remember key ideas

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F - fulfilment is measured on economic wealth
S - Stigma surrounding people of lower economic class to be not hard working and uneducated
R - Racism towards immigrants not belonging to Australian society
FOR SURE ROTHER

Question 30

Quotes remember for Away

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Question 31

Quotes for Drovers

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B
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Question 32

Global statement

Answer 32

How xx shapes your understanding of Away