The Drover’s Wife
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Plot Summary
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Themes
All Themes Humankind vs. Nature Gender Colonialism and Racism Isolation and Vulnerability Thwarted Desire and Poverty
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Characters
All Characters The Bushwoman Tommy Alligator The Drover King Jimmy
Terms
All Terms Drover Bush Squat Gin Sundowner/Swagman Perambulator
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Literary Devices
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The Drover’s Wife

by Henry Lawson
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Humankind vs. Nature Theme Icon
    Humankind vs. Nature
  • Gender Theme Icon
    Gender
  • Colonialism and Racism Theme Icon
    Colonialism and Racism
  • Isolation and Vulnerability Theme Icon
    Isolation and Vulnerability
  • Thwarted Desire and Poverty Theme Icon
    Thwarted Desire and Poverty
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • The Bushwoman
  • Tommy
  • Alligator
  • The Drover
  • King Jimmy
Terms
  • All Terms
  • Drover
  • Bush
  • Squat
  • Gin
  • Sundowner/Swagman
  • Perambulator
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • The Snake Symbol Icon
    The Snake
  • The Hollow Woodpile Symbol Icon
    The Hollow Woodpile
  • The Young Ladies’ Journal Symbol Icon
    The Young Ladies’ Journal
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Dialect
  • Flashbacks
  • Frame Story
  • Genre
  • Imagery
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Setting
  • Style
  • Tone
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