Jessica+Orchard

**The Wrong Side of his Face**
As soon as she stepped foot into the room the baby began to wail, not cry gently over a missing dummy or even to scream about being hungry but well and truly wail. It was the kind of wail that causes the mother to give up offering the awkward, concerned glances that are usually given in such instances but rather to show utter fear and begin bouncing the babe upon her knee so hard there was a dint in the floor from her stiletto heel. Finally he stopped as abruptly as he began and he sat in his mother’s arms like a fat king observing his army his hand fingering the mole below his right eye. Yet it wasn’t his army that he saw through those empty pit holes in his head but rather every delicacy known to child. There were rows of bulging bullseyes, bootlace liquorice, chocolate buttons and bemusing sweets that could both tickle and seduce the full range of tastebuds. It was then that his fat stubby arm swung out to his left as he made for a jar of all day suckers, just above my head. That was when he noticed. His eyes glazed over and he found himself gazing unwaveringly into my eyes. His own filled up again as his perception of the world changed once again, for I had lifted my arm just moments before his own. I could barely see him from my position at the door on the left of the room, as the sickening smells of burning toffee, rancid liquorice and stale sweat were taunting my senses beyond all hope of using them wisely. Yet I knew he was there. A chubby boy, with two pairs of shoelaces that hung like hangman’s nooses from his battered sneakers, the remnants of his mother’s lipstick clung to the skin near his left ear, smeared straight after application. Yet it was his fingering of a mole of the right of his face which gave him away. He was nervous. The bell spluttered into action as the boy entered into the shop, causing him to be over-run with desire for the taste of sugar melting upon the tongue. His eyes swelled up and his mouth flew beneath him making a noise audible to the customers as his jaw hit the floor. His reaction, not unusual yet at the same time unique. For the boy wasn’t looking at the rows of sweets before him but rather his eyes glazed over and he found himself gazing unwaveringly into my eyes. He saw the quick dart of my eyes out of the corner of his own, just before he too darted his gaze away. He was cautious by the time he was a teenage, all limbs and no muscle to control the miles of arms and legs. He had tried to keep away but none with a craving for a burst of pleasure ever could. At first he began pacing along the aisles, his eyes remaining glued to the right. I could not see him but I knew what he was doing as the methodical thud of feet on wood resounded throughout the store. I dared a swift glance in his direction and looked up just in time to see him too lift his head and turn towards my own. I retreated and busied myself inspecting a bar of newly inspired strawberry chocolate. I pulled a bar out taking it to the counter on the right of the door and placed it down. The boy was right in front of me, we were face to face, only the store owner stood between us. As soon as the idea came to my mind I knew I had to win. It seemed he too had had the same inspiration and we both lunged for the chocolate bars in front of us each respectively. He got their first. Not by much but I lagged. His expression of confusion reflected mine as we both headed out of the shop, his hand fingering the mole below his right eye. - As an adult now myself I relished our next encounter in that deplorable yet astonishing sweet shop. He and I had both put it off for many years wanting yet at the same time hoping something had changed. All would be normal again and nothing would give light to my suspicions. I gave in. As I entered the door on the left I turned towards the counter and saw him. In my coming of age my eyesight was limited as shafts of details fluttered around my watering eyes. Yet it was wrong as I had always feared whenever I came to this store. Every ounce of reasoning leapt forth in my head and battled the thoughts which I saw before my eyes. It was his mole below his right eye which always gave him away. I felt eyes on me and turned to see the man peering at me perplexedly. My feet sunk further into the course floorboards as the stench of ammonia acid invaded my mind. Its feverish claws clamoured throughout me as a new ambush of terror flooded into my mind. I ran, I run straight at the counter, arms raised, claws exposed as I watch his rush towards me. We met head on and the onslaught resulted in a colossal clash as the mirror lay in fragments below my feet. I looked up and saw but a bare brick wall naked against my receding rage. I apologised to the store owner profusely, resettled my jacket upon my shoulders and left. I was never to see that man again. As I walked through the streets I saw a glimmer out of my eye and turned un-expectantly to my left. There reflected in a jewellers shop winder was the man, the man who had the same face, hands and even the same eyes as me. The only difference was that his mole was on the wrong side of his face.


