MUNIRAH NURJANNAH BINTI ALI AMIRAH HUSNA BINTI ABDULLAH

Born 17th June 1867 in Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia Eldest son of Peter and Louisa Lawson At the age of 9, went partially deaf as a result of ear infection By age of 14 he became totally deaf, rarely attend classes 1883, his mother left his father and he moved to Sydney with her

At the age of 20, travelled to Melbourne in order to be treated Being told that his condition was permanent and nothing could be done After that, he began to write poetry Became a published poet in 1887 with his poem A Song of the Republic The Drovers Wife was written after he return to Sydney and is one of his greatest work

In 1896, married Bertha Bredt and had two children Was an unsuccessful marriage and they separated, Lawson started to drink heavily During his late years, he became physically and mentally ill and stayed in mental hospitals and rehabilitation sanatoriums He died on 2nd September 1922 at the age of 55

The Drovers Wife

Published in 1892 Henry Lawsons most celebrated work Has some similarities with his background This story is his acknowledgement to women who suffers hardship in life

Has direct meaning of what the story is about

Mainly about the drovers wife who is alone with her children while her husband went droving

The drovers wife is left all alone to take care of her children, while her husband goes droving to earn a living. She has four young children to take care. A snake enters the house and the drovers wife has to be extra careful and kill the snake before it causes any harm to her family. Snakes are known to have caused deaths to both animals and humans. The drovers wife needs to protect her children at all time, as the snake is hiding in the house.

SOCIAL LITERARY CRITICISM

bushman family of the native Australians lives far away from civilisations

nearest house is located nineteen miles away

house built of round timber slabs and stringy bark stunned, rotten native apple trees around hardly communicate with other people

CULTURAL LITERARY CRITICISM

still practice normal western culture take a walk on Sundays

get dressed and tidies her children

reads Young Girls Journal and thinks about

fashion

GENDER LITERARY CRITICISM

a woman survive taking care of her children

without the presence of her husband manage to protect her children from the big snake proved of a womans bravery that is at par of a man

HISTORICAL LITERARY CRITICISM

Henry takes his own history to this story hardship of his mother left alone while his father

was away working story sets in Australia, place where Henry grew up and lived in