Fear and Loathing in the Australian Bush

The original pdf file can be found: here.

The main points of the article include:

1. The description of Appleyard College suggests establishment. The flower guardens show the separation of the college from the native envrionment.

2. The Rock is a space 'completely other.'

3. The article also discusses Aborigines and the Great-Australian Emptiness.

4. Another section is entirled Connecting Gothic spaces in Bush Studies and Picnic at Hanging Rock.

5. The Europeans in Picnic at Hanging Rock are 'steeped in tradition.'

6. The Europeans feel an 'unnameable threat' in the natural landscape of the area.

7. The British considered that Australian history started with the arrival of the first British fleet.

8. Mrs. Appleyard lost her grip on time.

9. The article examine how other people consider the girls. A lot of this centers around the character of Miranda.

10. Sara's antagonist relationship to Mrs. Appleyard is discussed.

11. Miranda could be considered as 'an offering to the land.'

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