Dharug people on the hawkesbury river, hoping to change the course of his familys future. The story explores what might have happened when europeans colonised land already inhabited by aboriginal people. Shaira sanchez 050912 shaira sanchez 050912 the secret river by kate grenville essay explain the way that narrative devices have been employed by an author to construct a representation of people or places in at least one text that you have studied. William thornhill is an industrious sort and quickly grows his homegrown business on the waters around new south wales enough to claim land along the socalled secret river. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are. He was brought to australia from england as punishment for theft and, like william thornhill, never returned to england. Shes published eight books of fiction and four books about the writing process. Once there he earns his freedom and settles on what looks like empty land. For a detailed guide on text response, check out our ultimate guide to vce text response background. The story examines the colonization of the land of the aborigines by the europeans. A series of six full powerpoint lessons with accompanying resources that focus on all aspects of the novel the secret river by kate grenville. Adventure, drama, history tv miniseries 2015 episode guide. Get the entire the secret river litchart as a printable pdf.
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