 * Jessica Orchard**

** Chosen Lady Macbeth Speech **

Deciding which scene to perform and analysis has been a tough decision for me as I am stuck between choosing out of two distinct scenes in the play, both Lady Macbeth. The first is Act 1, Scene 5, where Lady Macbeth receives the letter from Macbeth explaining the Weird Sisters prophesies. I would begin with the line ‘Glamis thou art’ and end with ‘To have thee crowned withal’ or if my analysis permitted it, I might end within the next monologue where Lady prays to have all womanly feeling remove. The second option I have is Act 5, scene 1, where Lady Macbeth sleepwalks as her conscience betrays her. This I would begin with; “Yet here’s a spot” and end with “To bed, to bed, to bed”. Both these scenes contain great areas of analysis but differing themes and levels on which to act. The first monologue contains brilliant analysis points and areas where I can delve into intention, character motivations and themes throughout the play however the out damned spot monologue is such a challenge to perform and would give me great analysis points about the conscience and shifts in power between Lady Macbeth and her husband.

The first speech, where Lady Macbeth receives the letter is one of the key turning points within the play. It is when Lady Macbeth first hears the witches’ prophecies and jumps to the conclusion that she and her husband must murder Duncan to become the ruling monarchy of Scotland. This monologue portrays many fantastic ideas which surround the themes of fate and nature which are evident throughout the play as a whole. As well as this there is great insight into the conscience of Lady Macbeth and how she first reacts to the idea murder. The language used by Lady Macbeth suggests her egotistical nature and how she is prepared to take the risk of murder to fulfil her ambition. Many literary devices are also present within the piece and suggest many ideas about these key ideas and theme. This piece does have excellent depth which I could discuss in detail during my speech and audition piece.

As this assessment is an audition it means that dramatic performance is vital and taking this into perspective I believe that the out spot monologue would pose a fantastic challenge. The complexity of Lady Macbeth at this moment is extraordinary and we see clearly for the first time the major shift into her insanity. This key theme of a betraying conscience is clearly evident here and would give me some great discussion from that perspective. The ideas within Lady Macbeth and her motivations are intriguing because a few scenes later it is revealed that Lady Macbeth has committed suicide. The ideas about death and human destruction would offer some great discussion however I fear that this monologue doesn’t have the depth and complexity which the other offers. My decision now must be as to which key themes I feel are more important and have enough analysis and also whether which piece I would be able to act out most effectively. The only decision now is to choose! Bellow is a You Tube Video of Judi Dench's Out Damned Spot Monologue: media type="youtube" key="IOkyZWQ2bmQ" height="349" width="425"



** Text Analysis - Australian Cultural Perspectives ** Beth Posney and i have chosen to work together for the task which was appointed the beginning of week six. Beth and had lots of discussion into which topic would be the most interesting for us and pose as a challenge. What we decided on was Migration in Australia. However we began lots of research and began investigating but had huge troubles in actually finding any texts that fit our criteria. What we found was that a lot of poetry that had been written didn't relate directly to Australia but rather the people’s journeys, many stories ending before that even had sight of the Australian coast line. So as a result after two lessons aimlessly meandering through tens of poems we decided that to use our time more effectively a change in topic would be more suited. so as a result we changed to //Australians at War.//

After more extensive research here is a list of the texts we have chosen to analyse:

 * //Memorial// - Gary Crew, Illustrated by Shaun Tan
 * //Craterland -// Fred Leist
 * //The Music of the guns// F E Westbrook

** Fred Leist - //Craterland, 1917// ** Analysis of Craterland Fred Leist, one of Australia’s best known war artists. Leist was your average Australian who grew up in the typical Australian western Suburbs. He trained as an artist in Sydney before moving to London with in family. During WW1 Leist was commissioned by the Australian War office to paint his depiction of Australian’s at war. Between September and December 1917, Leist was employed upon the Western Front, face to face with the harsh realities of war.

Fred Leist’s confronting painting “Craterland” conveys many messages which he believed portrayed the true Australian at war. After working for months in London away from the action on army propaganda his perception of war was shrouded by tales of bravery and valour. What Leist was confronted with is portrayed in this image; death, destruction, destruction of hope and innocence and of the never-ending monotony of the sounds of shelling and explosions. Leist conveys his portray of Australians in numerous ways by the exposure of their loss and ruined minds and bodies to the sense to unity to the men in his battalion.

