"The Shark Net" written by Robert Drewe essay: How does Robert Drewe shape the reader's response towards people and places and events in his memoir "The Shark Net"? - WriteWork
Essay by snowman65, High School, 12th grade, A, June 2006
Keywords Symbolism, Early childhood, Melbourne, Intrigue, Western Australia
"The Shark Net" written by Robert Drewe is a non-fiction Autobiographical text which is part-true crime and part autobiographical. Robert Drewe captivates the reader's interest through the events, places, and people of early his childhood and adolescence, and the Eric Cooke serial killings. By using techniques such as symbolism, language and selection of detail, Drewe positions the reader to respond with intrigue to his experiences.
At the age of six Drewe was required to move from Melbourne to start a new beginning in a foreign environment 'Perth'. From his early childhood growing up with different children in both the coastal environment and Melbourne he begins to use the frequent repetition of "The Sand People". Language has been used to juxtapose the culture, the way of living in Melbourne compared to the way of living in Western Australia. He refers to the "Sand People" to be living close to the dunes, and "Sun and wind had rearranged the appearance of the Sand People, too-tanned, freckled, scabbed and bleached them.
This is a map of the Rottnest Island, Western Aust...
The Basin, Rottnest Island, Western Australia. The...
English: Aerial photograph of the main settlement ...
With their darker skins, red eyed, raw noses and permanent deep cracks in their bottom lips, they looked nothing like Melbourne people". This quote symbolizes this importance of the beach and sun to locals, and underlines the differences of the people in Melbourne and Perth.
Once Drewe leant the way of life in his new environment 'Perth', he becomes increasingly more aware of the social indifferences between himself and his father and mother. The lack of communication with his father, and the over protectiveness of his mother creates a barrier between them which escalates into an on going conflict.
This is reinforced when Drewe's father avoids certain aspects of parenting and instead hands him a "Father and Son" booklet, and again when he discovers that he and his...
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Reviews of: ""The Shark Net" written by Robert Drewe essay: How does Robert Drewe shape the reader's response towards people and places and events in his memoir "The Shark Net"?" :
A link to site about the theme of gothic images used throughout the novel such as the walrus man without a nose etc. Very useful i found
by jarrod123 on 21/Aug/2009
http://www.thewag.net/books/drewe.htm
The Shark Net Chapter Summaries
"The Shark Net", by Robert Drewe, is a vibrant memoir focusing upon the simple pleasures of growing up in Perth, Western Australia, in the '50s. Drewe examines his life in sleepy friendly Perth, using techniques such as language, structure and selection of detail. These techniques contribute to ...
7 pages 56 1 Sep/2006 4.9
... ınındaki Bahçe ilçesinin Varsak (Farsak) köyünde doğduğunu söylerler. Gaziantep'in Barak Türkmenleri de, Kilis'in Musabeyli bucağında yaşayan Çavuşlu Türkmenleri de onu kendi aşiretlerinden sayarlar. Bir başka ...
... Safevîogullari Devleti'ni kurarak Sîî mezhebi baskanligi ile devlet baskanligini birlestiren, Sah Ismail'in kendisidir. Seyh Haydar'in torunu, Sah Ismail'in oglu da Sah Tahmasb'dir. Sah Tahmasb'in saltanat döneminin (1524-1578) büyük bir bölümü, Kanun ...
... to the matter, i.e. Jean and Darsam, however, Magda is the only one who has vested an interest in little is in a name. A name is nothing unless there is someone to offer something substantial to back it up. A ...
... in some secret melody or world of her own' and even though Mohan controls her body, he is unable to control her mind. She also eventually rebels and goes back to live in her old home. In ...
... which he claims to represent. John Kumalo, as a result of living in the city, becomes a self-centered person more concerned about money and political power than the people and environment around him. Stephen Kumalo, a reverend, is quite different from his ...
"The Shark Net" written by Robert Drewe essay: How does Robert Drewe shape the reader's response towards people and places and events in his memoir "The Shark Net"? - WriteWork
Essay by snowman65, High School, 12th grade, A, June 2006
Keywords Symbolism, Early childhood, Melbourne, Intrigue, Western Australia
"The Shark Net" written by Robert Drewe is a non-fiction Autobiographical text which is part-true crime and part autobiographical. Robert Drewe captivates the reader's interest through the events, places, and people of early his childhood and adolescence, and the Eric Cooke serial killings. By using techniques such as symbolism, language and selection of detail, Drewe positions the reader to respond with intrigue to his experiences.
