Analytical Comparison focusing on visual and language techniques in portraying vision of Australia in Dorothea Mackellar's - "My Country" and Max Dupain's - "Sunbather"

Many artists, poets and writers alike over the years have attempted to encapsulate an image of Australia in their works. Two of the most famous Australian works - Max Dupain's "Sunbather" and Dorothea Mackellar's "My Country" have achieved this in differing, yet equally effective ways. They have done this through a number of ways such as emphasizing the relationships between the author, responder and context and using language forms and features which shape its meaning …

…descriptive language, imagery and repetition. This view is heavily emotive and involves the responder in a variety of ways. Max Dupain's - "Sunbather" and Dorothea Mackellar's - "My Country" are two texts that have effectively conveyed visions of Australia through many means such as relations between composer, context and responder and using a variety of language forms and features (such as repetition, alliteration and emotive language) to achieve this in differing, yet equally powerful ways.