How Does The Drover's Wife Relate To Belonging

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The very existence of an individual is founded on the perception of the constructed world around them or in other words what they stand for, their ideology. Good morning/afternoon Ms. Taha and class. Henry Lawson’s 19th century short story, The Drover’s Wife and the poem ‘A man from Snowy River’ by Banjo Patterson utilises distinctively visual tools and literary devices, to magnify the distinctive experiences of isolation. Both composers celebrate Australian values of stoicism, resourcefulness, independence and freedom that grew out of the hardships of life in the bush by covering different perspectives of an individual’s life in the outback.
The Drover’s Wife displays a vivid image of isolation through the hardships and struggles of the life …show more content…

Paterson incorporates strong visual imagery and allusions throughout the poem, as he refers to various familiar Australian icons, scenes, and location to show the positive light of isolation as one can bring them to further familiarize with Australia’s features, such as the “wombats, the Snowy river, (and Mt.) Kosciusko.” This triggers him to appreciate the Australian native biodiversity and makes him feel as though he belongs with the Australian setting. Similarly, Paterson includes onomatopoeia to allow the readers to experience his adventure by visualising distinctive experiences ‘snuffs’ in “and the stock horses snuffs the battle with delight” is an example where by reading the line one can construct their own visual representation of Australia. Paterson opposes the negative thoughts by focusing on the positive side of isolation and takes in what the environment has got to offer such as its beauty like the smell and sounds of nature. Paterson’s references of Australian bush landscape allow us to construct our own perception of one’s life in the bush and the persona and our distinctive experience assist us to create a distinctively visual

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