Australia s Cultural And Social Change - 1517 Words

Literatures are often impacted by the author’s gender, thought, age, and view and these points may appear on the stories, characters, settings, and words. Also, readers’ these points might affect to their understanding of a story. Therefore, maybe there are different interpretations, which are depended on the readers, to one literature. A reader might find an idea from the novel’s character’s behaviours, while other reader may find different idea thorough the whole story. This essay will discuss that contemporary Australian literature contain some ideas of Australianness such as historical legacy of connection to Europe, especially England and traditional Australian ideals. Firstly, this essay will explain Australia’s connection to Europe and Australia’s change to cosmopolitan in Dead Europe. Secondly, it will discuss between Ng’s understanding, another interpretation to Dead Europe and some facts. Thirdly, it will explain Australiaâ⠂¬â„¢s cultural and social change in Summer of the Seventeenth Doll. Then, finally, it will discuss the understanding of Australia with comparing another interpretation. Lynda Ng views Christos Tsiolkas’s novel, Dead Europe, as a story, which represents Australia by its connection to Europe and globalisation and cosmopolitanism. In Ng’s article, â€Å"Dead Europe and the coming of age in Australian literature: globalisation, cosmopolitanism and perversity†, she focused on several points, which represent Australia. 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