Mate-ship is a concept that can be drawn back to colonial times, It is particularly used to symbolise the bond between men and often used frequently in times of adversity and hardship. Mate-ship is reflected throughout Nick Enright’s ‘Property Of The Clan’, Peter Weir’s ‘Galipoli’ and the image chosen by me’ shown through the characteristics of courage and empathy which shape our individuals lives as Australians today. Many characters experience different aspects of mate-ship for the duration of property of the clan. Mate-ship takes all forms and is affected by the circumstances of many different situations. The film ‘Galipoli’ directed by Peter Weir displays mate-ship in many different styles. The market scene in the film articulates the meaning …show more content…
of mate-ship to great extent. The way the group of men cohesively negotiate things with a store-keeper after he has been caught out selling a fake artefact to one of the men of the group who naively bought it.
Raising of their canes by all the men signify their solidarity, similar to the four musketeers. The notion of mate-ship is shown throughout the ‘pack mentality’ of the men displaying a sense of togetherness and ensuring that ‘no man is left behind’. The raising of canes by all the men signify their solidarity, similar to the four musketeers. Taking their mates word for it, and backing each other up. A precedent used by the director is the exhibiting of antiauthoritarianism displayed by the Australians. When urged to salute by the English officers one man out of the group raises his hand to salute, Frank takes his and puts it down signifying that they shouldn’t have to adhere to their commands and should treat them as their equal. In another instance the Australians are shown …show more content…
to be mocking the English displaying a sense of unity as they all join in. Usage of foreshadowing is utilised to show the Englishman being higher on their horses than the Australians showing their superiority, yet this does not affect the Australians as they have courage through mate-ship, as they meet authority with disdain. Australian's having a strong sense of larrikinsm we are found to be stridently anti-authority and this further adds to our unity and mate-ship which is shown nowadays throughout many facets of society such as being against politics, education system, police and authority and many others. The playwright ‘Property Of The Clan’ written by Nick Enright demonstrates mate-ship in a variety of forms.
Inside the group of mate-ship held by the boys at black-rock the truth about the death of Tracey is withheld information and was quoted to not be spoken about. “I don’t wanna hear names, just zip it alright”. People outside of the group, e.g. Police Officers, general public urge the boys, particularly Jared, to tell the truth. But to no avail, with his friendship with Ricko and the boys in Jeopardy he continues to lie about the issue to all those around. This poses the sense of consensus that all the boys in the group unanimously agree to ‘back each other up’. In ‘Property Of The Clan’ personification is used immensely to provide personal meaning to the boys in the group. In particular, the word ‘Mate’ is used excessively as a sense of belonging. This is notably used by Ricko. Often ‘Mate’ is highlighted as a tool of blackmail to Jared. "They're your mates. Forget about it”. His use of the ‘Mate’ reminds him that he belongs to the clan and must heed to there calls despite constant outside pressure from family and authority. Throughout the duration of the play the pressure grows exceedingly too strong for Jared to handle and even though he is hesitant to want to lose his mates he feels as though as he should tell the truth, and does so. "I'm not a dobber, but I had to tell someone”. Jared shows great courage in breaking out of this negative sense of mate-ship and coming
clean with what he has witnessed. The myth of the digger and the larrikin hero is a distinctive part of the Australian experience from the war. The image shown depicts this quite well. Displayed is two men, one of them carrying the other, this can be seen as a sign of courageousness and ‘no man left behind’ mentality to support his friends in dire circumstances. The self sacrifice can be greatly seen in the image, one could simply disregard their fellow men and carry on without any disadvantages to their survival, but the strength of mate-ship holds these men together and urges the man carrying the soldier to help out his fellow man. The soldier holds great empathy towards the other soldier as he can put himself in his shoes and understand that if he also was in danger, he would want to be given the same treatment. Qualities like these can be seen today in modern day Australia. For example team sports hold this similar mentality, where all the players work together as a team and have mate-ship as a prevalent part of their culture.
The theme mateship is proven through the relationship between Frank and Archy and also Frank and his three other friends. In Gallipoli, Peter Weir explores the idea of mateship all throughout the movie. For the duration of the film he uses running to draw Frank and Archy together but also his motion picture is wholly based on the theme of mateship between the two, Archy and Frank. Additionally, mateship is shown not only through Frank and Archy but through Frank and his three friends Barney, Billy and Snowy. This essay will examine these issues to explain how mateship is proven throughout the film.
The first mate, the owner of the Sally Anne, dominated his life with his boat to the point of never being able to sleep right without the hum of its motors. This artificial connection made between mate and boat can have major complications. From the text we discover that this first mate has dedicated his life to sailing, ever since grade 10. At the finding of the Sally Anne, it becomes an unhealthy obsession of creating, but later not maintaining, the perfect boat. The text shows paragraphs of the first mate going on about the boat, and how he could not leave it for a day. The irony in this situation is that he spent so much recreating this boat, yet rejected the fact the eventual flaws that accompanied the years of use. It was always just another water pump and coat of perfect white paint away from sailing again. At this point it is clear that the boat has become a symbol for him and his insecurities. At the flooding of the boat and at the initial loss of life upon the Sally Anne's wreck the denial towards the destruction shows how he was using the boat as his only life line, now literally as he clings to last of his dream. At this point of the text, there is no survival, and no acceptance of the truth he must
The novel Prince of Afghanistan by Louis Nowra (2015) explores two Australian soldiers, Casey and Mark who are involved in a mission to rescue hostages captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan. However, due to the unfortunate death of Casey, being killed by a Taliban rocket, his dog, Prince is left behind with no carer, other than Mark. With the brutality of war, and the race against hunger, danger and time, they both must rely on each other for survival. As the story reflects upon Australians engagement with Asia, it conveys themes of friendship, trust and the nature of courage and heroism through the character, character development and the relationship among each other.
