"Thursdays Child" by Sonya Hartnett

The early Australian view that, due to countless hardships life becomes invaluable, the Australian belief that the land is against those who do not accept or appreciate and individuality is a common quality in frontier lifestyles, are three of the many attitudes that can be found in the text "Thursday's Child". The author Sonya Hartnett uses the characters, language and symbolism present to explore the above views. With the aid of the characters in the …

…quality in frontier lifestyles, is displayed through the symbolism of Tin's tunneling. The text Thursday's Child, positions the readers to accept the Early Australian view that, due to countless hardships life becomes invaluable, the Australian belief that the land is against those who do not accept or appreciate it and that individuality, is a common quality in the frontier lifestyles. Sonya Hartnett uses the characters, language and symbolism in the text to explore these attitudes.