Stage 1 English – Intertextuality unit
Indigenous people of Australia, the original custodians of the land expressed their culture, even after the British settlement. Mockery of their beliefs only reinforced who the people were and the purpose they held in Australia. New generations, however, began to speak out on behalf of their people, in order to ignite thinking and to right the wrongs in the only possible way they could. The Australian anthem was written by Peter Dodds McCormick, for many, is standing with dignity and agreement, but for Indigenous Australians a loss of identity. “Racism is destroying the Australian Dream” [Stan Grant 2015] and “Stand up” [Refern now 2013] share the topic of racism present in Australia specifically directed …show more content…
Throughout the progression of the episode, Joel creates gestures to which he believes is significant yet to the principal seems to be insignificant and disrespectful. “Morning’s minions” as mentioned in the poem aims to represent birds, similarly, the interrelationship between both texts describe Joel. Metaphorically Joel is the bird and through this representation, he travels as though a bird does in the sense of his values and morals as an Indigenous individual of the 21st century. Joel’s answer, furthermore, emphasises with depth his reasoning as he voices his views and opinions. Comparably Grant supports the idea of standing up to influence other Indigenous people, as he refers to himself in his speech as a man of success and education. He continues to direct attention towards his accomplishments as an individual of mixed cultures and draws back to his history and individuality. For many this is an eye opener as stereotypes are moreover thought of when cultural topics are discussed. The consequence of Grant’s choice of words provoked the obliviousness Australians are evident to …show more content…
Intertextuality tied in with irony work hand in hand to produce questioning of the audience. Grant applies attention primarily to “young and free”. His empowering speech, not only states and emphasises the point, but he continues to raise awareness of the percentage of his people who are locked up in jail, and those who die young. The data he presents on population rates in the Indigenous community reveals the growing concern the culture is entitled to. The death of the indigenous is a sustained theme throughout Grant’s speech. Grant speaks of the poem by Dorothea Mackellar "I love a sunburnt country, a land of sweeping plains, of ragged mountain ranges," (My Country). The famous Australian poem is presented as contradictive to the Australian Dream. He describes the land to have more meaning than the beauty once maintained by the Indigenous communities of Australia. The historically wiped away meanings of the land additionally remind Grant of the blood-spattered plains. In addition, he delivers the speech free from notes which demonstrate his longing to present ideas to the audience, not entirely based on statistics and research but moreover as an indigenous person. This reinforces the personal and real views of his own, to indicate the truth behind the words
Indigenous people of Australia, the original custodians of the land expressed their culture, even after the British settlement. Mockery of their beliefs only reinforced who the people were and the purpose they held in Australia. New generations, however, began to speak out on behalf of their people, in order to ignite thinking and to right the wrongs in the only possible way they could. The Australian anthem was written by Peter Dodds McCormick, for many, is standing with dignity and agreement, but for Indigenous Australians a loss of identity. “Racism is destroying the Australian Dream” [Stan Grant 2015] and “Stand up” [Refern now 2013] share the topic of racism present in Australia specifically directed …show more content…
Throughout the progression of the episode, Joel creates gestures to which he believes is significant yet to the principal seems to be insignificant and disrespectful. “Morning’s minions” as mentioned in the poem aims to represent birds, similarly, the interrelationship between both texts describe Joel. Metaphorically Joel is the bird and through this representation, he travels as though a bird does in the sense of his values and morals as an Indigenous individual of the 21st century. Joel’s answer, furthermore, emphasises with depth his reasoning as he voices his views and opinions. Comparably Grant supports the idea of standing up to influence other Indigenous people, as he refers to himself in his speech as a man of success and education. He continues to direct attention towards his accomplishments as an individual of mixed cultures and draws back to his history and individuality. For many this is an eye opener as stereotypes are moreover thought of when cultural topics are discussed. The consequence of Grant’s choice of words provoked the obliviousness Australians are evident to …show more content…
Intertextuality tied in with irony work hand in hand to produce questioning of the audience. Grant applies attention primarily to “young and free”. His empowering speech, not only states and emphasises the point, but he continues to raise awareness of the percentage of his people who are locked up in jail, and those who die young. The data he presents on population rates in the Indigenous community reveals the growing concern the culture is entitled to. The death of the indigenous is a sustained theme throughout Grant’s speech. Grant speaks of the poem by Dorothea Mackellar "I love a sunburnt country, a land of sweeping plains, of ragged mountain ranges," (My Country). The famous Australian poem is presented as contradictive to the Australian Dream. He describes the land to have more meaning than the beauty once maintained by the Indigenous communities of Australia. The historically wiped away meanings of the land additionally remind Grant of the blood-spattered plains. In addition, he delivers the speech free from notes which demonstrate his longing to present ideas to the audience, not entirely based on statistics and research but moreover as an indigenous person. This reinforces the personal and real views of his own, to indicate the truth behind the words