Both ‘The Drover’s Wife’ and ‘The Loaded Dog’ depict life as an Australian during the Colonial period. ‘The Drover’s Wife’ depicts the everyday life of a bush woman and her
“The Inner Circle”, written by Gary Crew is a novel based on two juvenile boys, Joe Carney and Tony Landon. Tony is a white teenager, ignored by his divorced parents and given money instead of love, whereas Joe Carney is a black Aboriginal teenager, who wants to overcome racism and social exclusion. Joe and Tony do not have anything in common except their age and emotional confusion, but they become friends after meeting in the old abandoned power station regardless of their racial difference. Gary Crew wrote the novel in Joe and Tony point of view, which a chapter for Joe and a chapter for Tony is given to provide the readers an understanding of how the European settlement has a big impacts of how Indigenous Aboriginal are treated in today’s society. The white settlers changed Indigenous lives forever, where now Aboriginal people are experiencing racism, poor living condition and unemployment because of their skin colour. Gary Crew showed this through Joe’s Carney point of view. This essay will analyse the issue of racism, social exclusion, racial discrimination, family and child relationship and the friendship that is conveyed between Tony and Joe throughout the novel.
Hannie Rayson’s play ‘Hotel Sorrento’ explores the changing nature of Australian cultural identity. Rayson successfully perpetuates and challenges common Australian stereotypes in order to establish how the Australian National Identity has changed over time. She presents these stereotypes through the characters expectations of gender roles, attitudes towards Australian culture and the theme of ownership.
Many would assume that this would be a very peaceful and joyous reunion for Price and his family, however, several new struggles ensue for him instead. This is due to him becoming so accustomed to spending his life in the war that he can no longer comprehend what purpose and identity he holds removed from it. Given the severe monotony he was subjected to during the war, Price has now become just as prompt in making decisions at home as on the battlefield by no longer taking the time to “think” before acting. In fact, Price’s own dog named Vicar serves as a symbol to represent Price’s “civilian” mindset, which repeatedly conflicts with his “war” mindset until it is no longer bearable. Therefore, Price is forced to kill Vicar as he can no longer manage his conflicting mindsets. The parallels drawn between the stories of Price and Vicar and Cross and Martha serve to suggest that even though one details the struggles of a soldier in the war, while the other elaborates on a soldier’s struggle removed from it, they both share the same consequence of having to put away their humanity in order to settle the dispute between conserving their identities as civilians, and remaining obligated to their duties in
Before we look at whether James Moloney effectively uses characterisation to convey Aboriginal issues we must look at the issues themselves. In Dougy, the issue of black and white prejudice is strongly present in the plot. The stereotyping of Aborigines and white Europeans play an important role in the events and the outcome of the story, as is individuality and the breaking of the stereotypes. The book also touches on the old Aboriginal superstitions that are still believed in by some today, though one of such superstitions plays an important role in creating the mood of the resolution. These issues impact most heavily on the character Gracey.
Alistair Macleod’s “The Boat” is a tale of sacrifice, and of silent struggle. A parent’s sacrifice not only of their hopes and dreams, but of their life. The struggle of a marriage which sees two polar opposites raising a family during an era of reimagining. A husband embodying change and hope, while making great sacrifice; a wife gripped in fear of the unknown and battling with the idea of losing everything she has ever had. The passage cited above strongly presents these themes through its content
“The Rattler” is a story that is written by Donald Beattie that expresses a survival and protective tone to persuade readers to side with the man that killed the snake in order to protect a larger community of animals and humans. Beattie is presenting the story to a large group of people in attempt to persuade them. Beattie uses imagery, simile, and pathos to develop a root of persuasion and convince the audience to reanalyze the man’s actions.
Many of the short stories within the collection The Things They Carried, written by Tim O’Brien, can be compared and contrasted in regards to elements including theme, characters, and technique. In “Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong,” the character Mary Anne Bell appears to be apparently similar to the character Martha from “The Things They Carried,” in that both are young women who have relations with a soldier in the war. Though upon further analysis of Mary Anne, it appears she is far from alike to Martha. Rather, an unexpected parallel can be drawn between the characters Mary Anne and Elroy Berdahl, from “On the Rainy River,” in that both appear to be epitomes of masculinity. The peculiar connection between these characters developed by Tim O’Brien shines a light on the ambiguity of conventional gender roles of men and women.
The picture of the crewmen; Michael Moran, Dale Murphy, Alfred Pierre, Robert Shatford, david Sullivan and Frenky Billy Tyne Jr. on the Boat shows the viewer how they had to dress everyday to work and what they would have been wearing when the boat capsized and sank but the bodies were never found. This picture shows the imagery of how life as a fishermen would look like on the open seas. This also gives insight to how the ranking of the crewmen worked captian telling the fishermen what to do depending on the
Herman Melville’s Billy Budd, Sailor is a critically acclaimed novella set around the shores of England in the last decade of the Eighteenth Century. The plot revolved around a young Sailor, Billy Budd, who was extracted from the ship he was originally on, The Rights of Man, and was oppressed to a British naval warship named the H.M.S. Billopotent. There were numerous allusions used throughout the novella that enhanced the meaning of this great work. The allusions used pertain towards myths, the Bible, History, and other works of literature. All of them together illuminate the true meaning of the entire novella.
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Symbolism was used to express the Captains minds set. In the beginning paragraphs, the Captain is viewed as depressed, apprehensive, and insecure. The Captain viewed the land as insecure, whereas the sea was stable. The Captain was secure with the sea, and wished he were more like it.