Now we've read 'Going Crabbing'. (page 25)
Oodgeroo speaks about many feelings that she has or that members of her family have.
1 - Which three of these stand out to you the most?
2 - How do they reflect the Australian culture?
Bancroft's accompanying illustrations seem to mirror the ideas that Oodgeroo speaks about.
3 - How does her illustrations echo these ideas?
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The three characters that stand out the most in the Stradbroke Dreamtime story of Going Crabbing are the mum, Oodgeroo and the father. Australians are usually shown as good willed and hard working people, Oodgeroo reflects Australian culture by portraying that she’s independent and doesn’t always have to follow others such as her family or her friends and she can make her own decisions in life, the father portrays a bad image for Australians as he is shown as a man who only wants what the family is giving, and shuts out his daughter because she is not a brilliant sea women. The mother portrays a good image as well as she is also independent and not a born sea women. The illustrations by Bronwyn Bancroft portray the story perfectly as it shows a bright picture of the four of the family, the dad and the three kids out on the boat early in the morning on the river with the mud crabs below. It echoes the ideas that Australians are good willed people because it is a very bright coloured art, which represents happiness and joy.
ReplyDeleteDuring the text, the three characters that were outstanding to me were the father, mother and the protagonist-Oodgeroo. The father stood out because of his discipline and his view of the world as equal. His determination shines through, with his discipline getting the job done. The mother, for her loyalty to her husband. Although she did not like going into the ocean as much as Oodgeroo, she still does for her love and faith of her husband, and her pride for him. Oodgeroo, because she is strong in her will, for even though she does not like the ocean and being in a boat still persists and goes along with the family.
ReplyDeleteOodgeroo especially reflects the Australian culture, because she doesn't complain to anyone in the family, but goes about her job. Oodgeroo has masterfully incorporated this into her story to reflect an Australian's resilience and independence through life.
Bancroft uses her beautiful pieces of art to reflect many things. Most of all, her artwork on Page 24. The magnificent sun has a human figure in it, most likely a female. This shows that the sun cares and nurtures the land like a mother would for her child.
ReplyDeleteIn the text we have just looked there are three minor characters that explain the Australian culture these including the mother, father and the daughter Oodegroo. Australian culture is portrayed within Oodegroo because of how good- willed she is and the fact that she does not like the ocean, she stills comes along with her family, to keep the tradition running. Oodegroo perfectly displays the Australian culture in this story because of her resilience and sovereignty throughout her childhood. The father in this extract shows great restraint and how he desires his family in what he receives from them. He also expresses how his daughter hates fishing and that she is not a brilliant sea woman. The father renders an unpleasant image in this story and damages the Australian Culture. The mother expresses a good image, even though she does not like the ocean, he continues showing the spirit for the love of her husband and the way she ponders him. The mother fits into the Australian Culture perfectly, as of the way she acts and looks after others.
The stunning illustrations by Bancroft, which is shown in pages 24 and 26 display the four of five members in the family at sundown coming back from mud crabbing. The vibrant colors in this illustration display the love and joy shown into fishing.
In the text, three feelings had by Oodgeroo and her family stood out. Firstly is Oodgeroos emotions towards the ocean. Although she doesn’t enjoy it she puts up with going out with her father and shaking around in the boat without whining or whinging whatsoever, which shows an Australian characteristic. Another is when Oodgeroo feels sorry for the soldier crabs that her family is treading. She cares for the land and what occupy it, caring not to tread on and kill the small animals. This is also another Australian characteristic, defending the helpless and smaller things and standing up for even people that are thought to be less equal. Oodgeroos father believes in equality between sexes. He believed women should be able to work like men and whenever a job was needed done, the closest child, no matter what gender was chosen.
ReplyDeleteThese characteristics all reflect on the Australian culture as compassion, selflessness and loyalty all are implicit in the Australian culture.
The illustrations echo the idea of equality as all the people portrayed in it are the same size, colour and texture, whether they are women or men. Compassion is shown through the illustration of the crabs, looking like they are almost waving at the people on the boat and thanking them. All the bright colours and dots show friendliness and compassion, both of which reflecting on the Australian culture.
