Australian Identity in literature, Book: Paul Hogan, "Son of Oz", James Oram

He is so Australian he has stronger notions of being than many others. His identity is significantly Australian. You might ask what makes him so Australian? His attitudes, values and beliefs - but more than that - his physical, social, emotional and intellectual attributes that, in any quantity promotes and guarantees him as Australian. Yes you guessed it, I'm talking about no other than 'The son of Oz' PAUL HOGAN. If by any crazy chance …

…or jockey, mildly intolerant of all nationalities but especially New Zealanders, revering Don Bradman, Les Darcy and anyone who has beaten the taxation department, able to strip his Holden down to its axels and assemble it again before lunch, but incapable of fixing the lawnmower, suspicious of too much education, except for that of his kids, speaking the language of the suburbs......This is the character with whom Australians can identify, Hogan portrays this character.