Good morning students and welcome to the HSC study day. Todays lecture is on how the two texts, The Courtship of Joe Wilson and Saving Private Ryan increase our appreciation of the world through language and to explore the world in general.
Henry Lawson’s extraordinary novel, The Courtship of Joe Wilson depicts through various literary techniques the past world of rural Australia in the late 1800s and employs colloquial language, imagery and dialogue to emphasise our understanding and appreciation of the concepts of Courtship. The narrative successfully portrays a reflection of Henry Lawson’s younger days through the protagonist, Joe Wilson, ultimately increasing our appreciation of the world.
The use of colloquial language builds the protagonist of Joe Wilson shaping an example of a typical rural Australian of the time, ‘I’m up to all these dodges’. Examples of colloquialism in the story are outdated setting the world of the protagonist apart from that of contemporary Australia. Joe’s shyness is depicted in the resistance and suspicion he displays when jack first attempts to match him up with a servant, Mary, ‘I reckoned he wouldn’t get me …show more content…
The camera angles down into a low angle shot of the hedgehogs to emphasise their presence and power, and the crashing waves against the shoreline builds the pressure of the situation setting the mood of the film. There is a sudden change of camera positioning to a military chopper where a medium shot of the array of landing craft in formation symbolizing power. An extreme close-up of a soldier’s hand trembling violently is employed to reinforce the concept, which is the reality of war. The chaotic movement and raw camera work emphasizes a realistic feel for the audience. The camera maneuvers with the vessel positioned at eye level panning into each soldier’s eyes with the audience forming an emotional
Henry Lawson’s extraordinary novel, The Courtship of Joe Wilson depicts through various literary techniques the past world of rural Australia in the late 1800s and employs colloquial language, imagery and dialogue to emphasise our understanding and appreciation of the concepts of Courtship. The narrative successfully portrays a reflection of Henry Lawson’s younger days through the protagonist, Joe Wilson, ultimately increasing our appreciation of the world.
The use of colloquial language builds the protagonist of Joe Wilson shaping an example of a typical rural Australian of the time, ‘I’m up to all these dodges’. Examples of colloquialism in the story are outdated setting the world of the protagonist apart from that of contemporary Australia. Joe’s shyness is depicted in the resistance and suspicion he displays when jack first attempts to match him up with a servant, Mary, ‘I reckoned he wouldn’t get me …show more content…
The camera angles down into a low angle shot of the hedgehogs to emphasise their presence and power, and the crashing waves against the shoreline builds the pressure of the situation setting the mood of the film. There is a sudden change of camera positioning to a military chopper where a medium shot of the array of landing craft in formation symbolizing power. An extreme close-up of a soldier’s hand trembling violently is employed to reinforce the concept, which is the reality of war. The chaotic movement and raw camera work emphasizes a realistic feel for the audience. The camera maneuvers with the vessel positioned at eye level panning into each soldier’s eyes with the audience forming an emotional