The first would be Oodgeroo’s emotion towards the ocean. She doesn’t enjoy it in the slightest , but yet takes it on the chin and goes along with it. It demonstrates the Australian characteristic of hardiness, to just roll with the punches, knowing that things will not improve. Another well demonstrated feeling in the text is that of Oodgeroo’s father, whom believes in equality, not sexism. He believes that boys and girls should be involved in anything and everything, no gender barriers, showing another Australian characteristic, impartiality, giving everyone a go. Not discriminating. Another would be the loyalty shown by the mother of Oodgeroo to her husband, although she does not like what her husband does, she does not like the ocean, but shows the great characteristic of tolerance, she also shows loyalty to him, which is another great Australian characteristic.
ReplyDeleteThe image shown in the book is one that demonstrates the idea of equality, all of the people depicted are the same colour, shape, age, size or gender. No matter who they are, all are demonstrated as equals. The bright colours of not just this illustration, but in all aboriginal illustrations or that of peace and happiness, as well as the sun reaching out to the peoples, as if to show love and affection, for all the people in the world.
The three main characters in the passage ‘Going Crabbing’ who are ‘dad’, ‘mum’ and Oodgeroo are portrayed conspicuously as people who represent Australian culture. This story is written in first person as Oodgeroo, by writing in this perspective, it clearly shows her understandings and feelings.Oodgeroo’s mum is complaining to the dad about taking the girls away from their girls jobs. This could mean that she is protective of her daughters which is definitely one of the key characteristic of and Australian, protective.The first sentence of the passage is ‘Dad believed in equality of sexes, especially where work was concerned. This perfectly describes not only her dad but also the Australian culture which is democratic. Equality is important as it shows that everyone’s rights are equal. The dad is represented as an equal person which is an important characteristic as a person.Oodgeroo is an independent, unique person who fits perfectly as Australian culture as everyone is equal no matter what. Bronwyn Bancroft’s illustration on p25 shows a shadow of a group of people floating on the river which is shown by flowers and patterns as the river is so useful and also below the decorations dwell the crabs. The sun is depicted as a person because the sun was like a person where it rose in the morning, provides people with many useful needs. The picture on pg 27 is black and white, maybe because in Oodgeroo’s point of view she dislikes the sea and views it not as a good but instead as a negative like her mother does.
ReplyDeleteSorry just ignore the previous one. This is the correct one.
DeleteThe three main characters in the passage ‘Going Crabbing’ are ‘dad’, ‘mum’ and Oodgeroo are portrayed conspicuously as people who represent Australian culture. This story is written in first person as Oodgeroo.By writing in this perspective, it clearly shows her understandings and feelings. Oodgeroo’s mum is complaining to the dad about taking the girls away from their girls jobs. This could mean that she is protective of her daughters which is definitely one of the key characteristic of an Australian. The first sentence of the passage is ‘Dad believed in equality of sexes, especially where work was concerned’. This perfectly describes not only her dad but also the Australian culture which is democratic. Equality is important as it shows that everyone’s rights are equal. The dad is represented as an equal person which is an important characteristic as a person.Oodgeroo is an independent, unique person who fits perfectly as Australian culture as everyone is equal no matter what. Bronwyn Bancroft’s illustration on p25 shows a shadow of a group of people floating on the river which is shown by flowers and patterns as the river is so useful and also below the decorations dwell the crabs. The sun is depicted as a person because the sun is like a person who rose in the morning, provides people with many useful needs. The picture on pg 27 is black and white, maybe because in Oodgeroo’s point of view she dislikes the sea and views it not as a good but instead as a negative like her mother does.
The characters that stood out the most for me are the father, mother and Oodgeroo herself. The father stands out because of his thoughts of equality, and the respect that he receives from Oodgeroo and the other children. The mother stood out because of her faith in her husband even when she is in a situation that she does not want to be in. Oodgeroo stood out the most because of her care when dealing with delicate beings like mud-crabs. They all reflect the Australian culture, as things such as resilience and independency are some of the key factors in our lives. This especially refers to Oodgeroo, as even when she gets very seasick, she still respects the sea. Also, she always takes matters into her own hands and she does what she is told. Also, how careful she was as she crossed the mud-flats shows her delicacy and her care for creatures that most people, including her sisters, do not care at all for. Bancroft has also used the illustrations very well in order to convey things such as happiness and the feeling that you get at sunrise, on page 24, and things like the power of the sea on page 27. All of these things reflect the Australian culture and apply to some of the characters in the story.
