Harry Lavender - Essay
Harry Lavender - essay
How does the use of distinctive voices influence the reader’s response to people and events in The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender and one other related text of your own choosing?
Composers use distinctive voices in their texts to enable us to think about significant issues in the world. Marele Day, in her novel ‘’ The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender ‘’ (LACOHL) display a distinctive voices of Claudia and Lavender with reflect the underbelly of Sydney. Day uses he detective genre and the unusual writing style and characterisation to expose the crime in Sydney. The voices of Claudia and Carol are used by Day to comment on how women are forced to choose career or motherhood. Career women are forced to develop ruthlessness to succeed and cope. A related text which also shows to distinctive voice is movie speech - the Army Commands by Patton (1970)
Distinctive voices can change our perceptions and views about an individual. Day introduces the main character in a traditional stereotypical way which is highlighted by the line ‘’ close my bed was a bottle of Jack Daniels empty and an ashtray full ‘’. Any reader would interpret this as a male. Day’s main purpose to introduce Claudia as a male detective, a divorced woman, living in Sydney, who has left her children in the care of her ex-husband, now living the country to engage the readers. Claudia however, lives hard. She lives above a pub, cats pub food, drinks hard alcohol and judging from the one night stand and conditions of her flat, the audience feel she is liberated. She has no steady relationships, is rather aloof and a – self-reliant woman. Claudia’s life has been ruined which has made her into a tough and masculine women. It is through Claudia’s distinctive voice what helps readers to understand her characteristics.
Blood and violence in a particular setting can be portrayed by distinctive voices Day used Harry Lavender’s characterisation to show how powerful and ruthless he
How does the use of distinctive voices influence the reader’s response to people and events in The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender and one other related text of your own choosing?
Composers use distinctive voices in their texts to enable us to think about significant issues in the world. Marele Day, in her novel ‘’ The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender ‘’ (LACOHL) display a distinctive voices of Claudia and Lavender with reflect the underbelly of Sydney. Day uses he detective genre and the unusual writing style and characterisation to expose the crime in Sydney. The voices of Claudia and Carol are used by Day to comment on how women are forced to choose career or motherhood. Career women are forced to develop ruthlessness to succeed and cope. A related text which also shows to distinctive voice is movie speech - the Army Commands by Patton (1970)
Distinctive voices can change our perceptions and views about an individual. Day introduces the main character in a traditional stereotypical way which is highlighted by the line ‘’ close my bed was a bottle of Jack Daniels empty and an ashtray full ‘’. Any reader would interpret this as a male. Day’s main purpose to introduce Claudia as a male detective, a divorced woman, living in Sydney, who has left her children in the care of her ex-husband, now living the country to engage the readers. Claudia however, lives hard. She lives above a pub, cats pub food, drinks hard alcohol and judging from the one night stand and conditions of her flat, the audience feel she is liberated. She has no steady relationships, is rather aloof and a – self-reliant woman. Claudia’s life has been ruined which has made her into a tough and masculine women. It is through Claudia’s distinctive voice what helps readers to understand her characteristics.
Blood and violence in a particular setting can be portrayed by distinctive voices Day used Harry Lavender’s characterisation to show how powerful and ruthless he