Away - Michael Gow

Away - Michael Gow

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Introduction Thesis In the novel Away by Michael Gow all the characters have the desire to win and this can be
interpreted as making the right choices for a good life. These attitudes to life can be seen through the characters
Gwen, Harry, Vic and Tom.

Body Paragraph One

Topic sentence The character Gwen is the main protagonist who has a desire to win in the play Away. Gwen is seen
as a stereotypical nagging wife and a mother who can be classified as a snob. Gwens dialogue is full of negativity and
she is seen as a source of conflict and a barrier to winning a good life for her family. This is shown through her choice
of achieving a good life by purchasing a new caravan Page 10 Weve got a new caravan. Everything in it you could
want. She sees herself superior to others and has caused conflict in her relationship with her family for the expense
of her material possessions and social status.
Explanation-

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Gwen is driven to improve her life because of the childhood she lived. However, she is pushing her family away
driving them to always have conflict. This case wont close Page 16 is a prime symbol which demonstrates the
conflict in her family as Gwen has thought about her choices in life to gain money but has achieved this goal with the
expense of her family.
Link Gwens desire to win and her definition of living a good life is different from Harrys and Vics.

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Topic sentence - Harry and Vic live with an existential view on life. Their son Tom is dying and they live positively and
strong for him.
Explanation - Gow uses the storm as a visual symbol to solve the conflict between the family of Gwen, Meg and Jim
which is dramatically contrasted to the family of Harry, Vic and Tom as they already experienced their storm and

have no conflict to reconcile. The stage direction of the light becomes warm and intense after the storm shows that
this family...

Away And Other Related Text Essay. (Yr 11 Standard)

Away And Other Related Text Essay. (Yr 11 Standard)
Australian voices: I am, you are, hold on! What is an Australian?
An Australian voice? What can an Australian voice be? To many the definition of an Australian voice will vary from
opinion to opinion. One can describe an Australian voice as being a perspective of the Australian culture in relations
to Australian values ideas, attitudes and actions.
To many it may be how a typical Australian is perceived by the rest of the world, and the differences between their
own culture and that of Australias. Todays typical Australian is in many ways different to the typical Australian 50
years back. It is extremely hard to define an Australian in this day and age as Australia is such a diverse multicultural
society when compared with that of the Australia 50 years ago. My article will identify how different composers
promote Australian ideas and values.

The Australian play titled Away by Michael Gow is set during the time of the Vietnam War (1960. Gow uses the
technique of setting

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to show how the effect of the Vietnam War impacted many Australian families. This is shown when Roy tells Coral
We are not the first people in history to lose a son in a war, in the last war practically every family lost someone.
This extract depicts how many Australian families were devastated like Coral and Roy to the point where it caused the
collapse of countless family. This line also portrays a new perspective of war by Australians as that of being terrible.

Gow emphasises the strong influence that the setting can have by placing the characters in a number of typical
Australian holiday places, and having the play set during the holiday season. The beach, Caravan Park and the luxury
hotel on the gold coast depict the importance of the Australian values and idea of spending time with family during
the hot Christmas season at popular Australian destinations.
As a result of the play being set in the 1960s Gow uses comments and jokes of that time. For example, there is
constant...

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Intro (Thesis, introduction of texts)
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Paragraph 2 (Idea 1-related material)
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Conclusion (Re-written thesis, re-introduction of texts, summary of all your points)