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Comparison Table - Henry Lawson...

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3. Compare and contrast the use of techniques in each story by completing the table. The Drover’s Wife

The Union Buries its Dead

Shooting the Moon

Our Pipes

The Loaded Dog

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A snake is seen at the home of the drover’s wife so her and her children stay in the kitchen for the night. The wife recounts her experiences living in the bush while also showing her feminine side. The next morning the snake comes back and she kills it with the help of her dog, Alligator.

A mysterious man who is believed to be part of a Union has passed away early, the drunken town shows there respect as his funeral is conducted, the town trying drink their sorrows away is seen in an attempt to sober up for a brief moment.

Is about two

Our pipes is about the interaction between the main character Jack Mitchell and the narrator whilst on a camping trip. The story looks at the Jacks reflection on smoking and the impact it had and how he came to it as a result of swagmen identity within Aussie community.

This short story is about 3 main characters who are suffering through a time of minimal food. They have resorted to eating dangerous fish and sleeping rough. They devise a plan to bomb the watering hole but their plan gets disrupted by a rabid dog.

Characters - Main and Minor

The drover’s wife is the main character and the story revolves around her. This shows that there is a lack of necessity for men in the bush. Tommy is another main character and he is trying to take the role of the male in the house as he is the oldest child. He wants to protect his mother from the dangers in the bush. Alligator, the family dog is a main character and

The Priest is another anonymous figure who has no name. The narrator does note the Priest as being a “quiet young fellow” and similarly comparing him to the “Devil”. The Priest is similarly characterized as being passive, dismissive, or nonchalant as one of the funeral goers blatantly disrespects the funeral procession. The Three Drunk ShearersAlthough not a part of the funeral procession, these group of men are bystanders to the funeral procession.

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Jack Mitchell John Mitchell Tom

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Jack Mitchell His mum Narrator

Dave Reagan Jim Bently Andy Page Cat-fish Dog Publican Publican’s wife

Tone

he also takes the role of the protector of the family. He kills the snakes that could harm the family. The drover is a minor character as he isn’t present for the whole story only spoken of. He doesn’t have much of a role in the family as he is never there because he is droving The drover’s brother is a minor character because he plays a small role in the story, he provides for the family occasionally when they need it.

The Publican- This character is a fellow funeral goer. However, he is the only character that blatantly disrespects the dead man and the funeral procession. All characters introduced by the narrator goes to great lengths to pay their respects to the deceased man and adhere to the social order of such a proceeding except this character.

“He hates snakes and has killed many, but he will be bitten some day and die” Dark and blunt tone Tone used is blunt and dark to emphasise that death is an experience of bush life, an essential part of living in the bush.

The tone of the story is mellow and secretive, the story starts off like a mellow funeral where a key member of the society has passed away, it explores how respectful the town is and also the other hardships faced by other members in the society, this is seen through the entirety of the town drinking as they get over their problems. This dull tone is then changed to a fairly secretive tone as the man who was believed to be a member of the Union is not well known, his name was uncertain and his place in society was not defined as well.

“No ranges in the distance. The bush consists of stunted, rotten native apple-trees. No undergrowth.” Negative tone emphasises the

James John Tyson- James Tyson is the main character of the story who succumbs to an untimely demise by drowning.

At the end of the story, the

A mellow tone is used throughout the majority of the short story as both men relax as they feel like they have found free accommodation for the night. There is also a tense tone created when the two swagmen come across the landlord.

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Reflective Admiration Respect Loss Connection

Imagery

isolation that this family are subjected to

tone is sad to some degree as it mentions the death of Tom.

“The two-roomed house is built of round timber, slabs and stringy bark, and floored with split slabs”

People without soulsDescribing the funeral, the narrator says: “The procession numbered fifteen, fourteen souls following the broken shell of a soul. Perhaps not one of the fourteen possessed a soul any more than the corpse did--but that doesn't matter.” Depicting the fourteen so vividly, the narrator helps the reader understand more deeply his attitude toward the people next to him.

“Bush all round bush with no horizon, for the country in flat. No ranges in the distance.” “The bush consists of stunted, rotten native apple trees.

