Language Features - Imagery

Question 1

How are Australians represented in The Drover’s Wife?

Answer 1

Lawson uses imagery to represent how colonial Australians lived in the outback painting people who lived in this setting as tough, independent, survivalists.

Question 2

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Answer 2

Lawson’s use of visual imagery emphasises the harsh reality of life in the outback from a domestic point of view

Question 3

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Answer 3

The lack of basic resources depicts a sense of poverty and the struggle to survive while also highlighting the resilience colonial Australians had in making the most of scare resources.

Question 4

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Answer 4

This downplays the typically romanticised view of the outback in Australian literature that painted the Australian bush as an escape and a ticket to a better future

Question 5

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Answer 5

In contrast, the lack of horizon depicts a sense of entrapment and a lack of visible escape, reinforcing the sense of being surrounded by endless bush.