Australian Identity in Literature

Tim Wintons anthology of laconic stories explore the themes and set of peership, the slight nature of friendship, minorishness and also abuse and corruption. Wintons short stories Big adult male and Aquifer have these designs deeply infix within them, helping them land the Australian identity. Conversely, A.D Hopes poem, Australia, expresses the Australian identity with the prospects of Australian setting. In the short story, Big military man, Tim Winton highlights the impregnable sense of mateship. The notion of mateship is plain throughout the text. The repetition of the phrase, Biggie and me, highlights the bulletproof bond between the devil protagonists and emphasises on the theme of mateship which lurks in the story. The range goes on to submit that Biggies not the brightest wax crayon in the box still hes the more or less loyal person I know. This shows the respect and love the double has for his best friend. However, although there is a strong sense of ma teship, the fragile nature of friendship is also embedded within the story, as shown through the informal phrase, To be honest, hes not my sort of bloke at all, but someways hes my best mate. This goes to reveal that although the fictional character and Biggie be friends, their friendship is based on the persona feeling somehow senior and secure in himself. This ironically points out to the readers that Biggie and the persona bent that close although they are best friends. Big World demonstrates the Australian identity is derived from the notion of friendships. This idea is manifest instantly with the emergence of todays youth whom are friends with some but ironically arent close with any.\nSimilarly, the sense of an Australian identity is present in the short story, Aquifer, in which the effects of childhood plays a prejudicious effect on the fictitious character and is a predominant theme. The persona as a child grew up in a typically Australia...