Three SheersThe author very vividly describes three shearers whom he has met on his way to the cemetery: “One was drunk – very drunk. He straightened himself up, stared, and reached helplessly for his hat, which he shoved half off and then on again.” Inappropriate Ticket- The narrator very vividly describes the situation when: “A tall, sentimental drover, who walked by my side, cynically quoted Byronic verses suitable to the occasion – to death – and asked with pathetic humour whether we thought the dead man's ticket would be recognized "over yonder."

The bushmen's dog is described as a "foolish, four-footed mate," which alludes to the close bond that the men share with the dog. The dog is shown to be idiotic, silly, and aloof. Though the description is largely condescending, there is still a sense of affection communicated about the importance of the dog. The site of the mining, the creek, is tranquil and appears to be an easy target of exploitation and domination. It is full of life: "there was plenty of fish... fresh-water bream, cod, cat-fish, and tailers." The creek is also "low, just a chain of muddy water-holes" with an "average depth of six or seven feet." There is nothing formidable about the creek. It is utterly defenseless. If it is to be saved, its

savior would not be a function of its own qualities. It needs a stroke of good luck - which comes in the form of the ignorance and playfulness of the dog. The Cartridge The author presents the explosives and the process needed to successfully blow up the fish in the creek with intricacy. The inner skin of the cartridge is "stout calico," and Andy sticks the end of a "six-foot piece of fuse well down in the powder" and then "binds the mouth of the bag firmly to it with whipcord." The scientific niceties are given in such detail that the author almost loses the reader in all the technicalities.

Narrative Person

Sentences

The story is narrated

The story is narrated in a range of perspectives, ranging from first person to third person.

the story is narrated in the first person by an unnamed narrator and after reading the story the reader realises that Lawson may be exploring the theme of friendship

The story is narrated in the first person by an unnamed narrator and after reading the story the reader realises that Lawson may be exploring the theme of connection.

The sentences are

The is a varied use

The sentences are

Lawson creates a narrator who speaks from experience and is himself a typical bushman telling a yarn, adding credibility to the story

somewhat long and strongly visual, this enhances the perspective of the town the reader has. Dialogue

Wildness of life in the bush

“Did you ever notice that people always shoot the moon when there’s no moon?”

Tommy: “Shet up you little ---!” Dialogue Language of the children

“Have you got the knife” “Have you got the matches”

Expresses lack of discipline

“He made a mess of the othe man that slandered that pulitian. Id be funny if it was you. Wheres the matches?”

Due to the extra amount of roles that the mother had to take on Violence and wildness of life in the bush.

Other Techniques used Identify at least three other techniques

“...but on Sunday afternoon she dresses herself, tidies the children, smartens up” Juxtaposition Contrast Juxtaposes the masculine image that she presents with a typical motherly figure which reveals her longing for city life away from the isolation in the jungle.

of sentences. Truncated sentences are utilised to create tension. “All right”

short and somewhat straightforward to direct a clear story and message. The dialogue within The loaded Dog is mainly between the three main characters of the story Jim, Dave and Andy. “We’ll have to leave it some time...so we’ll want it water tight” shows the cunningness of men in the bush “Why not blow the fish up...I’ll try it”

”And where is he now?””dead- give us the matches Cloth(Symbol): The author symbolically shows the cloth with which the coffin was covered: “The drops quickly evaporated, and the little round black spots they left were soon dusted over; but the spots showed, by contrast, the cheapness and shabbiness of the cloth with which the coffin was covered. Jolts of clay (Symbol): The jolts of clay which are falling on the coffin symbolize for the narrator sadness for something in

Sarcasm

Symbolism

“To hang yourself with?” asked the mate. “Yes—you’re very smart,” snapped Mitchell”

“There was a vicious yellow mongrel cattle-dog sulking and nursing his nastiness under there” Personification “spidery, thievish, cold-blooded kangaroo dogs”

“He is afraid of nothing…”  Personification Personification used to show he is not afraid of anything and to show that the dog is the family's protector in the bush in the absence of the man. He is essential in the survival of the kids and family.     “The handkerchief is ul of holes...This makes her laugh”  Humour Humour is essential in bush life as it helps ease the tension and pressure within the bush.

the past, a kind of reminiscence “…of a burial of long ago, when the thump of every sod jolted his heart.” Farce(Motif): The plot of the story is mainly arranged around the funeral of a man, James Tyson. And this funeral has nothing to do with sincere and true sadness and suffering for the dead friend/relative/close person....