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True History of the Kelly Gang is the story of the voiceless trying to find a voice.
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True History of the Kelly Gang is the story of the voiceless trying to find a voice. Lucy Fitzpatrick Ned Kelly's life, and all that it represents, has always been high profile. As a bushranger he was the most well known man across all levels of society in Victoria and New South Wales. Today his larrikin, anti-establishment attitude and defence of the under privileged and disadvantaged are firmly part of the Australian psyche. The ironclad Ned Kelly has been the subject of interpretation and recreation in all forms of media whilst he has been mythologised and elevated to the status of an Australian cultural icon. One such reconstruction, Peter Carey's True History of the Kelly Gang, is the story of the voiceless trying to find a voice. We are presented with the voiceless on an historical, cultural and social level. Cary gives Ned Kelly a voice, and within as a result...
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