Henrey Lawson & Frank Hurley Flashcards
the drovers wife:
“ragged dried up looking”
- adjectives
- living poorly as they didn’t have enough money for food creating a powerful image of their malnourishment
the drovers wife:
“Snake! Mother here’s a snake!!”
- Tone and exclamation marks
- harshness of bush life
- Lawson portrayed the real Australian life that he experienced instead of a glorified view, like Banjo Patterson
the drovers wife:
‘Bush all around - bush with no horizon’
- Repetition shows isolation and the harshness of the bush
The drovers wife:
‘she put on an old pair of her husband’s trousers….’
- challenges our conventions of gender representation because it shows that she does the men’s roles
- symbolic cause the trousers resemble her taking on the males role
the loaded dog:
‘chain of muddy waterholes’
- Describes the environment to be far from idyllic because the way Australia is shown now is different to what it was when Lawson was writing
- Foreshadows possible challenges
the loaded dog:
‘they’
- The repetition of the word ‘they’ throughout the whole story, shows the mate-ship between the men and how they care and treat each other equally.
the loaded dog:
‘foolish four footed mate’
- anthropomorphism (mate) gives the dog human characteristics, reenforces the close bond with the men as the dog is treated almost like a human friend
- Lawson reveals the importance of animals to Australia showing that the men call the dog a mate emphasises the connection that the dog has towards the men
- he affirms the importance of animals to Australians
Frank Hurley:
“Near enough is not good enough”
This describes Hurley’s aspirations to always do his best and refusal to accept anything less for his work.
shows his high standards that he has of his work
Frank Hurley:
“A giant of photography, A conjure of a camera”
the quote emphasises Hurley’s exceptional skill and influence that he has in the field of photography.
Frank Hurley:
- Split screen
shows Hurley is superimposing images to make them look more action-ful and powerful.
comparison of his archival footage and the actual footage captured by Hurley himself
frank Hurley:
non-diegetic sound
up-beat sound track
- used at the start of the documentary to create a sense of wonder
- later in the play describes he was adventurous and would do anything for a good photo
