The character I have chosen to analyse is William Thornhill. He is the central character in the novel ‘Secret River’. His character is important‚ in the novel‚ because he was one of the first Europeans‚ sent to Australia‚ to work out their sentence for their crimes. Throughout the novel it shows that Thornhill did things for the right reasons‚ but his actions contrasted with his essentially good character. To some extent William Thornhill can be portrayed as a bad character due to his lack of responsibility
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In the novel The Secret River‚ one’s identity is based on their status. William Thornhill was born poor in Victorian London‚ but once he was sent to Australia he was equal to the rest the escapees‚ for he had a house and agriculture. He is able to acquire slaves‚ and he is respected by those around him. Once he gets back to England after living in Australia‚ he’s extremely rich. William Thornhill started in the lowest possible class in England‚ and moved up from that to one of the highest classes
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SAC Essay the Good and Bad The Secret River By Shane Collins In the novel the Secret River by Kate Grenville it is shown that even people who are essentially good can do bad things. This show by William Thornhill whose actions were bad and harmful to others and still did them in order to protect and provide for his wife Sal and children. There are two actions of William in the novel
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by most people during the colonisation of Australia. Kate Grenville’s story The Secret River is set during the time in which Australia was colonised. An understanding of the historical context in which The Secret River is set‚ shapes your reading of the text because it helps you to understand issues in the text such as class‚ race and gender. Firstly‚ knowing about the class structure of the period that The Secret River is based on‚ gives the reader a greater understanding of the text. They believed
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Shaira Sanchez 05/09/12 Shaira Sanchez 05/09/12 The Secret River by Kate Grenville Essay Explain the way that narrative devices have been employed by an author to construct a representation of people or places in at least one text that you have studied. You must make specific reference to “The Secret River.” One of Australia’s finest writers Kate Grenville wrote The Secret River which challenges traditional gender roles of women in the early nineteenth century London and Australia.
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the allowance for exploration into diverse aspects of Australia’s multicultural society. The play “The Secret River” adapted by Andrew Bovell is one of the most significant texts representing its
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reflection or self assessment that enables us to work out what we believe in and stand for. Conflict opens up different personalities‚ perceptions‚ values and emotions that will ultimately lead to character building. Kate Grenville’s novel‚ “The Secret River‚” depicts that a person’s character can transform once there has been a clash of social disagreement and a difference in interests
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The Secret River Research Assignment Question: Literary Texts can challenge or naturalise the ideas of society in which they are produced. Discuss making close reference to the novel that you have studied. Many novels naturalise gender roles‚ class structures and cultures of the society in which they were produced. Kate Grenville’s work The Secret River is a great example of such a novel as her utilisation of narrative techniques such as characterisation‚ imagery‚ setting and symbolism represent
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their consequences. Two texts that support this idea are “The Secret River” by Kate Grenville and “Life of Pi” by Ang Lee. These texts revolve around the realities and the endless possibilities that the protagonists have taken that alter their inner psychological mentality or their external geographical physicality. The texts that I have studied explore the paths that were taken but give an insight of the roads not taken. Secret River displays many aspects which support the idea that in any journey
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The Secret River Essay Characters in the text The Secret River by Kate Grenville represent a variation of attitudes and views towards the colonisation of Australia and the Aboriginal Australians. While many characters are indecisive about their opinion on the natives‚ some characters have a clear mind-set on how they are to be treated. The characters of Thomas Blackwood and Smasher Sullivan represent the two very different sides of the moral scale‚ and the other characters fit between these sides
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