MEG-9 2025-26 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

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ASSIGNMENT
AUSTRALIAN LITERATURE
MEG-09
Programme: MEG/2025/2026
Course Code: MEG 09

Answer all questions in this assignment:

1. “Paterson’s poem ‘The Man from Snowy River’ recaptures the indomitable spirit of the early Australians fighting for survival on a heroic scale.” Comment on this statement.
2. “The image of the drover’s wife subverts the stereotype of the woman as a helpless, clinging creature who needs to be protected by the powerful male.” Give your views on this statement on the basis of your reading of Henry Lawson’s story ‘The Drover’s Wife’.
3. Critically examine how the interrelation between land and identity becomes a central theme in Patrick White’s novel Voss.
4. The poem “We are Going” by Kath Walker “depicts the murder of an entire civilization and way of life.” Give your response to this statement.
5. How does Malouf re-imagine Australian colonial history in Remembering Babylon?