English Essay (prejudice) In the two texts Deadly Unna? written by Phillip Gwyne and Bend It Like Beckham directed by Gurinda Chadra the theme of prejudice is significantly explored. Deadly Unna? is the story of a young boy Blacky who is made to overcome prejudice in his small town of the Port. Bend it like Beckham is set in London and is the story of Jess a young Indian girl whose infatuation is football‚ much to her parent’s discontentment. The key theme of prejudice is greatly explored in both
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Of course you pick your own character traits. Nature doesn’t go “I will create a hurricane to make you strong‚ and if not‚ oh well‚ nice knowing you.” You decide what traits you want to take on‚ not your experiences. You are also born with a few traits‚ and can choose to embrace them or not‚ but it’s your choice. I choose to be nice to people. It didn’t occur during an experience where I had to be nice. I decided I wanted to be nice‚ so I am nice. I choose to be nice. Another example. It’s the
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How is sport used by the author/director to explore important themes or issues? Deadly Unna? a novel by Philip Gwynne and Australian Rules‚ a film adaptation of the novel‚ directed by Paul Goldman are both set in an Australian town‚ focusing on two different locations – the Port‚ inhabited by white people‚ and the Point where the Aboriginal people live. Both texts follow the progress of a hopeless football team coming together to play in the grand final. The novel explores the enlightenment of the
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11. Big Mac is very dismissive of Tommy Red’s request; he seems more interested in serving his non-indigenous customers‚ even though Tommy Red is willing to pay for a drink. ‘Hold your horses‚ I’m busy ‘ere.’ (Page 156) It is evident that Big Mac is irritated by this request by the way he speaks. Big Mac is not interested in Tommy Red’s story‚ and seems annoyed by Tommy’s eagerness to share a story. 12. I think that Blacky doesn’t laugh at the joke because he finally understands the psyche of the
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Eulogy for Dumby Red As you all know we are gathered here today to share our last moments with Dumby Red. My name is Gary Black‚ they call me blackly down at the point. I am extremely honoured to be here amongst all of you to talk about Dumby‚ however if I wouldn’t have meet Dumby I would not have had the courage to come speak in front of all of you. Dumby was the friend who helped me open my eyes to the most important things in life. He was and always will be an excellent friend‚ excellent son
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‘Dumby Red and Blacky don’t have a lot in common. But they’re friends.’ In Phillip Gwynne’s novel‚ Deadly‚ Unna? the main character‚ Blacky‚ encounters many different kinds of friendships. His friendship with Dumby Red and his interactions with girls in particular with Clarence and Cathy change and progress through out the novel‚ and he learns the importance of relationships and friendships. Dumby Red and Blacky differ in more ways then they are similar‚ ‘but they’re friends’. Blacky was always
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DEADLY UNNA PRACTICE In Phillip Gwynne’s novel‚ ‘Deadly Unna?’ one of the major themes explored throughout the book is racial and gender division. This book is situated in an isolated and quite part of Southern Australia. Throughout the storyline‚ Phillip uses various characters and events to depict how society back in the 70’s went through gender division and racial division. For example how opportunities differ for females and males‚ economic advantages and disadvantages‚ and racial groups
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*What does this tell you about the town? Is it “hopeless”? (p.3) We are introduced to the junior football coach: Mr. Robertson‚ aka “ Arks” who is also the local store owner. *Explain his nickname? Why does Blacky find so much joy in getting the family to say “asks”? What does this tell you about Blacky’s personality? Introduction of the football team. Explanation of the term ‘Nungas’ is provided on page 4= “Aboriginal‚ boys from the mission. We call them Nungas‚ it’s what they call themselves
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Write an essay that compares and contrasts the construction of a character in the novel Deadly‚ Unna? and the film Australian Rules. Gary Black‚ the main character in Phillip Gwynne’s novel Deadly‚ Unna? Is presented in ways similar to and different from the Gary Black in Paul Goldman’s film‚ Australian Rules. This can be shown in physical‚ emotional and relational characteristics. In the book Deadly‚ Unna? Gary Black is described as tall and slightly gawky. Gary is the second ruck for his local
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Family Relationships No matter how much you love or hate your family they will always be there for you when no one else is around. It is essential in life to have a strong relationship with your family members especially parents and first siblings. However‚ there are tons of families in this world with terrible relationships with-in and the people in those families tend to be the least successful in life and are more likely to have large issues. A few key characteristics to a strong healthy family
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