We are Crookwell 'B'. We are sending this e mail from our teachers email because we could not get through.
We both agree and disagree that the context of Henry Lawson's stories still engage the responder today because Lawson uses stereotypical characters, the personalities are typically Australian because they use australian vernacular and he gets the responder involved with feelings, observation,and he creates atmosphere.The settings are realistically like the Australian bush. He also emphasises connotations, humour and the use of emotive language. On the other hand, his stories are old fashioned, out dated and the language is relenant to that time and not really today. Social roles of people have also changed.
We agree that the context of Henry Lawson's stories still engage the responder today because Lawson uses stereotypical characters. An example of this can be seen in 'The Loaded Dog'. Jim, Andy and Dave are described as typical tall larconic bushmen. Today bushmen still have the same sardonic dry sense of humour. Personalities in his writing are typically Australian. This can be in 'Joe Wilson's Courtship' when the men are Chyaking with Romany about falling off his horse. Australian's still do that today, they mock people when funny things happen. The settings are very realistic.They are familiar especially to country people today because of the harsh conditions such as drought.
On the other hand we do not agree that the context of Henry Lawson's stories still engage the responder today. This is because his stories are old fashioned. Old fashioned referring to some of the events that occur in the stories such as making the cartridge in 'The Loaded Dog',this is not necessarily modern dat technology. The way in which 'Sundowners'approach peoples houses rarely happens now. These are just some examples of quite a few. The language or vernacular is also out dated. Responders can recognise it as typically Australian, but it is sometimes emphasised too much drawing away seriousness and real meaning to the stories. As society has modernised, so has its vernacular. New words, meanings, events and people have influenced us to change. So some of it is too old or meaningless for many to understand.
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