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1 The Rhetorical Device of Contrast in The Fortunes of Richard Mahony Zheng-fa Chen , Fang-li Zhu , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Xihua University , April vol. 31 no. 2 2012; (p. 68-71) 'ln her reputed trilogy The Fortunes of Richard Mahony, Henry Handel Richardson exquisitely portrays the migrant image of Richard Mahony, who, cherishing the rosy dream of a good fortune, migrates to Australia, but turns out a tragic figure. The author of this essay thinks that, the success of the novel owes a great deal to the wide use of the rhetorical device of contrast, which, as a typical and handy method with the author, contributes remarkably to the depiction of the protagonist, to the accentuation of the theme and the continuity and integrity of the trilogy, greatly enhancing the artistic piquancy of the work.' (Publication abstract)
 
1 A Painful Fighter : Decoding the Power Relation of Sybylla in My Brilliant Career Zheng-fa Chen , Xue-mei Cai , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Xihua University , April vol. 28 no. 2 2009; (p. 72-77) 'My Brilliant Career by the Australian writer Miles Franklin attracted immediate critical attention for its depiction of the heroine Sybylla Melvyn, a unique sample of a rebellious girl forever in search of independence. This article, using Michel Foucault' s power theory as a weapon, focuses on analyzing Sybylla's social power relations and their respective operations, with a view to exhibiting the particular struggles and frustrations of the protagonist before a conclusion is made that the image of the heroine is a progressive one in itself but it also has its shortcomings.'

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