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Character development introduction
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Importance of minor characters
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The novel “Nanberry” written by Jackie French, tells the story of early European settlement in Australia. Nanberry, Surgeon White and Rachel Turner are all main characters in the novel but three minor characters who could have been examined in more detail were Maria, Colbee and Mr. Trench. Each of these characters either performs something or states something that is vital to the story line and plot. This essay will also suggest ways that these three characters could have been developed to make “Nanberry” a little bit more thought – provoking. Maria is a minor character in the novel Nanberry and she is also important to the novel’s storyline. She is important because she is the maid and cook for Surgeon White and once Surgeon White takes Nanberry into care, Maria becomes the carer for him as well. An example of how important and useful Maria is to the plot is uncovered early in the novel when she says, “I’m sick of being his maid and cook”. If Maria thought about it in a more positive way she could have enjoyed it more and she could have made the most of it as she did the wrong thing in the first place. Another character that has equal value as Maria is Colbee. …show more content…
He is an important character because he survived the smallpox and he is Nanberry’s Uncle. Colbee fled as soon as he was cleared from the smallpox. An occasion that highlights Colbee’s importance to the plot is when he states that he is Nanberry’s Uncle. Colbee could be more involved in the novel by being there for Nanberry and he could have told the “white ghosts” information instead of escaping. There are many more minor characters in this novel but one that is of equal value to the others is Mr.
‘Nanberry’ is a novel written by Jackie French, based on true events surrounding the European Colonisation via the First Fleet and the impact that this had on the local Aboriginal tribes. The characters in the book are based on real identities from the colonisation, such as Governor Arthur Phillip, Surgeon White and Bennelong. The title is derived from an Aboriginal boy named Nanberry from Warrane, Sydney Cove, if the Cadigal tribe. He was able to survive the smallpox epidemic and was taken in by Surgeon White because the sympathy the Surgeon felt for Nanberry when the rest of his family hadn't survived the terrible disease. Nanberry was taught English by his foster father, Surgeon White and how Europeans live. As an Aboriginal by blood, from the moment he was adopted, he became caught between two cultures, but later on successful adopts the parts of each culture that appealed to him the most and learned to live in both worlds peacefully.
Today, I will be telling my view on Australian texts. I will be analysing the text “The Exotic Rissole” by Tanveer Ahmed.
After her grandfather’s death in 1687, 16 year-old Kit feels that she must leave and sail to the only relatives she knows of, her uncle and aunt in Wethersfield, Connecticut. She desperately travels there on a ship called the Dolphin, where she meets a gentleman named Nat. She and Nat have a very playful relationship, Nat always has a mocking grin on his face and Kit occasionally flirts with him on the boat. When she arrives in Wethersfield, Connecticut, she is taken by surprise at the dull landscape and endless fields. Kit meets her uncle, a strict and sometimes grumpy man named Matthew Wood, her aunt, a sweet and caring woman named Rachel, her cousin Judith, a picky and vain young lady who’s otherwise kind, and her other cousin Mercy, a tender and loving girl who lost one of her legs when she was young due to a fever. Judith likes a rich boy named William, but one day at church, William sees Kit in her fancy clothes and starts liking Kit. Judith then decides to go for John, a very caring young man who secretly likes Mercy. Mercy also secretly likes John. Soon, Kit is comfortable wi...
Before we look at whether James Moloney effectively uses characterisation to convey Aboriginal issues we must look at the issues themselves. In Dougy, the issue of black and white prejudice is strongly present in the plot. The stereotyping of Aborigines and white Europeans play an important role in the events and the outcome of the story, as is individuality and the breaking of the stereotypes. The book also touches on the old Aboriginal superstitions that are still believed in by some today, though one of such superstitions plays an important role in creating the mood of the resolution. These issues impact most heavily on the character Gracey.
I. Conflicts in the Play - There are many types of conflict evident in this play. Some are as follows:
In the four years between 1861 and 1865 this country was in civil war over the rights and freedom of blacks in America. When all was said and done, the blacks won their freedom and gained several rights that would make their lives better. Nearly one hundred years later, in 1959, Lorraine Hansberry wrote her great play, A Raisin in the Sun. It described the everyday life of a black family in the Southside of Chicago sometime after World War II. Throughout the play, Hansberry talks of the difficulties that the Younger family faces trying to get from one day to another; the problems that should have been resolved by the Civil War. Even after the Civil War and this play, many of these problems still exist today.
