Australian Identity in Literature

Tim Wintons anthology of ill-considered stories explore the themes and determine of married personship, the slight nature of friendship, shaverishness and too abuse and corruption. Wintons short stories Big gentleman and Aquifer have these nonions deeply imbed within them, helping them verbalize the Australian identity. Conversely, A.D Hopes poem, Australia, expresses the Australian identity with the prospects of Australian setting. In the short story, Big introduction, Tim Winton highlights the fast sense of mateship. The imprint of mateship is obvious throughout the text. The repetition of the phrase, Biggie and me, highlights the absolute bond between the ii protagonists and emphasises on the theme of mateship which lurks in the story. The icon goes on to verbalise that Biggies not the brightest wax crayon in the box further hes the near loyal person I know. This shows the respect and love the parting has for his best friend. However, although there is a str ong sense of mateship, the fragile nature of friendship is also embedded within the story, as shown through the informal phrase, To be honest, hes not my sort of bloke at all, but somehow hes my best mate. This goes to reveal that although the graphic symbol and Biggie ar friends, their friendship is based on the persona feeling somehow senior and secure in himself. This ironically points out to the readers that Biggie and the persona arent that close although they are best friends. Big World demonstrates the Australian identity is derived from the notion of friendships. This idea is manifest forthwith with the emergence of todays youth whom are friends with numerous but ironically arent close with any.\nSimilarly, the sense of an Australian identity is present in the short story, Aquifer, in which the personal effects of childhood plays a deleterious effect on the showcase and is a predominant theme. The persona as a child grew up in a typically Australia...