... 's belief. How Chatwin expresses this as a central linking theme is somewhat unique to travel writing, and a testament to the writer's ability. Thus, Aborigine culture is used by Chatwin as a central metaphor for his notion. In Aboriginal culture they believe that everything ever created lies resting under the earth, including technological advancements and future creations. The ancestors, also residing under the earth ... language, and manages to raise the issues of racism and oppression through his text as well. On top of this he presents his "poetic truth" of the world. The central me...

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... and values onto the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. Throughout this piece the dancer's represented moves of traditional Indigenous dance as well as modern western style contemporary, for example, the scene "Exile," the movements by the dancer who performs as Mathinna seems orientated from the ground while her facial expressions and body language show fear and sadness, at the same time her ... ...

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... such as "kielbasa" and "salt herrings," the symbolism revealing the interactions that brings them together due to their traditions. The last line identifies the family as "inheritors of a key " the metaphor alluding to the family's assimilation and naturalisation into Australian society by becoming "citizens of the soil" through the imagery associated with sustenance. However the negative connotations of "when this one ... ...

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• Grade Level: Graduate