Henry Lawson
Henry Lawson, also referred to as 'the peoples person', was one of Australia's best well-known and respected poets. His works have been said to be an integral part of our national identity and culture and reflect the current events that were occurring at a time during his life. These influences were the Asianisation of Australia, the bush and it's people, his feelings, thoughts and emotions.Lawson was born on the goldfields of Grenfell, New South Wales in 1867 and later passed away in 1922. As a young child Lawson was faced with the problem of limited resources and it was because of this that all of his education was taught by his very independent and influential mother, Louisa. At only nine years of age Lawson was struck down with an ear infection that left him partly deaf. Due to this problem by his fourteenth birthday Lawson was diagnosed completely deaf. This is the reason that he obtained a great talent for observing people and the way in which they acted. This is seen in the following verse: "I look in vain for traces of the fresh and fair and sweet,In swallow, sunken faces that are drifting through the street,Drifting on, drifting on, to the scrape of restless feet,
"The purpose of this poem is to express his feelings and tell the people of whom read his poems the way in which the world through his eyes was like. "But not in vain those diggers died. It was because of this that he became a heavy drinker and spent much of his time in jail. "'Eureka' is written with a one, two, one, two rhyming scheme that is consistent all throughout the poem. Any study of Henry Lawson will show that he is 'the real voice of Australia', and through his works he has became an integral part of our national identity and culture. "By our place in the midst of the furthest seas we were fated to stand alone,When the nations fly at each others throats let Australia look to her own;Let her spend her gold on the barren west, let her keep her men at home;For the South must look to the South for strength in the storm that is to come. We hear the strength and courage and even fear that people feel when fighting for a revolutionary change but in the end you may also experience a sense of pride when it says;"In the roll-up of Australians on our darkest, grandest day!"Lawson has succeeded in making sure that when reading the poem 'Eureka' you receive a powerful and proud feeling to be Australian and respect the elders that have now passed for what they have accomplished by the means of the revolutionary change that occurred in Australia. It is due to this fact that Australia should feel proud to have such an Australian as part of our history and a person that many people in the future will look up to and admire. Lawson also wrote of a future where a revolutionary change would have to happen if Australia wanted to be free from imperialist, exploitation and domination. This is shown in the last verse of 'Eureka';" 'Twas of such stuff the men were made who saw our nation born,And such as Lalor were the men who led the vanguard on;And like such men may we found, with leader such as they,In the roll-up of Australian's on our darkest, grandest day!"This poem also describes the feelings and emotions that the men went through while being 'seized' and seeing their comrades murdered in front of there eyes. It was due to lifes though experiences that Lawson started writing to express himself. These are, the promotion of a republic, the belief in a European Australia and the last, the desire for social justice.
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