cohesive family unit provides and the family as symbol stability in individual lives. The Kerrigan’s‚ are the perfect representation of the traditional Australian family. They are a family‚ which eats dinner together at the same time every night‚ with Darryl‚ unfailingly complementing Sal on her cooking. They love each other and respect each other‚ and even though Wayne is in jail for armed robbery they are all as proud of him as each other. Rob Sitch tries to show us the high self-esteem of family members
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ruthless business. “It’s not a house‚ it’s a home.. Its jacks castle‚ farouk’s castle”. The voice of mateship is expressed in the way Darryl is concerned and feels obliged to help his neighbours jack‚ Farouk and Yvonne. Jack is old and weak and reliant on Darryl to save him. Darryl even pays for Jack’s share of the courts costs. After the loss at the Federal court‚ Darryl feels guilty that he has let his mates down. ‘’they’re going to kick you out on your arse! Well bugger it‚ I’m not giving up jack
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the film. Mateship is one of the strongest themes that stands out in the movie. For example Darryl‚ who finds his house in danger because the council want to expand the airport and acquire their home‚ he ran straight to Jack his elderly neighbour to check if he was doing ok. This kindness and caring Darryl shows all throughout out the film‚ by checking on others and their well-being before himself. Darryl fought for
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Paul Kelly is a singer-songwriter famous for the heavy undertones he uses in his songs and The Castle is the story of s little aussie battler named Darryl Kerrigan taking on an Australian powerhouse corporation in an effort to preserve his family home. In a wide range Paul Kelly songs we see many positive and negative impacts on family‚ these are also a common feature in the movie The Castle. In the movie The Castle the Kerrigan family always tend to defy adversity and remain together especially
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is seen as the responder peers into their living room‚ displays the family order‚ Darryl is seated in the centre of the family as they surround him adoringly for the occasion. His centre position displays his status in the family and the stereotypical leadership role of the father. The fixed visual suggests a moment of memories that is held in high regard by all family members. Their respect is displayed for Darryl and the family because through the celebration of Fathers Day‚ the scene is then juxtaposed
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Mosley‚ a hardened ex-inmate‚ Socrates‚ takes in a young boy‚ Darryl‚ running from his terrible actions and tries to teach him a lesson. The author uses this scenario to in-turn teach the reader that you have to admit when you are wrong and to right those wrongs. Admitting to your wrong doings is the first step to making them right. "If you learn you wrong then maybe you get to be a man [sic]" (Walter Mosley 22). Socrates says this to Darryl when he is trying to get him to see that he was wrong for
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Australia conveyed in The castle is the fact that Australians are not terribly materialistic and in general are quite simplistic. They appreciate the simple positive things in life no matter how unimportant or visually unappealing they may be to others. Darryl Kerrigan views the world in a unique way. He looks at the humming
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Hunting The cool Autumn wind brushed by our faces while Colin‚ Brady‚ and I was walking down the trail to see if there was any action. It was silent‚ the only sound was our feet stepping on the crunchy leaves and the squirrels running around on the leafless trees. It was about 2:20 PM‚ and we were going to hunt at 2:30. It was time to get ready...the time to hunt! As we walked down the trail to get to the cabin‚ it was so quiet no sound was made. We made it back to the cabin and geared up‚ all
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(1994)). The Aussie Battler is living in suburbia and is struggling against social pressures‚ paying the bills or getting a job. The Castle is essentially a modern tale of the Aussie Battler family that is mainly told through the father of the family Darryl Kerrigan‚ a decent working class man who protects his family and appreciates his life and what he has been given (Simpson‚ C & Murawska‚ R. 2009). "These are battlers who have made good‚ who are not victims of structural unemployment‚ nor dependent
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personal feelings or emotions. Darryl‚ as the main character (protagonist)‚ has a strong emotional attachment to his house which is expressed through his personal voice.“A man’s home is his castle” is conveyed as the fundamental concept through Darryl’s distinctive personal voice. From the film‚ the sentimental tone of the quote “memories are not as important as a big driveway” ironically reveals Darryl’s idea that “memories and families are more important than money”. Darryl‚ acting individually against
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