Leist portrays the Australians in this image in a way very contradictory to that which he previously was for war propaganda. The sense of hopelessness that shrouds the men portrays Australians as helpless and desperate. Leist uses monochromatic colours of greys and browns to portray the lack or spark and hope that seems to be lost by these men. This use of colouring emphasises the lack of hope which Leist is aiming to portray to his target audience of the men and women left behind in Australia, whom still believe the idealistic images of war. Leist complements this through his use of medium modality to portray the men in a less human without the definition of facial features and uniqueness. This is complemented with this hopelessness to give an insight into how the soldiers and stripped of their individuality and become pawns and fighting tools. These men were thrown at the enemy without thought to losses or their own wants and fears. World War 1 was the first and last time that trench warfare was used in such a way to lead to the hideous atrocities of war. Men were dropping like flies which added to the men’s loss of hope. Leist portrays the men and uniform and lacking individuality to raise awareness about the mistreatment of soldiers who have lost their humanity to the horrors of warfare.

Another cultural perspective in this image is about the men’s valour and how they are removing the dead man from the battlefield to allow him the respect he deserves. This portrays a very idealistic and stereotypical image of the Australians. However Leist has used this with irony in portraying these qualities not so much in a heroic way but rather through routine and a sense of compassion. They know that their end is drawing near and they would want to be removed from the battle themselves. The positioning of the figures used by Leist portrays they’re own desperation but still prepared to carry the dead man remove him from the atrocities of war. The eyelevel shot used by Leist adds to the cultural perspective of the Australian sense of unity. They work as a team and the soldiers formed strong bonds that continued after the war. Leist wants us to relate to the men and share their suffering a portrayal of empathy and the importance of your compatriots. However this painting is ironic as the eyelevel shot used by Leist separates the viewer from the figures. The viewer is isolated and unable to communicate and fully relate to the figures. What Leist is doing is blaming the Australians, his message is to show those at home the harsh realities of war. To see the desperation and death that ensures. He wants to viewers to feel the men’s suffering yet give the message that there is nothing to be done. The people sent their men to war and look what they have done. Leist is almost punishing the viewers for this destruction of a whole generation of men. Through Leist’s positioning a camera angles he was able to express the emotions of the viewers and at the same time mock the government and express his own views against war. **Techniques** · Monochromatic · Medium modality to make to people distant as though loss of humanity · Use of shape and round edges – irony against the harshness of war · Salient image is the soldiers · Eye level shot creates relationship with men · Extreme long shot to make us feel almost guilty and as if nothing can be done. They are helpless · Mockery as the viewer can’t make out the sign which tells how far till the end of the path. The war is as long as you make it. · Path symbolises fate and how only thing that awaits is death. · War is ongoing like the path just continues · Trees represent hands crying out for help · Against all the war · Respectful towards to soldiers · Injured all carrying to dead · Leist is placing blame on the viewers as you sent them here, look what is happening, and there is nothing you can do. · Leist is making amends for the lies he told while making propaganda in London. ** Memorial ** The book ‘memorial’ by Gary Crew and illustrated by Shaun Tan presents two opposing perspectives of Australian’s during the First World War. The first is the stereotypical portrayal of the soldiers as hero’s, heroic and brave who bared their faces at the enemy with strength and courage and singlehandedly won the war. This is then juxtaposed by the old man who portrays the war and a destroyer of humanity almost a looming curse that hangs slowly over its victims. Both these portrayals are contained within the book to represent the viewpoint of families and the government compared with the atrocities that the men had to face. This book does represent the stereotypical, idealistic portrayal of the Australian men at war. The grandchild is the story, a young boy is a symbol used by the author to represent the Australians as a metaphor for a spritely child, the characteristics shown by the child. When the soldiers returned from war the government portrayed the survivors as heroes, idealising their successes. Despite the obvious positive portrayal of Australians at war, there is a far more sinister and disturbing idea which is presented by Crew. Through symbolism, colours, and dramatic irony, Crew is portraying the war as the destroyer of hope and humanity. It is through these techniques and stylistic devices that he is promoting this pessimistic outlook. In Crew’s book ‘Memorial’, he is presenting a very dark side of the impact of war. The young boy in the story turns to his Grandfather and makes a remark which shows the crux of the negativity of war, ‘I just remembered that old people forget’. The composer uses dramatic irony is this dialogue as the truth behind war is that it haunts the mind and doesn’t allow the soldiers to ever forget the atrocities they experienced. Crew through irony is impending of the viewers this foregrounded idea about how war has stopped this man from ever recovering from what he saw. In another part of the book, Crew uses symbolism of a corrugated iron fence to promote these negative ideas. The scene reveals the grandfather as a young man returned from war courting a woman. The scene is exuberant and cheerful except for a depiction of the corrugated iron which is obscuring half of the image. Behind the fence all that can be made out is death and shadow. This is a very prominent image and confronting yet in a subtle sense in that Crew is portraying the idea that war destroys humanity. Crew’s work us for a young audience so the perspective foregrounded for the viewer is subtler but still daunting in its manner. **Techniques:**
 *  Texture
 * Immerses the reader within the story
 * Portrays the aging of war - destroyer of youth