ReplyDeleteOodgeroo speaks about many of her family members’ feelings and beliefs. The ones that stand out the most is the views of her Father Oodgeroo herself. Oodgeroo’s Father is a third generation sailor and know the sea like the back of his hand. As a natural sailor, he respects the sea a lot and encourages his children to do the same. Respect is very important in Australian Culture as many of us come from different lands and backgrounds with different views and beliefs. Without respect for one another, none of the people in Australia would be able to work and live together in peace and harmony. Oodgeroo’s Father also has a high sense of pride. All Australians, no matter if you come from Europe or from Asia, are proud to be Australian. We have a great sense of pride in our beliefs and our culture. Oodgeroo is different from her Dad and siblings. This is mainly because everyone in their family (besides her and her mother), had a great love of the sea. Oodgeroo has a hard time doing that as she gets seasick and vomits when it gets too wavy. She still highly respects the sea, but doesn’t have a yearning to go out into it, and she admits it. She is independent from the rest of her siblings as she doesn’t want to be like them. Independence is one of the main reasons why we are on this island in the middle of the ocean. As Australians we want to be independent from other people and live free, happy lives. The illustration shows the 4 family members, the father and the 3 sisters out on the boat having a good time. I think the picture is painted in bright colours representing happiness and good times. The picture gives a sense of peace in the centre of a world of vibrant colours and distractions showing the independence of the people inside from the rest of the world.
ReplyDelete1. The three elements of her story that stood out to me the most were their boat, her description of the view before and at dawn, and the type of work that the girls had to do that men would normally do. The characters really showed how their family works. They have a modern boat that is used for fishing, while hunting fish and mud-crabs in the traditional aboriginal style. They have adapted to the change in their tradition, but still perform these traditional ways of life, while utilising the modern technology that they have. The main character describes the view of the sunrise with vivid detail and how she sees and best describes it. Finally, the work that the girls had to do were more often than not the kind of work men would have to do, but being raised by their father’s way of thinking, they have learnt to do men’s chores as well as the supposed women’s chores.
ReplyDelete2. They reflect the Australian culture by putting together the traditional way of catching crabs with the modern day technology that they have access to make the task of catching crabs less tedious. Their family is a very good example of an Aboriginal community that has adapted to the European influence while still continuing their ancestors’ method of catching crabs.
3. Bancroft has done extremely well to capture the idea of crabbing with Aboriginal art. The artwork depicts a boat with four people in it, presumably the father and her three daughters, with mud-crabs at the bottom of the picture to represent where mud-crabs are often found. Bancroft has also painted ‘The Good Spirit’, which Oodgeroo speaks of in her description of the sunrise, saying that she felt like she was in the presence of ‘The Good Spirit’.
During the text ‘Going Crabbing’ the three main feelings that stand out to me the most are when the girl is seasick and her dad doesn’t like that because he is a born and bread seaman. The Man dosnt portray very good Australian image. He is rough on the girls which it states and often makes them do jobs around the farm such as building sheds and painting. Oodgeroo’s writing has conveyed our Australian qualities showing that we are all different and that every Australian is unique. The Daughter and Oodgeroo both convey Australia’s traits she has carefully entwined in discipline and resilience. The mother fits into the Australian Culture perfectly, as of the way she acts and looks after others. These features all replicate on the Australian culture as kindness, unselfishness and trustworthiness all are embedded in the Australian culture. Bronwyn Bancroft’s artworks also portray the traits of aussies with a happy and enjoyable drawing with colours bringing the picture to life and making it happing and the boat and crabs show us that they are compassionate seaman.
ReplyDeleteThe three which stand out to me are the main character, Oodgeroo, the mum and the dad and if i could choose a fourth, the mud crabs. They reflect the Australian cultures by showing how the children are well raised and have empathy and all the advantages of the Australian culture. All the characters show how the Aussie culture is diverse and where its originality is born and how it steps up the futureof the Aussie culture. In total, the characters reflect the Australian culture quite well.
