Identity In Our Pipes And Shooting The Moon

Language has the power to both reveal and challenge audience’s perceptions and assumptions about identity. Henry Lawson’s “sketches” represent aspects of identity through his use of form and language in “The Drover's Wife”, “Our Pipes'' and “Shooting The Moon” which portrays a gendered bush identity - the male swagman identity affirms audience’s expectations, while the female portrayal challenges assumptions about identity. Both representations of male and female identity are conveyed as a product of the harsh reality of bush life.

Our Pipes and Shooting the Moon affirm the audiences’ expectations of male relationship through the theme of swagman identity. Lawson affirms the expectations in Our Pipes as he portrays male characters who have

These portrayals highlight the impact of the harsh environment on their emotional expression and contribute to the exploration of swagman identity. For example, “We cursed society because we weren’t rich men, and then we felt better, and conversation drifted lazily round various subjects and ended in that of smoking.” This inclusive pronoun for the swagmen reflects the sentiment of the characters who “curse” society due to their lack of wealth. However, the mood positively shifts as the men begin to smoke their pipes. This convergence of emotions, conveyed through the inclusive pronoun and the transformative power of smoking, serves to emphasize and reinforce the unique traits associated with the swagman identity.the register in this dialogue creates a sad and stressed tone thats demonstrates the

The mixture of colors yellow and brown create a dark and gloomy effect that expresses the harshness of the bush.It paints a poignant picture of the women's struggle in the harsh and unforgiving bush, emphasizing their resilience in the face of adversity and their isolation from the comforts and support of their husbands. The effect created by this color combination serves as a powerful visual representation of the challenges endured by these women as they navigate their way through the bush. In addition, the trees is a symbolic representation of the women's struggle in isolation in the bush.In nature, leaves are often associated with growth, renewal, and the flourishing of life.The sight of bare tree branches devoid of leaves serves as a metaphor, highlighting the lack of growth that the isolated woman is destined to experience. This is how the image conveys the same theme of isolation as TDW challenging audiences' perspective about the Australian