Borderland Analysis

4. that creates fear, unease or mystery.
5. Jono’s initial feeling of cultural distance and uncertainty.
9. Jono’s cultural identity and community.
10. of the past, Gothic convention where unresolved trauma continues to affect the present.

1. Strange creatures, spirits and unexplained events.
2. A living, spiritual force central to identity and belonging.
3. What Jono gains through cultural recognition and responsibility.
4. Jono must confront and reclaim through Country.
6. ,When objects or forces represent deeper cultural meaning.
7. Giving Country human‑like qualities to show it as active and alive.
8. landscape, The Australian environment depicted as harsh, isolating and dangerous.