A Fortunate Life by Albert Facey - the legendary australian
The Australian Legend has been forged through the hard work and independent, adventurous spirit of Australia's first pioneer settlers. Their experiences of Australia's defining and pinnacle moments and the toil associated with the harsh land, has allowed the legend to become an identity. A.B.Facey, in his autobiography, A Fortunate Life, embodies the Australian ideal. Throughout his life, he experiences defining moments in his nation's history. These events come to exalt the qualities of camaraderie, tolerance and perseverance. Through meeting adversity, Australian's have developed a mischievous, laconic spirit, which has become uniquely Australian. From a troublesome childhood, Facey became a pioneer bushman, with a respect, appreciation and fascination for nature. During the Gallipoli campaign he experienced the cult of mate-ship. He repeatedly overcame adversity and can be truly described as an "Aussie battler". He was part of the Union movement that gave Australian workers a "fair go", typifying the egalitarian society. He also lived through the Great Depression, which spread throughout Australia in the 1930's. Facey sustains oral tradition of telling and recording his st
His experiences allowed him to feel an affinity with the bush. When telling of a neighbour who suffered a snakebite, Bert says that "Uncle put him in the cart and drove him over to a neighbour who had a smart horse and sulky. Therefore from the events he experienced that are told in his autobiography, A Fortunate Life, Albert Facey is the archetypal legendary Australian. Courage is a fundamental attribute of the ANZAC spirit. These qualities were demonstrated by the soldiers as they battled against daunting odds. He has thus become a real example of a person who experienced pinnacle and defining moments of our heritage. Facey lost his father at age two and along with his siblings, was soon after abandoned by his mother.
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