English Creative Task Rationale
The American Dream is a complex philosophy that exhibits crucial lifestyles and factors that lead to the success of society. However, it does not recognise the evident tension within its ideology; meritocracy at odds with inherited status. This creative piece, in the form of a prose extract, aims to declare and demonstrate the hardships of this ideology.
Focusing on an unnamed Aboriginal girl during the 1950’s when the White Australia Policy was reforming black lives, it begins with the protagonist describing the pain of being abused by her white adoptive father – whom she is forced to live with and not with her biological family. The story unfolds as she gives background to her situation and her life, appealing …show more content…
For instance, the text has comprehensive and sophisticated words allowing the reader to assume that the protagonist is intellectually smart. This is reiterated as she states that she has the ability to achieve significant marks in English.
Collectively, the use of similes, personification, tone, and a myriad of other language techniques allows the reader to engage with the story; i.e. “The purple hue surrounding my eye extenuates the fairness of my skin and makes me stand out more than an elephant in a room.” This extract from the text, provides an example of imagery and a simile, comparing the purple hue, a black eye, to a figurative elephant in a room.
“Whenever you feel like criticising anyone… just remember that all the people in the world haven't had the advantages that you’ve had” (The Great Gatsby –date-.) The aforementioned quote from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby, rectifies the tension that is evident within the American Dream. On parallels with the prose extract, it aims to link the adversities of Indigenous Australians to the failures of the American Dream – specifically prejudice in terms of race, social status, and
The American Dream is a complex philosophy that exhibits crucial lifestyles and factors that lead to the success of society. However, it does not recognise the evident tension within its ideology; meritocracy at odds with inherited status. This creative piece, in the form of a prose extract, aims to declare and demonstrate the hardships of this ideology.
Focusing on an unnamed Aboriginal girl during the 1950’s when the White Australia Policy was reforming black lives, it begins with the protagonist describing the pain of being abused by her white adoptive father – whom she is forced to live with and not with her biological family. The story unfolds as she gives background to her situation and her life, appealing …show more content…
For instance, the text has comprehensive and sophisticated words allowing the reader to assume that the protagonist is intellectually smart. This is reiterated as she states that she has the ability to achieve significant marks in English.
Collectively, the use of similes, personification, tone, and a myriad of other language techniques allows the reader to engage with the story; i.e. “The purple hue surrounding my eye extenuates the fairness of my skin and makes me stand out more than an elephant in a room.” This extract from the text, provides an example of imagery and a simile, comparing the purple hue, a black eye, to a figurative elephant in a room.
“Whenever you feel like criticising anyone… just remember that all the people in the world haven't had the advantages that you’ve had” (The Great Gatsby –date-.) The aforementioned quote from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby, rectifies the tension that is evident within the American Dream. On parallels with the prose extract, it aims to link the adversities of Indigenous Australians to the failures of the American Dream – specifically prejudice in terms of race, social status, and