Genre
Dramatic play
Language
English
Setting and Context
Suburb, Melbourne, Austalia, 1970's
Narrator and Point of View
Omnipotent narrator
Tone and Mood
Violent, Abusive
Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonist: Fiona Carter, Antagonist: Kenny Carter
Major Conflict
Fiona Carter's husband, Kenny, is abusing her.
Climax
Kenny dies after a brawl between him and Neville Ross.
Foreshadowing
The way Dan Simmonds acts with Fiona Carter, such as taking pictures of her bruises, foreshadows the reveal of Dan's character: He is an abusive hypocrite.
Understatement
The importance of the removalist is understated, as he is passive during the time of crisis.
Allusions
The different characters in the movie all represent different kinds of people in real life, which is why the audience might - and are supposed to have - allusions to Australian society.
Imagery
When Simmonds took pictures of Carter, he showed who he really was inside, aside from the policeman attire he used every day. Therefore, it can arguably be one of the most important images in the play.
Paradox
N/A
Parallelism
Parallels can be drawn between Kate Mason and Dan Simmonds, as they are female and male versions of each other, while Fiona Carter is the stark opposite.
Personification
The character of the removalist itself is personified, even though he is, in theory, a human, he becomes a personification of the passive Australian society itself.
Use of Dramatic Devices
N/A
