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The towns of Koornalla and Callignee were referred to by locals as
The Heartbreak Hills
beast or monster
Tragedies, including environmental disasters, seem to impact this demographic the most.
Poor and working class.
'Pinus Ratiata' and 'Eucalyptus Globulus' are examples of
scientific jargon
The fastest fish in the ocean is the
Indo-pacific Sailfish
Pg: 9 “ There were three bicycles, or the twisted remains of their frames . . . old tyres . . . car junk . . . the domestic excess of people unwilling or unable to pay fees at a tip.”
Socio-cultural landscape
'The Arson squad was aware that there were more deliberately lit fires near the rural-urban fringe - places where high youth unemployment, child abuse and neglect, intergenerational welfare dependency and poor public transport met the margins of the bush, the eucalypts. And that pretty much described most of the towns in the
Latrobe Valley
Sokaluk's lawyer, Selena McCrickard, enjoys the pastime of
surfing
'In an age of fire, all of us are...'
gatekeepers
'Can hear the blaze, constant like an ocean.'
Simile
The number of hearts in an octopus
three
Pg:10 “Twelve years of drought had turned the logs in the plantation’s undergrowth, the leaf litter, even the organic matter in the soil, into fuel.”
Climate change
In the text, the cigar monument symbolises
The 'madness' and potential for destruction embedded in the Churchill environment.
'The flame and the tinder just waiting for each other, built into the town's very design.'
Also - lasting imperial values?
This detective was called from paternity leave to investigate the fire
Adam Henry
good and evil
'Detective Sergeant Adam Henry sits taking in a puzzle.'
Simple present tense
and / or
metaphor
The creature with the strongest punch in the animal kingdom.
Mantis Shrimp
Pg: 55 “Europeans saw the advantage of ignition but lacked the indigenous advantage of it.
Use of fire to manage land
Stereotypes of 'the Valley' and its residents include
Banjo country, backward hillbillies living off the government, welfare class
This subject is characterised in conflicting ways; as a vulnerable victim of society yet also as a calculating deviant.
Brendan Sokaluk
adequately
'The long, thin fire will turn like a snake.' is an example of a
simile
Collective noun for jellyfish
a smack
Pg: 78 “Perhaps he shared the local mistrust of outsiders.”
Marginalisation of people who are different/outcasts
Describe three representations of the Australian landscape.
'a fairytale's engraving'
'Here too... menace lingers.'
'a puzzle'
'a Nordic dreamscape'
'a hell, "hell would be better actually"'
etc
The detective responsible for taking victim statements was
Paul Bertoncello
Like, Thornhill, Sokaluk and his actions could be considered products of his
environment
'The press stood around eyeing this prize monster.'
Metaphor
The most abundant creature on Earth
Krill
Pg: 116 “McCrickard started calling the police demanding . . . she felt it was too late. The lynching party was electronic . . . “