At the age of six Drewe was required to move from Melbourne to start a new beginning in a foreign environment 'Perth'. From his early childhood growing up with different children in both the coastal environment and Melbourne he begins to use the frequent repetition of "The Sand People". Language has been used to juxtapose the culture, the way of living in Melbourne compared to the way of living in Western Australia. He refers to the "Sand People" to be living close to the dunes, and "Sun and wind had rearranged the appearance of the Sand People, too-tanned, freckled, scabbed and bleached them.
This is a map of the Rottnest Island, Western Aust...
The Basin, Rottnest Island, Western Australia. The...
English: Aerial photograph of the main settlement ...
With their darker skins, red eyed, raw noses and permanent deep cracks in their bottom lips, they looked nothing like Melbourne people". This quote symbolizes this importance of the beach and sun to locals, and underlines the differences of the people in Melbourne and Perth.
Once Drewe leant the way of life in his new environment 'Perth', he becomes increasingly more aware of the social indifferences between himself and his father and mother. The lack of communication with his father, and the over protectiveness of his mother creates a barrier between them which escalates into an on going conflict.
This is reinforced when Drewe's father avoids certain aspects of parenting and instead hands him a "Father and Son" booklet, and again when he discovers that he and his...
"The Shark Net" written by Robert Drewe essay: How does Robert Drewe shape the reader's response towards people and places and events in his memoir "The Shark Net"?. (2006, June 25). In WriteWork.com. Retrieved 05:41, March 25, 2018, from http://www.writew
ork.com/essay/shark-net-written-robert-drewe-essay-does-robert-drewe-sha
WriteWork contributors. ""The Shark Net" written by Robert Drewe essay: How does Robert Drewe shape the reader's response towards people and places and events in his memoir "The Shark Net"?" WriteWork.com. WriteWork.com, 25 June, 2006. Web. 25 Mar. 2018.
WriteWork contributors, ""The Shark Net" written by Robert Drewe essay: How does Robert Drewe shape the reader's response towards people and places and events in his memoir "The Shark Net"?," WriteWork.com, http://www.writework.com/essay/shark-net-written-robert-drewe-essay-does-robert-drewe-sha (accessed March 25, 2018)
Reviews of: ""The Shark Net" written by Robert Drewe essay: How does Robert Drewe shape the reader's response towards people and places and events in his memoir "The Shark Net"?" :
A link to site about the theme of gothic images used throughout the novel such as the walrus man without a nose etc. Very useful i found
by jarrod123 on 21/Aug/2009
http://www.thewag.net/books/drewe.htm
The Shark Net Chapter Summaries
"The Shark Net", by Robert Drewe, is a vibrant memoir focusing upon the simple pleasures of growing up in Perth, Western Australia, in the '50s. Drewe examines his life in sleepy friendly Perth, using techniques such as language, structure and selection of detail. These techniques contribute to ...
7 pages 56 1 Sep/2006 4.9
... ınındaki Bahçe ilçesinin Varsak (Farsak) köyünde doğduğunu söylerler. Gaziantep'in Barak Türkmenleri de, Kilis'in Musabeyli bucağında yaşayan Çavuşlu Türkmenleri de onu kendi aşiretlerinden sayarlar. Bir başka ...
... Safevîogullari Devleti'ni kurarak Sîî mezhebi baskanligi ile devlet baskanligini birlestiren, Sah Ismail'in kendisidir. Seyh Haydar'in torunu, Sah Ismail'in oglu da Sah Tahmasb'dir. Sah Tahmasb'in saltanat döneminin (1524-1578) büyük bir bölümü, Kanun ...
... to the matter, i.e. Jean and Darsam, however, Magda is the only one who has vested an interest in little is in a name. A name is nothing unless there is someone to offer something substantial to back it up. A ...
... in some secret melody or world of her own' and even though Mohan controls her body, he is unable to control her mind. She also eventually rebels and goes back to live in her old home. In ...
... which he claims to represent. John Kumalo, as a result of living in the city, becomes a self-centered person more concerned about money and political power than the people and environment around him. Stephen Kumalo, a reverend, is quite different from his ...