ReplyDeleteThe illustrations are well thought out showing the depths of the seas and how the beautiful ocean points out from the gloom of the sun. It creates an atmosphere which helps the story telling in all its points of views keeping the amin idea in focus and dwelling on the story on which it is based. They echo these idea's by provinding a simple yet diverse image which captures the themes inside the of the story of the feelings and emotions swirled in with the main plot of her father and mother. Overall, the image echo's the story quite clearly.
1. Three significant characters of 'Going Crabbing'are Dad, Oodgeroo and Mum.
ReplyDelete2. The Dad is reflecting Australian culture by being traditional and rebellious in a way as to say since he dislike the 'white man's rations'. He is also a more open and skilled at many things like crabbing. Tradition is probably the basis of Australian-Aboriginal culture.
Oodgeroo is a very hands on girl as she shares many interests with her also hands on father. Oodgeroo and her siblings never complain when there is work to be done. This is truly what symbolises Australian culture in a way that is unique to other cultures.
Mum is a typical Australian mother, hardworking, stay-at-home and loving wife. She is an idol to her children, she gets the largest workload of the family. She is determined to better he children's lives and at the same time teach them to work and carry their own load. This truly is a reflection of deep Australian culture and meaning.
3.Bancroft's illustration which is also portrayed on the front cover of Stradbroke Dreamtime is very symbolic and it has deep Aboriginal roots embedded into it. The rising sun is portrayed as a red giant getting up, this is most likely relating the sun to God that rises up each morning. The texture and colour of the artwork itself is also very Australian because of the use of lines, circles and dots. The colour choice is light and the mud crabs and the family are portrayed as black which makes them distinct among the surrounding brightness.
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ReplyDeleteThe three feelings that stand out to me were Oodgeroo’s father, mother and herself. Oodgeroo’s father loves sailing and fishing and crabbing and ‘believed in equality of the sexes’. He was hard working and if there was a job to be done it would be done, even if it meant very early mornings.
Oodgeroo’s mother is a very contradicted character compared to Oodgeroo’s father. She did love sailing but always disagreed with Oodgeroo’s father. She hated it when he took Oodgeroo and her sisters away from their womanly jobs.
Oodgeroo herself also differs from her parents, Oodgeroo loves the sea and respects it but she hasn’t got her sea legs yet. Her father is very disappointed with this. She is a gentle soul, not willing to harm the smallest of creatures.
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Oodgeroo’s father – He reflects Australian culture as he is a typical Aussie, with respect for the sea and a love for sailing.
Oodgeroo’s mother – She reflects Australian culture through her love for sailing and thinking about others. She is very selfless.
Oodgeroo – She is a typical Aussie as she does have respect for the sea but her most Aussie feature is her love for all creatures great and small and how she wouldn’t harm a single soul.
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The first colourful illustration depicts these ideas as they show the crabs being EQUAL size with humans showing that Oodgeroo thinks they are equal to us. The sunrise represents early mornings and the people n the boat are Oodgeroo and her family. The beautiful colours are also clearly Australian along with the style of artwork it is.
The black and white picture portrays more of Oodgeroos personal feelings, the black and white representing the dullness of early mornings but the beauty of the scene and serenity makes it that much more Australian, but that much more different from the other picture. However both typically Aussie.
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1. Oodgeroo is a timid character and whilst she has respect for the ocean, she has not found her ‘sea legs’ and is not very delighted if she is to go crabbing out in the ocean as she is afraid she may get seasickness.
ReplyDelete2. Her mum loves sailing and crabbing and is very controversial in the way that she blames her husband for dragging her away for her womanly work.
3. Her dad believes in the equality of the sexes and believes that she should work very hard in crabbing and anything that a male has to do.
4. In a way the father is rebellious and not tame, the spirit of a true Australian. He is a very skilled worker in all the fields he should be like any Australian is.
5. The mum is a loving wife and has a massive role of chores and responsibilities. She is not selfish and always helps others with their work as well.
6. Oodgeroo is caring and that is what makes her Australian because she wants to preserve everything and keep everything safe.
7. The man portrayed as the sun is like saying that a god is rising up each morning to help guide the aborigines in their ways, It also shows a family and crabs that are larger than them symbolising that oodgeroo believes that the crabs have a good fulfilling life as well. The artwork is very Australian with the traditional use of aboriginie artwork with the use of the dots, lines and specific colours.