 * Symbolism of the tree
 * Life was able to continue after the devastation of war


 * Symbolism of the Christmas Beetle
 * Hope and how this is lost


 * Anti-war book where the medals slowly transform to become the leaves with the images of the deceased soldiers. This shows that the medals mean nothing as the people have gone. Against the concept of war and how the people believed that by praising the men and idealising could cover up the suffering they saw and experienced.

· Positioning of the rusted iron over the image of his youth and positive memories. The iron is placing these positives into shadow which symbolises how war trapped the men and shrouds then at all times.
 * Irony of the line “I’m remembering that old people forget.“ as the book is about how the soldiers will never forget the atrocities of war.
 *  Heroism
 * Anti-War, destruction of innocence

** The Music Of the Guns - 1915 ** When the summer is falling into twilights fading light And the guns are booming everywhere around, In the raucous voices shouting proud defiance to the night, We can feel a store of comfort in their sound In their smashing crashing rattle we are fighting freedoms battle And we are out to win as empires loyal sons In their belching fiery breath there is red and sudden death To her enemies out there before our guns. When the slopes and hills are gleaming in the flares from trench to trench When rifles crackle like a wood alight The clouds of fumes come rolling with burning powders stench And the flashes show in lines across the night Every shot that goes a- flashing through the lead-torn night a-crashing Is an effort to an ultimate result Every cartridge we expend is one less toward the end Of the menace of the vile Teutonic Kult Of the foul man-killing terrors and the ripping shot and shell Cannot break the moral spirit of the ranks For amid the awful chaos when they loose the bars of hell They're as calm as if the foe were firing blanks. All the hail of high explosive and the awful gas corrosive Any terror that the Teuton can invent Cannot daunt us in the fight; through the curtain of the hight We can hear out guns, and hearing rest content. There is a music in their booming when they're sending blow for blow In the whistling of the shells upon the way That will burst in flame and fury on the hidden distant foe, and we glory in their firing night and day. And if I must pass in battle, let it be amid their rattle, One of Austral's humble freedom-loving sons, Happy, thus thrice happy I, quite content if need be die In the rhythmic music of Australia's guns.

There are two key ways in which to read this perspective, the first is the way in which that it would have been written at the time. It would have been taken very seriously as read by the families of the soldiers who would have gained a heroic stereotypical view of the Australians. The author is personifying the weaponry to portray a condescending view of the German soldiers. They are trying with all their might but the Australians know that they will never be defeated. F E Westbrook's work doesn’t contain the subtleness portrayed by Crew. His composition when read with a more modern day interpretation shows a very blunt, depressing view of the war. Westbrook’s language in his poem is of high modality which is confronting for the reader. Westbrook wants to portray the desperation of the soldiers and their confusion of the war he describes what they see, “the cloud of fumes come rolling with burning powder stench/…every shot…is an effort to the ultimate result”. This high modality used by Westbrook foregrounds the negative perspective of war. This line emphasises how the war has destroyed the soldiers hope as the end result which they refer to is death. These men have lost their humanity and instinct for survival. Instead they feel resided to their fate. Westbrook has emphasised how truly destructive war can be by promoting anti-war perspectives for the responders to accept and experience. Contained within this text, the author is presenting a political perspective about war and especially world War One. It is through these political expressions that the composer is able to position the viewer to accept particular views about Australians at war. Westbrook was commissioned to write about the Western Front where he experienced the war first hand. In Westbrook's poem he portrays his ideas by writing, “happy thus thrice happy I, quite content if need be die/in the rhythmic music of Australia’s guns”. The irony contained in this statement emphasises the lack of choice the soldiers had, rather became pawns in the generals’ army. The identity of these men has been stripped away to reveal them simply as soldiers. Westbrook and Leist are portraying in their texts through political perspectives their own opinions about war and the lack of identity for the men. As the end of the war showed, most of the soldiers died. Westbrook was simply foreshadowing the true atrocities that were still to come.

