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The typical Australian

            
             "There is no such thing as a typical Australian." What variety have you seen in the portrayal of Australians in the texts you studied this term? Were there any common qualities amongst them? .
             By studying the texts given in class there is no such thing as a typical Australian. There are many differences between the character's we see in texts such as "The one day of the year", "The drovers wife", and "Nice coloured girls. In "The one day of the year we see a suburban Australian family who are trying to deal with the differences amongst them. In "The drovers wife" we also see and Australian family who deal with living in the outback. .
             "The one day of the year" written by Alan Seymour focuses on an Australian family who are dealing with the differences between one another. This text clearly demonstrates the different characters we see in Australian society. Alf is the main character of the play. He is a middle aged man who believes passionately in tradition. As he spent some of his life serving in WW2 it is still a big part of his life and looks forward to the one day of the year that he can celebrate the war. His son Hughie has a different view of celebrating the war and believes that it is a waste of time celebrating the waste of good lives. Hughie's girlfriend, Jan has a different background to that of Hughie's family. She was brought up in a wealthy upper-class family. She agrees with Hughie's ideas of celebrating ANZAC day. The family seen in "The One Day of the Year" has a variety of characters, who are quite different from one another.
             "The drovers wife" written by Henry Lawson shows an Australian family who live in the isolation of the outback. The wife of the drover spends most of her time looking after the children and doing household chores. Her husband is often away tending the sheep and is sometimes away for long amounts of time. The wife is a very strong, independent and tough woman.


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