... background, Australian cultural identity and generational differences. Throughout the drama, all Seymour's characters discard this notion of traditional family roles with one possible exception in Hughie's mother, Dot. Seymour conveys these ideas through the employment of a range of dramatic techniques including stage directions, characterisation, dialogue and symbolism. Firstly, Seymour suggests that as intellect threatens to ... of family differs from stereotypical views. He undoubtedly accepts Wacka into his family. This extension of family lies outside the traditional family template...

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... the master's property, he intends to evict him and his family from the household. It is clear from the beginning of the play that while Tartuffe is not accepted by mot of Orgon's family members, he continues to live in their house through Orgon's patronage. This indicates that Tartuffe already controls the household through Orgon's power. Tartuffe is not an example ... ...

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... at the walls. My eyes stop scanning and land on the time I drew on my wall in markers. The time I hit the wall with my toe. A half a centimeter wide red dot if you squint hard enough. I see the white spot, where the tock from a poster I hung up kept some of the pain for itself. Tears start to fill my eyes. I am ... ...

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... I would be playing with my dolls while Grandma was working. One of those days when I was dressing my favorite dark hairedGypsy? doll, Grandma offer me a scrap of the red polka dot fabric she was working on, and instructed me how to make a tiny shirt. So Grandma and I were working side by side, her sitting on the chair by the sewing machine ... ...

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... woman in the face of danger. "The grandmother had on a navy blue straw sailor hat with a bunch of white violets on the brim and a navy blue dress with a small white dot in the print In case of an accident, anyone seeing her dead on the highway would know at once that she was a lady- (303). Her clothing, her perfection, and her ... ...

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... in the past in another way. She was wearing her "navy blue straw sailor hat with a bunch of white violets on the brim and a navy blue dress with a small white dot in the print" (O"Connor 406). Her proper ways in attire and 2 presentation of herself are a representation of the ways in which she had lived. In those days, women were expected ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School