tacky renovations to the house. Kerrigan clan shares and supports his enthusiasm in every way. Though he has no wish to sell‚ points out faults of the house with pride‚ believing they would add value. Iconic Australian film‚ Title – Castle; home figuratively castle‚ humble household cause humour‚ Genre – humorous‚ comedy‚ satire (mock/ ridicule something)‚ Kerrigans – main family‚ Working class family‚ Low budget film‚ Melbourne setting next to airport – house built on toxic landfill‚ beneath power
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brings to the fore. ‘The Castle’ a film‚ directed by Rob Sitch‚ is such a text‚ where the composer creates a ‘distinctly’ Australian voice’ through the examination of such thematic concern as family‚ mateship and the little Aussie battlers. By portraying these ideas‚ the film adopts a unique Australian tone since the Australian culture embodies such sentiments; these sentiments are represented through the composer use of specific features. In viewing the film ‘The Castle’‚ the most central message
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mate ship as another important message being suggested in The Castle. This film shows the cast as always being there for one another. The first thing that Darryl does when he gets his eviction notice is run to Jacks house to check on him. This sort of caring relationship is shown continually throughout the film and I believe it is put forward as the foundation of the Australian relationships. A prime example of mate ship in the castle is the scenario in which Denis represents Darryl despite his
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A story often described as a memory‚ written by Tennessee William‚ projects realism as it reflects the hardships experienced face to face growing up during the Great Depression. The Glass Menagerie is no doubt the book that closely related to his family during this time period. Within this book‚ characters are a mirror image of his often abusive and aggressive father‚ his mother‚ a preacher’s daughter who is loving and strong‚ and his sister Rose‚ who suffers from mental issues. Williams uses a
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their voice. For instance‚ we find that simple things such as the use of formal language juxtaposed to colloquial language‚ emotive language compared to rigid and objective language‚ all play a part in the representation of the ‘voice’. The film ‘The Castle’ and the song ‘You are the voice’ by John Fernham in particular‚ give us clear insights into not only the notion of voice‚ and how language influences ones voice‚ but rather Australian voices in particular. Throughout these texts‚ the power of language
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Shattered Glass begins with an obvious "good guy". However as the movie progresses we being to see who actually does what’s right for everyone‚ in place of what’s right only for themselves. Stephen Glass…most everyone in the office loves him. His stories are very colorful‚ and exciting‚ he is the young star of The New Republic‚ he is very popular‚ and well liked. Not only is he well liked‚ but he has certain characteristic’s that could make anyone sympathize with him. Such as when he innocently asks
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Shattered Glass by Billy Ray Have you ever wondered how it would feel to lose your career? Shattered Glass is a true story of a young journalist who fell from grace when it was found he had fabricated over half of his articles. He was a staff writer at The New Republic for three years who rose to meteoric heights as a young writer in Washington‚ D.C. Looking for a short cut to fame‚ Glass combined sources‚ quotes‚ and even entire stories. He did everything in his power to make sure that everyone
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Almost all characters in the book "The glass Menagerie" are not ideal citizens of the original American dream‚ as they do not put action in to their dreams even if their aspirations lack virtue. In the story "The glass menagerie" the character that comes closest to a role model of an ideal citizen who is living out the American dreams of some sort is Jim. Jim has the most motivation in his aspirations to become successful‚ he also puts actions into his dreams and morally goes about achieving it"I
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Tennessee William’s play of The Glass Menagerie‚ the characters have difficulty accepting reality and the impossibility of escape. Amanda Wingfield‚ the mother‚ unlike her children‚ she is vulnerable to real-world values and longs for social and financial success. Her attachment to these values is what prevents her from finding out a number of truths about her life. Laura‚ Amanda’s daughter‚ finds herself in a private world in which she lives is populated by glass animals—objects that‚ like her inner
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In The Glass Menagerie‚ Tennessee Williams uses Laura’s glass menagerie‚ and more specifically her unicorn‚ to personify her. He uses the glass unicorn to portray three aspects of Laura‚ her separation from society‚ her delve into normalcy‚ and her rejection of the Jim and his normal life. This paper will analyze these three points‚ and discuss how they develop Laura’s character. The glass unicorn represents Laura’s uniqueness‚ or rather‚ her separation from society. Laura is a very shy‚ lonely
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