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As a young short story writer you have been asked to discuss Australian identity in contemporary literature with a number of young writers at a literary forum. You have been asked to present a formal speech in response to the following question. Does contemporary literature encourage young readers to look beyond the traditional Australian stereotype? Genre: Formal expository speech for a forum (public text).
Social purpose: To discuss contemporary literature and national identity and effectively argue a point of view

you must refer to the novel Boys of Blood & Bone  refer to at least two other short stories, poems or novel extracts that you have examined so far in this unit to support your argument