Text Response: Dispossessed 1. The reclamation of the land has had a strong impact on the lives of Liz, Len, Max and Amanda. They are a family loosing their identity struggling to accept their imminent dispossession and the optimism held by Amanda in regard to it. 2. Liz’s pregnancy is one preoccupation on the text. The characters view this in various ways, for example the sarcasm of Max with his “afternoon” comment regarding Liz’s ‘late’ …showed first 75 words of 362 total…

…showed last 75 words of 362 total…creek a ragged silhouette, a narrow dark torn strip laid out between the new growth paddocks and the polished sky.” Pg34 “The cattle’s creamy whites and outback reds were constantly being moed and rearranged, revolving on a shifting axis…” P47 “The view was out across the yard and into where the cow and calf were standing now in gentle monochrome” Pg 13 5. The character of Amanda strongly contrasts with the other characters of the novella.