My+Brother+Jack


 * =The Author=
 * =The Novel=
 * **Some questions for your consideration:**
 * 1. //My Brother Jack// claims a high prevalence of violence and brutality in Australian life in the 1920s. How is this depicted?
 * 2. How are the two personalities of David and Jack contrasted during their growing up? In particular, how does each character's personal integrity compare with the other's?
 * 3. Consider the cultural, social, intellectual and religous influences in the lives of the members of the Meredith family. In what ways did this family lead an impoverished life?
 * 4. George Johnston is at great pains to portray the Melbourne suburban landscape as deadeningly conformist to the point of utter hypocrisy. Describe the various aspects this conformism takes.
 * 5. When David leaves school he discovers new worlds and begins to question the set of values imposed on him by his background. What do you see as the key influences in this conflict?
 * 6. In many ways the contrast between Jack and David is reflected in the contrast between Shelia and Helen. What parallels do you see in these pairs of characters?
 * 7. How does George Johnston depict the Depression of the early 30s? Has this increased your understanding of the Depression?
 * 8. 'Jack' is a family name for the Meredith family. Compare and contrast the characters of brother Jack and father Jack. Do these similarities/differences cause Davy to question his place in the Meredith family?
 * 9. Repetition of particular motifs is one way that authors are able to hold their work together and develop a sense of the key concerns that they hold. What would you consider to be the repeated motifs of My Brother Jack and what is it that these suggest about aspects of life?
 * 6. In many ways the contrast between Jack and David is reflected in the contrast between Shelia and Helen. What parallels do you see in these pairs of characters?
 * 7. How does George Johnston depict the Depression of the early 30s? Has this increased your understanding of the Depression?
 * 8. 'Jack' is a family name for the Meredith family. Compare and contrast the characters of brother Jack and father Jack. Do these similarities/differences cause Davy to question his place in the Meredith family?
 * 9. Repetition of particular motifs is one way that authors are able to hold their work together and develop a sense of the key concerns that they hold. What would you consider to be the repeated motifs of My Brother Jack and what is it that these suggest about aspects of life?
 * 8. 'Jack' is a family name for the Meredith family. Compare and contrast the characters of brother Jack and father Jack. Do these similarities/differences cause Davy to question his place in the Meredith family?
 * 9. Repetition of particular motifs is one way that authors are able to hold their work together and develop a sense of the key concerns that they hold. What would you consider to be the repeated motifs of My Brother Jack and what is it that these suggest about aspects of life?
 * 9. Repetition of particular motifs is one way that authors are able to hold their work together and develop a sense of the key concerns that they hold. What would you consider to be the repeated motifs of My Brother Jack and what is it that these suggest about aspects of life?
 * 9. Repetition of particular motifs is one way that authors are able to hold their work together and develop a sense of the key concerns that they hold. What would you consider to be the repeated motifs of My Brother Jack and what is it that these suggest about aspects of life?