Australian Literature

Question 1

Illustrate and discuss some of the different ways in which Australian national identity has been written about in the period covered by the unit (1930-1960 approx.). Refer to at least TWO Australian writers.

Question 2

The condition of the ‘outsider’ has attracted the interest of several Australian writers. COMPARE the forms in which this theme appears in the TWO works listed below, paying particular attention to how the condition is defined and represented, and what values are associated with it .

Patrick White, ‘Down at the Dump’
Frank Hardy, Power Without Glory

Question 3

Compare the meaning and value of ‘mateship’ in the TWO following works:

Frank Hardy, Power Without Glory
Patrick White, ‘Down at the Dump’