1. The three feelings that Oodgeroo or members of her family have that stand out to me the most are Oodgeroo’s father’s belief in equality for both genders, Oodgeroo’s care for the soldier crabs that her other members of her family don’t care about & the fact that Oodgeroo doesn’t like the sea but goes on the crabbing trips without whining and complaining.
ReplyDelete2. Oodgeroo’s father’s belief shows the Australian value of fairness and equality so that everyone can have a go. Oodgeroo’s care for the soldier crabs show compassion and warmth towards the environment and its inhabitants, one value of Australians that is highly valued and appreciated. The fact that Oodgeroo doesn’t like the sea but goes on the crabbing trips anyway without whining and whinging and carrying-on shows her endurance, another character found in most Australians.
3. Bancroft’s illustrations mirror Oodgeroo’s ideas as it shows the Sun as a person, glowing with warmth and compassion, like one the Aboriginal gods/deity, the Good Spirit. The four people on the boat are Oodgeroo, Oodgeroo’s father and Oodgeroo’s younger sister and her older sister. The rays of light represent happiness and joy.
1. The three family members that stand out the most are Oodgeroo, the father and her mother. The three feelings that stand out the most are perseverance, equality and passion. Oodgeroo doesn't even not go crabbing, she always does it, despite if she doesnt like some aspects of the trip. Her father doesn't care if a male or a female goes with him, as long as they do the job correctly, and the passion that they all have for crabbing.
ReplyDelete2. Oodgeroo's family reflects the Australian culture in many ways. Oodgeroo elaborates on her love for the outback, describing the many features of the country. Oodgeroo's father has a passion for crabbing, which is an Australian culture to go out with the family and go fishing/crabbing, and Oodgeroo's mother displays her love for sailing, and the passion that she has for her husband.
3. Bancroft's illustrations echo the ideas that Oodgeroo shows throughout the story. The illustration on page 27 shows the sunrise coming above the water in the early morning, which she loves, and the illustration on page 24 shows Oodgeroo and her family on their boat in the water crabbing. The human-shaped figure in the sun symbolises the 'Good Spirit' that Oodgeroo says that she is in the presence of. The man at the front of the boat shows the father, looking after them on their trip, and the other three figures are all the same size - showing equality between them.
1. In the story 'going crabbing' the three feelings that stand out the most are equality,faith and independance these are shown through the characters of the father and his belief of 'equality of the sexes', Oodgeroo's mother and her faith in her husband coming home every night and through Oodgeroo herself and her different personality to the rest of the family.
ReplyDelete2. These different feelings experienced by Oodgeroo's family stand out the most in the story going crabbing and show Aussie culture as they mirror Australian law for example the idea of equality between the sexes and being independent to the rest of the world.
3.The first image shown on page 24 dipicts the strong and prominent feeling of independance as it shows Oodgeroo seperate from the rest of her family and shows how she is happy to be seperate from her family's personal beliefs and cultures.
1. Which three of these stand out to you the most?
ReplyDeleteThe top three feelings that stand out to me from Oodgeroo to her family are love, respect (mainly towards her parents) and safeness. When she loves her family she always cares for the,, and misses them. When her dad dies through her writing you can tell that she is disturbed and sad at his death, though comforted that Biami the Good spirit is with him. She also cares for her siblings and her mother. She falls back on them because she feels Safe with them, like when her sister offers to do her homework, though paid, is still doing it out of love, because if you didn’t like someone you probably still wouldn’t do it no matter how much they paid.
2. How do they reflect the Australian culture?
These feelings reflect the Australian cultures of mateship, families and toughness. She is tough to keep on living through her father’s death, and she is tough to accept Australian society (foreigners) and their ways. Through mateship with her sisters and brothers they hunt and help the family…and through her family’s bond they are strong and survive the toughness of white man’s culture and the problems that they face because thy have no money.
3. How does her illustrations echo these ideas?
Bancroft’s illustrations are echoing the images thoughts and ideas that Oodgeroo is talking about. For example, her picture of the dugong makes I look like the dugong I beautiful, showing Oodgeroo’s lust to eat it, though she is not allowed to hunt for satisfaction, only for hunger. It also depicts the dugong as a happy sea creature roaming the waters, without any enemies because they don’t hunt it anymore. Bancroft’s illustrations are meaningful and echo the ideas of Oodgeroo.
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