The Drover’s Wife
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Themes
All Themes Humankind vs. Nature Gender Colonialism and Racism Isolation and Vulnerability Thwarted Desire and Poverty
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Characters
All Characters The Bushwoman Tommy Alligator The Drover King Jimmy
Terms
All Terms Drover Bush Squat Gin Sundowner/Swagman Perambulator
Symbols
All Symbols The Snake The Hollow Woodpile The Young Ladies’ Journal
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Dialect Flashbacks Frame Story Genre Imagery Mood Motifs Setting Style Tone
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The Drover’s Wife

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Henry Lawson

The Drover’s Wife Literary Devices

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