Analysis of Picture Representing Australia

I believe this picture represents Australia for a number of clear reasons, including; the comedic appeal, the Aussie complainers and the oblivion of many Australians. However firstly to get down to why this represents my image of Australia I need to deconstruct the text. The first point I noticed about this text was the comedic appeal. The fact that the author is making a joke about how Australians are dragging around more weights and heavy payments than the convicts did. Australians as a nation are known to be funny easy going and always in for a laugh. So when I was choosing an image I wanted one that would play up this idea that the typical Australian loves a good bit of comedy, so I chose the cartoon. The second reason why I chose this image is linked with the new survey that has just been released which calculated which city was the most expensive to own a house in per the average income of that city. Sydney came in second. Second in that it is almost impossible for the average Sydney dweller to own their own home. I thought this was ironically portrayed in this image as the Aussie dream is to own their own home. The image portrays the modern men carrying these huge weights quite obliviously. In the image the caricatures have only just realized the size and weight of the ball and chains that they are carrying. I thought this irony of the oblivious people also played up the typical ignorance of an Australian. I personally believe that Australians are sometimes too focused on themselves and Australia as its own country they forget to look at the bigger picture. They get themselves in too deep and then are stuck so they can't get out. We see this evidence with people like the Bali nine, various wars i.e. Vietnam and so forth. This image portrays the surprise on the people's faces. As if they have only just realized how much of a weight they are carrying round with them. Another massive reason why I chose this image was due to the tones used in the background of the two panels. This contains a huge message about global warming and how Australians has almost completely destroyed the natural environment. The first image uses bright tones to represent freshness and new life that awaited the convicts upon arrival to Australia. The land was barely touched by people and the Aboriginals that had had taken extensive care for the environment. Where as in the second image the colours are juxtaposed. The bright colours to the somber greys that are meant to represent today. This portrays how as modern day Australians we haven't cared for the environment and that global warming is a serious issue. The author wants the Australian people to lift their eyes like the characters have done and notice the country around them and how we need to look into the future. This idea of looking further into our future is portrayed in this image through the caption at the bottom of the image, "In the past. Today.". Notice the period after each of the words. The composer has created a pun to mock Australian society. The reason the Kangaroo and Emu are on the national emblem is because both these animals cannot walk backwards. Therefore Australia is constantly moving forward and not dwelling on the past. This is all well and good and the author is saying yes we have left the past behind and the beautiful environment we had previously. Yet the composer also has a period after the today, this represents how Australians aren't looking into the future, we aren't looking out for our children and their children. We're too busy caught up with ourselves we can't see the turn for the worse that is coming to Australia in terms of climate change. The composer really wants to draw the viewers attention to how climate change is an issue and we need to see it and make plans and act for the future.

