e lasting impression on everyone he meets. He tries his best to greet everyone he sees in the street by saying, Gday, mate. The viewer of this text is positioned to react in a positive way towards Dundee. Dundee may not always abide by the laws of America, but he acts on what he believes is right. There are many scenes in the film where Dundee was seen knocking someone out for some reason or another, but at the same time the viewer is still positioned to look at his positive aspects. Crocodile Dundee is set in the cultural context of outback Australia and its Aborigines. Michael Dundee was born in the Australian outback and raised by the Aborigines of his area. He sometimes performs many cultural acts that only the Aborigines do. Such as Hes gone walkabout. In outback Australia nothing changes, the towns are small and everybody knows one another. The social context of the outback Australian in comparison to New York is portrayed as being very primate for its time. Another text that shows no relevance to the dominant reading of Australian males is The Castle. This text follows the life of an Australian man by the name of Darryl Kerrigan. Darryl is a tow truck driver and father of four whos only distinguishing feature is his reverence for his home and family. The dominant reading of this text is of a hard working, down to earth, Aussie who loves his family and his home, even if they are situated right next to a major international airport. Darryl Kerrigan is constructed as being a strong-hearted man who will stop at nothing to stick up for what he believes in. Hence, when government officials demand that he sell his house for an expansion of the airport, he fights back through the legal system- all the way to the Supreme Court. As he says, A mans home is his castle.Darryl Kerrigan seems to be a great father and he always makes positive comments about this wifes cooking. Whats this love? Its chicken. Yeah, but whats on it? Seasoning. See, ...
