HSC STUDY BUDDY 1 Module A –Distinctive Voices Essay Question: Compare the ways distinctive voices are created in ‘The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender’ and in ONE other related text of your own choosing. As language lies at the core of communication, composers are given the opportunity to use and manipulate written language through the vehicle of distinctive voicesshaping meaning and understanding of the wider world and people within a text. A great range of language techniques are used in my prescribed text, the novel ‘The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender’ by Marele Day and my related text the ‘Sorry Address’ by Kevin Rudd, with each composer using similar forms of language in order to create distinctive voices relating to genre, …show more content…
Similarly, Day uses the voice of Claudia and Harry Lavender to reveal Sydney’s moral corruption beneath the façade of its glamour and attractiveness. This concept of worlds within texts is highlighted as a result of the personifying of Sydney as Day metaphorically uses the vivid imagery of “a very sickly child, poxy and plagueridden”…” unpredictable child. She frowns, sulks and bursts out in a fitful rain”… “So pretty and so innocent, the façade of lights covered a multitude of sins” in order to bring the city “to life”. Day gives the audience a reflective look at the city’s development which has been ‘Annihilated by men making their own. Men who uprooted tress to decorate their edifices, levelled people’s homes to construct monuments to themselves, concrete and glass monuments reflecting their own images’. Through the distinctive voice of Claudia, Day expresses the idea that the city has been shaped by criminal overlords such as Harry Lavender, who have overturned the beauty and nature of Sydney with their male egos and power play. Claudia’s discontent of this development of Sydney is emphasised through the metaphorical allusion of ‘Sydney Tower dazzling the city with fool’s gold at sunset’ and the sinister language of ‘buildings with eyes gouged out have been demolished to make way for development’ when referring to Darling Harbour. Furthermore, Claudia’s statement ‘Except for museum pieces most of my city had been
Hence it is necessary that readers approach the text logocentrically to successfully create their own metaphysical meaning. Australian voices are greatly represented in the opening scene which represents distinctly Australian vision.
Through the use of poetic devices, the author has successfully encouraged the audience to explore their thoughts on Australian identity and to reflect on our nation’s history.
Lavender Motif used throughout the Book: Lavender is a flower of beauty, when spraying the lavender sent is a relaxant to the senses .Harry lavender is the opposite breaking away from the beauty and definition of lavender.
“The basement windows of the church sent shafts of yellow light far across the endless undulations” (Wharton 13).
On May 17, 2017, a man named Arthur got into a fight with his boyfriend who later decided to press charges. If he pleaded guilty during the first trial, Arthur would get three years of probation with a criminal record, but he could keep his jobs. If he pleaded not guilty, he would receive 30 days in jail before the second trial, but he would likely lose his jobs (Ralphling 1). While this is a terrible situation for Arthur, it’s difficult to feel the how his decision would affect all involved without a deeper understanding of their points of view. Given equally difficult opportunities to admit their mistakes and choices, the protagonists from The Scarlet Letter and The Other Wes Moore endured long periods of internal conflict as they struggled to correct or accept the mistakes that were direct consequences of their actions. The calculated use of diction and tone by both authors allowed the theme of these novels to actually feel real compared to Arthur’s case. The theme acceptance of mistakes is carefully crafted in each novel through the strong usage of diction and tone.
An angel is pure, bright, and serene. The halo “pale light” (line 4) accurately tells the reader that it is not an obnoxious light rather, it is a tolerable light. The poet wants to show that the wife of the speaker symbolizes divine purity.
Similarly the idea of Australian life and isolation is depicted in ‘Journey: The North Coast’ where poet is eager to reach home. Perhaps the poet desires to visualise beautiful Australian landscapes as to allow the readers to view the magnificence of flora and fauna in contrast to the man-made destructions. It appears that the poet has been isolated for ‘twelve months’, and Sydney in this case acts as a barrier of poet’s desire towards nature. The title itself symbolises poet’s home and the destination which contradicts to the urban
The ideal opportunity came along in my seventh-grade history class when I received a project to write about what I admire about New York City. I was a citizen here but I was no different from a tourist. I made it my purpose to see the “city that never sleeps.” I had a
An individual who’s influenced by power, control and corruption is often the king that chooses how the game is played. In Marele Day’s novel, The life and Crimes of Harry Lavender uses a variety of plots, settings and characteristic features that display how power and corruption can influence an individual’s superiority over an entire city.
Mackellar and AD Hope use the poetic technique of personification to express their perspective of Australia. In both poem the country of Australia is personified and referred to as “her” and is given human qualities. By making Australia a ‘her’ the audience can see the tender and caring nature of a woman in the good events, like rain that makes things grow, after the destruction, like fires. The audience can also associate the ‘beauty’ with that of a woman. Some examples of personification are ‘I love her far horizons’ and ‘all you have not loved her’ (Mackellar, 1908). My Country uses personification to help the audience understand the beauty and nature of Australia. AD Hope also gives Australia human qualities he refers to the land as a women "they call her a young country'. Australia is Hope's criticism of general Australian society and the country itself. Australia is mentioned as 'women beyond her change in life, a breast still tender but within the womb is dry”. He furthermore says that people may call Australia "a young country, but they lie". Australia to him is the "last of lands, the emptiest” AD Hope is trying to express that
Australia is filled with many different aspects in which makes it the country it is today. I believe it is important to study texts that explore aspects of Australia by studying texts such as ‘The Club’, by David Williamson, a play written in 1977 about an Australian football club and movies such as “The Castle”, directed by Rob Stitch in 1997, about the daily life of an Australian family when their happiness is threatened when developers attempt to buy their house to expand the neighboring airport. Both these texts show us what Australian life was like in the past. By us looking at themes such as language, tradition and the mateship shown we are able to explore different aspects of Australia that make it what it is today.
Harry potter and the prisoner of Azkaban is an excellent book. Out of ten stars I would rate this one an eight because it was to short. Once you get into it and finish it. It seems so short, because it is so interesting. Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban starts out with a bang. In the beginning Sirius black a Man accused of thirteen murders in one night escapes from Azkaban.( A wizard prison guarded to the tee by dementors, deadly spirits that feast on anything happy. Basically they suck the life out of you slowly until you go mad and lose sanity). Harry runs away on the same night and crosses the man without realizing it. Since Sirius is an ananamugus he is able to turn into a giant black
A little pondering suggests that the poem has a keen focus on the Australian environment. The poet is successful to grab our attention with descriptive explanation in the line in the
An Australian Short Story, written by Ryan O’Neill, is such an in-depth piece of literature. The story’s artistic format brings a new meaning to Australian literature, and the typical stereotype. Ryan O’Neill took a chance on this story, because he isn’t an Australian. But after living in Australia for many years, he took the time to really notice things. And with that, he chose to write what he saw and
The sounds of the city penetrated the walls of the cab as we drove through the streets of Manhattan. I could hardly wait to partake in the action that was happening outside. The buildings themselves were an amazing site to behold. The buildings took on personalities of their own. Each building was bigger and more graceful than the next. When lights were added to the mix it was a dazzling combination. The city itself felt like a great big hug, and I felt overwhelmed by its power. The city allowed me to become part of it just like many others many years ago who immigrated to this awesome city. As I was looking out of the cab I finally got to see in person the sight of all sights; Times Square. The main juncture of