Jindabyne- Historical Landscape.

This landscape ties in very closely with the social/cultural landscape as it holds all of the stories which help to define the characters.

A LANDSCAPE TELLS US ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON IT
-A landscape carries historical meaning and the mythologies of the people who live on it.

-A strong relationship exists between places and identity.

-Australian identity is reevaluated through the transcendence of cultural archetypes and rigid social boundaries- we aren't expected to be our stereotype. Stewart can be Australian even though he is Irish if he can bond with the Australian history/ landscape. (when he tells the story of Old Jindabyne he is showing he is part of the Australian identity because he can relate to the place - even though he wasn't there he can become a part of the history by retelling the story)

- Australia's trouble history with our indigenous people is also a part of this landscape.

STORIES
- associated with place (social and cultural)

1. stories of the Dreamtime and spirits of the dead finding release
2. The newsreel shown tot he primary children telling the tale of Old Jindabyne submerged under Lake Jindabyne... and several original homes moved to the newly established town of Jindabyne
3. Caylin Calandria's story of the drowned town
4. Stewart's story of the sound of the drowned town
5. The story told in the poem recited by Stewart before the men leave for their fishing trip
6. the Irish Celtic story of St Brigid told when Stewart and Vanessa ask her to bless the house.

Why do you think these stories were included?
What do they show about the characters and the imaginative landscape?