Reynolds, H. (1990). With The White People: The crucial role of Aborigines in the exploration and development of Australia. Australia: Penguin Books
In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, there is an abundance of minor characters. Three of these characters, Dill, Alexandra, and Calpurnia are especially significant because of the influence they had on Scout.
In addition to Silvey and Lawrence’s examination of racial bias, they also explore gender basis in Australian society. Lawrence questions the viewer with regards to the treatment of Susan’s body, with how would the men have reacted to the situation if it was a male. Lawrence also bring to the attention of the viewer sexist ideology in the town. A similar question is raised with the readers of ‘Jasper Jones’ as Silvey questions the treatment of Laura by Jasper and Charlie. Although, Silvey highlights the importance of the imposing question that if Charlie found Laura without Jasper; how would the town have acted towards Charlie? The comparison between the gender and racial inequality gaps present in these texts demonstrates the progression that has been made between the 1960’s and the mid 2000’s, however makes apparent that the gap is still a prominent issue in contemporary
In the Play “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry there are two main character’s that many people debate upon to be the protagonist of the play. Those two characters are Mama and Walter. The story is about an African American family living in Chicago in the 1950’s. During this time period race was a large issue in that area. The family consists of three generations, Mama being the mother and grandmother has a lot of responsibilities as what I see her to be as the families anchor. The next generation is Walter his wife Ruth and his sister Beneatha. Walter and Ruth have a song Travis who is ten years old at the time of this play. Mama is the moral supporter of the family and believes that everything has a purpose and that things should be done by design. One of the main events in this play is the life insurance settlement check for ten thousand dollars that Mama receives. This being a large amount of money during that time period creates many arguments between the families about what to do with the money. Walter is the type of guy that believes his family shouldn’t settle like everyone else and believes that they shouldn’t be held back just because they are an African American family living in what is referred to as a “white man’s world”. I believe that Walter is the protagonist of the play for two main reasons, he isn’t a selfish man, he doesn’t feel the family should be limited because they are African American and he has distinct options or plans for the future of his family.
Later in the story, Nanberry is influenced by the culture around him. He had two main cultures, English and Aboriginal. He depicted as being more influenced by the English more than the Aboriginals since in his life, he was adopted by Surgeon White and the First Fleet. When Nanberry grew a stronger bond with his foster dad, he began to think that one day, he would be a sailor for the English
The play “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry illustrates an African American family receiving money from a deceased family member at the beginning of the play. When the Young family accepted this large amount of money, they moved into a house in an all white community in Chicago around 1950s. During this time period there were many social issues that were uprising. Some of these social issues are the following: racism, gender identity, and roles of women. These social issues are the ones which were explored in the play “A Raisin in the Sun”.
In the book A Raisin in the Sun, the time period is set in 1955. A time in America where African Americans still dealt with a constant struggle between them and the rest of the country. It touches on subjects that were very sensitive especially at the time the work was released. Even though the setting of the book was in the north, Lorraine Hansberry seemed to want to show that things weren’t that much better in the north than they were in the south at that time. Segregation was still being implemented in the law system, and there was a missing sense of equality among everyone. It shows that Lorraine Hansberry took what was going on around her environment and portrayed those situations into her work. The three events listed include Rosa Parks
Gloria Naylor creates a peaceful place called Bailey’s café in her book, where people can find their confidence and release their stress. Bailey and his wife, Nadine, are the owners of the cafe, and Bailey is also the most important narrator in the book. By running the cafe, Bailey meets a lot of different customers who share some common but have particular life experiences. Some of the customers are white, while most of them are “colored people”, the same as Bailey. Through describing various stories from those customers who come and visit Bailey’s cafe, Naylor guides the readers to think more deeply about gender instead of ethnicity when we can see how different a male and female is treated in such a society.
Carey’s Jack Maggs is an example of the post-colonial concept of ‘writing back’. That is, the novel although written over a century apart from Dicken’s Great Expectations, is in fact indirectly interacting with this original text. The principal protagonist of Carey’s novel the eponymous Jack Maggs is undoubtedly indebted to the original Magwitch of the Dicken’s novel. Although Carey does not call Maggs, Magwitch, the shared sound of the name immediately prepares us for other similarites. The two characters are both convicts, who for their crimes were deported at an early age to Austrailia, and more particularly both characters settled in New South Wales. While the manner in which Magwitch makes his fortune is a little ambiguous, Maggs’ wealth is a result of brick-making. They also share a common bond in their sponsor of a young man in their homeland, for Maggs, Henry Phipps, and for Magwitch, Phillip Pirrip.