“The ideas of the Australian nation and a sense of masculinity connected with the bush, are subverted very skilfully in Baynton’s stories.” Discuss this statement with reference to the treatment of the bush in Barbara Baynton’s story “The Chosen Vessel”.
Subversion of Australian National Identity and Bush Masculinity in Barbara Baynton’s “The Chosen Vessel” Barbara Baynton’s short story “The Chosen Vessel” presents a sharp contrast to the dominant themes of Australian nationalism that were popular during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. These themes often included heroism, mateship, and masculine strength associated with the bush […]