Henry Lawson: The Drovers wife

Henry Lawson: The Drovers wife

1. Character description - weathered and aged

   • "four ragged, dried up looking children"
     • Imagery: Showing what the bush life does to someone.

2. Harsh nature of the bush.

   • "One of the children died while she was here alone. she rode 19 miles for assistance, carrying the dead child."
     • Visual technique?? : lack of detail in sentence. too hard to talk about, its not really full like the previous paragraph.

3. Feminism - Strength of character

   • "She put on an old pair of her trousers"
     • Juxtoposition: depicting her gender role.
   • "the woman"
     • Symbolism

4. Reality of bush life.

   • Fires etc.