Australian Identity
Identity is a debate that many Australians are still arguing today. After all these years of living in Australia, the identity of the country is still something that cannot be agreed upon. Though many seem to have their own idea of what an “Australian” is, there is no clear cut view of this thus the conclusion that an “Australian” is a myth can be formulated. Thus, many people of Australia feel as if they should aspire to be citizens of the world instead. It’s the phrase on everyone’s lips: Australian identity. What is it? To find out what Australian identity is, you first must look for certain evidence based on customs and traditions as well as rites and rituals. But the problem with this is that if you ask almost any Australian on the street the first response that you would get would be the same: the barbecue. Just about anyone can describe the rituals of an Australian barbecue: the man cooking, “usually with a tinny in one hand and tongs in the other;” the women preparing salads in the kitchen. It is difficult to figure out why the barbecue is Australia’s “single most identifiable domestic ritual.”(Carey, The Sum of Us, pp, 30) It might be that it connects Australian’s to their more ritualistic past but it is
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Approximate Word count = 1529
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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