Class Discussion 1
August 24, 2008
Q1.)How does Williamson use language to create his characters? (look at and use the colloquialisms, slang, swearing and sexist language).
Williamsons uses Typical male “Aussie” slang, to potray the different characters and themes within the play. He uses a braod amount of swearing which evidently is apart of the Australia culture, in accordance to Australian Men. The Australian women on the other hand also do use slang language but not to an extent that they are constantly swearing. We see that with keny and Simmonds, they use typical Aussie slang and both (even though Simmonds is a police officer) use sexist and foul language and are a perfect example of the “oker” male. We see that Fiona has been harrased to an extent that she wants to leave kenny, this is evident as we see fiona in many of the scenes having a catharsis.
Q2.)Are all the characters stereotypes?
I think that what Williamson was trying to do when he was writting the play was to show how the people are in Australian society and, he wanted to show a representation of the typical Australian Male and show how Australian women live and life from their perspective. So in escence i belive that Williamson was trying to show us how people are of society. But we cannot say that all characters are a representaion of typical Ausytralian people within society.
Q3.) Why has Williamson created the characters he has in The Removalists?
Williamson has created these Characters to show us the way people of Australian society lived in the 1970′s which ws the time when he was writting the book. He does not want us to see the worst representation of an Australian male or female but to show us wat we are doing, or what is happening within society.
David Williamson
August 10, 2008
DAvid williamson is a famous Australia play writter. He initialy studied mechanical engineering at Monash university. Some of his first writtings were wen he was in university, he became involved in drama and theater when he had played a role and acted on stage for the engineers revue. After graduating university in 1964 he started a career in motor engineering at geberal mkotors Holden. After a stint in lecturing at university, williamson started to write plays in 1967.
Williamson rose to promenance in the 1970′s with his plays hitting th big time such as Don’s Party, which in fact was later turned into a movie in 1976. one of his most renound works is the play “The Removalists” which was another big thing. some of williamsons plays include.
