The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender is crime novel about contemporary Australian life‚ written with all the ambiguity and moral sophistication of most “who dun-nits ". It looks like crime‚ and sounds like crime‚ and sells like crime‚ but -- it’s Literature! Its Opening is a subversion of the genre - a reversal of expectation as we are duped into believing this is your typical male private eye (P.I.). The role reversal - a female in a traditional male dominated field; women can do everything
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To what extent is‚ the life and crimes of harry lavender a novel about Sydney? Discuss the notion that the setting is a distinctive voice contributing to the last effectiveness of the story. Include specific reference to the set text and at least one other text of your own choosing. Marele Day uses descriptive language to depict the city of Sydney in The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender. Day distinguishes the city of Sydney through various characters to bring out the truth behind the beautiful
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Sally villos has always been reliant on men for e.g. on page 11 “one of the beautiful young men stood up and took her drink away. C’mon Sally it’s time to go’. The quote emphasizes how she is relying on someone especially male to stop her from drinking her tequila‚ highlighting how disempowered as a women she is. On page 102‚ day quotes “what sort of car do u drive‚ Sally? Daddy left me the Porsche” the example shows how again she is reliant on men‚ her father and how childish she is using the term
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"Witty‚ wryly humorous and fast-paced‚ "The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender" is a thriller with a twist which brilliantly evokes the sleaze below the surface of the city’s glittering façade". Is this what the novel is about? Marele Day’s novel‚ "The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender" explores a large scope of issues related to crime and mystery writing. The use of simple language‚ symbolism‚ clever wit and a certain sense of satirical mockery all contribute to composing this witty‚ wryly humorous
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The distinctive voices‚ inherent in any text/s‚ can be deconstructed to develop an understanding which may authorize‚ confront or challenge society’s values and/or beliefs within a given context. A text may promote obvious distinction between the authorial voice and character’s viewpoint. This is important in life as our understanding of life‚ society and the world we live in is shaped by our interpretations of the spoken word. The texts “The life and crimes of Harry Lavender” by Marele Day and “Parrot”
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Distinctive voices are created in texts through the use of the protagonists‚ antagonists and setting. Contemporary composers manipulate characteristics of texts to portray its distinctive voice. This is evident in Marele Day’s novel the Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender‚ by the giving the protagonist Claudia Valentine - a hard boiled detective‚ the antagonist Harry Lavender – A major crime boss and Sydney each a distinctive voice. John Badham also incorporates this into the film The Hard way with
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The Life and Times of Harry Lavender – Related Text Bill Simon – Subverting the Popular Culture Genre • Marele Day: “it allowed a greater questioning of traditional roles” – On Writing a Feminist Detective Novel • Representation of female roles in our society is an important issue in this text • Use of this genre accommodates the visualisation of the city of Sydney • Day’s feminist concerns are expressed through her subversion of the male dominated hard boiled detective genre • Popular culture
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2011 HSC: Question 1- Elective 1: Distinctive Voices (20 marks) In what ways are people and their experiences brought to life through distinctive voices? In your response‚ make detailed reference to your prescribed text and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing. Through the use of techniques‚ writers are evidently able to create a wide range of distinctive voices and bring people and their experiences to life. When distinctive voices are created‚ it helps the reader to understand
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was executed to specifically test if Desert Lavender (Hyptis emoryi)‚ and Sunflower Goldeneye (Viguiera dentate) were allelopathic.
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conduct or thought. In John Misto’s play ‚ The Shoe Horn Sonata ‚ the use of literal ‚ visual and dramatic techniques validates the intolerable and unjust ordeals and sufferings of those civilians in times of war. The play was written with the distinctive reasons to commemorate and educate the audience to respond appropriately to their government’s mismanagement of these peoples’ rights and compensation as a consequence of their improper and immoral experiences. Firstly ‚ the medium of the Distinctively
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