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Nigel is first found Taxidermist first introduced
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Motif of 'ape' and 'monkey' first introduced Taxidermist and Nigel's relationship explored shown that Nigel is a curious boy
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first introduced to Harry Old schoolmaster telling them about the war
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context of WW1 is given through Harry's mate
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Through two different posts
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realised that they are 'looked at' differently
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letter to Aunty May
has images of life -
'arriving in boats uninvited on someone's beach'
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Norm, Bob and Ern discuss getting paid How their pay from the army hasn't gotten to them
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'The world's turned upside down' Aggressive PTE was attacked rather than Harry
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cut a lock of his hair to bring back to Australia
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'dopey bugger' 'warrior blood in my veins'
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'I shouldn't be here... I'm fifteen!' 'We missed the call.... we're not going back..."
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his boot is sticking out of the mud
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he was trapped for 3 days imagery --> three days = Jesus, Lazarus
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climbs in, and stuns the other people in the dugout Judge, Bunny, Vic, Whacker, 'Darky'
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Trinidadians call him 'nigger', and that he 'didn't wash' Gets triggered so he punches four of them out in a row
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Bullecourt is sent to retrieve the telephone, but everyone is killed when he returns gets caught by a German soldier
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asks her to write a letter lying about his age grandad does not approve mum doesn't want to but will because she knows he'll just run off anyway
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'we'll always have a beer with you' 'you're as good as a white man, Harry'
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talking about how it's a stalemate 'moved seven feet since April'
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letter to Aunty may How Ollie shot his face Lost his identity
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day before the attack of Beersheba new life, new Jerusalem
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categorised as 'Indian' triggered because he identifies as 'Australian'
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Told to cover what he wants to say can't say what he truly wants told mum to tell them his true age
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'I thought youse blokes could see in the dark' 'tracking skills' stereotyping
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Kills an Austrian 'with white eyes'
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professor saying he is a 'fine specimen' reoccurring theme
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'for you the war is over' but is it really? he's broken - not physically dead but he seems emotionally dead his optimistic self is gone
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Ern and 'voice in the dark' connect as they are from the same way 'you'll be walking into the front bar mate, don't worry about that'
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writes letter to Aunty May can't make sense of scripture because of his experience
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Ern has arm in sling Bob is blind Norm lost hearing symbolises 'hear, see, speak' no evil etc
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'roll out the carpet for you' congratulate themselves for getting through the war
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meets up with his mate starts to tell them what it was like
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stiff and expressionless holding onto lock of hair
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archie talks to the overseer/manager manager doesn't appreciate that he is put in his place :(
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want to reclaim the land
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talking about irrigation (forcing things to grow where they don't grow naturally/in the natural cycle) Bertie still standing to attention - still lost himself and is staring into space
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journalists are interested but not in the story, rather who wrote it (an Aborigine) treated like a monkey (star attraction) - 'we came from monkeys'
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a 'sad figure' ends up becoming a 'freak show' just 3 years later
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won't let them in on account of them being Aboriginal RSL secretary and publican lets them in
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Laurie denies being a digger Blocking out the fact Isn't able to carry the weight that war left behind
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Shakes Deaf 'painted my colour back on the day I got off the boat'
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doesn't think his family will honour/care about the war medals
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Stan is in a better position than Harry 'we that are left, grow old' - poppies
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bloke with a glass of wine says a tribute speech about the Australian soldiers (white or black)
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'I don't want to join in. I don't belong' Shown the end stage of his life Bookended - started with Nigel, ends with Nigel Ends play with The Last Post
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recounting his time in the war and the aftermath how he was treated 'we thought you was dead' - 'for a long time, I was'
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Voice of Prime Minister