**Silenced? ** || The main persona privileged in this image is the woman at the foreground of the image. The viewer can see that the woman has turned away from the viewer and choosing instead to busy herself reading the paper, an action mostly left to men. The other persona that is privileged in this image is the man standing upright on the foreshore. You can see through the man’s positioning that he is a wealthy man. The distance between the man and woman also conveys a lot about how they are married yet need a break from one another. The silenced perspectives are the figures at the back of the image. You can just see their outline yet there are few clues to portray their character and perspective. || The Drover’s wife is privileged in this image you can see by the demand used by the composer to portray the Drover’s wife’s eyes. She is drawing in the viewer to share her story. The wife is also foreground and the most salient part of the image as a result the viewer first looks upon her and understands the misery and loneliness that is shared. The Drover is silenced in this image. The viewer can just make out the stooped figure of a man deep within the image. His back is turned and the viewer can’t make out his facial expressions or mood. As a result the responder doesn’t get a clear idea of his emotions. || The perspective that is privileged mostly in this image is the lone male figure walking along the creek. As he is the only person in the shot he becomes the most salient and the responders eyes are drawn first towards him. The figure is only just privileged as his back is turned against the responder. There is little to give away about where the figue is headed or where he came from. What you can gather is the relaxed nature of the image. The man is lightly strolling and doesn’t seem in a hurry. This portrays the lackadaisical nature of Australian life || The picture uses demand as she stares directly at the responder. This creates a much more powerful affect as the persona begs the audience to feel her pain and see the bush as she does. The use of facial expression also portrays much about the Drover’s wife. She looks almost annoyed and harsh as if she was giving the responder an insight to the power she has needed to deal with the life she leads. The choice of clothing used by Drysdale also agrees with this as they are plain and simple and show that she isn’t focussed on material goods, rather earning an honest day’s living. || The use of vectors portrays the idea that the lone figure is privileged. The lines of the landscape and water all point down towards and draw the responder’s attention towards it. This adds to the high salience of the figure. As a result the responder looks mainly upon this person and expects to be offered a certain perspective. The use of colour especially green is a symbol for new life and freshness. This adds to the idea that the Australian landscape at this time was open empty country that wasn’t touched by humans. This all adds to the idea of an easy going nature to Australians. ||
 * **Question ** || **Text 1 ** || **<span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Text 2 ** || **<span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Text 3 ** ||
 * **<span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Text title & composer ** || <span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">“ A holiday at Mentone” – Charles Conder – 1888 || <span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">“The Drover’s Wife” – Russell Drysdale || <span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">“A Quiet Day on Darebin Creek//” -// Tom Roberts - 1885 ||
 * **<span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">What is the text about? What ‘narrative’ about the bush & the Australian landscape is it trying to tell? ** || <span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">The text represents the lifestyle of an average Australian in the late 1800’s. The narrative tells the stories of various families and individuals who are down on Mentone Beach that day. The painting also gives the viewer an insight into clothing and attitudes of the people at this time. From the title of the piece, “a holiday at Mentone” the idea is portrayed that going to the beach is seen as a treat as though it is a family outing. Yet there are few children which are well poised and good mannered. This represents the upbringing of children at this time. || <span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">The painting composed by Drysdale is a reference about the tough life for a Drover’s wife after he leaves to go “a drov’en”. The woman is very foregrounded to place emphasis about Droving affecting more than one person. The wife is also there, just left behind. The landscape portrayed by Drysdale is bare and barren. The trees are dead and even the horses are stooped over. This represents the idea that the wife feels so dead, alone and isolated after her husband leaves. Drysdale wants to show the harsh realities of the true life out bush. || <span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">This text is about the ‘typical’ Aussie lifestyle in I’m assuming the late 1800’s or early 1900’s. The image portrays messages about a lush Australian countryside. The figure in the image is most likely of European background. His dress portrays a comfortable living but by no means wealthy. His clothes portray the fashion of the time corresponding to Europe rather than more suited to the Australian bush. What the author is trying to say is that the Australian way of life is simple and peaceful. There is only one figure in the picture and no building to be seen. This really emphasizes the issolation of Australia. ||
 * **<span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Whose perspective is privileged/ **
 * **<span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">What visual techniques are used to position us to accept this perspective? ** || <span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Through the salience of the woman the viewer’s eyes are drawn firstly to her. She is the first perspective that the viewers see. The colour of the woman’s clothing is juxtaposed against the blue hues of the sea and sky. The solitary positioning of the woman represents her free thinking and strong personality. This goes with the paintings view of Australia being open to new ideas and preparing to progress forward. || <span style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">There are many visual techniques used in this image to support the idea of the Drover’s wife’s pain and suffering as she is left alone away from her husband for months at a time. The first technique is the saturation of colour. Drysdale uses a high level of saturation to portray the wife’s emotions as deep and insightful. The saturation mixed with the dark hues used creates a mournful tone that portrays the heaviness of the drover’s wife’s heart.