Category: Ned Kelly

Allow me to challenge your perspective of the once defined scoundrel, Ned Kelly. However, before we begin lets define a cultural icon. A cultural icon is the embodiment of a particular idea, belief or way of living which one deems rememberable. Ned Kelly is one of the most controversially well-known folk heroes within todays society.…

In Australian bushranger history, Ned Kelly was the one everyone either feared or loved. Ned, a controversial character with many flaws, is a villain. A bushrangers apprentice, more than two jail sentences, and being the instigator at the Stringybark Creek incident (where three people were murdered) is proof of this mans evil. Ned Kelly chose…

Ned Kelly had a belief for social inequality. He wanted to stand up for his right by giving more to the less fortunate by taking less from the rich. When Ned had been more known to Australia, people knew about his rights. Half of the general public who knew about Ned had believed that he…

Introduction: The task is to examine the key events, actions, beliefs, and values of groups, the causes and effects of the events, and developments from a number of perspectives. This research task is aimed on Ned Kellys life and That Ned Kelly became an Australian Legend and folk hero because he struggled for the oppressed…

Australian bushranger, outlaw, gang leader, convicted police murderer, and the face of the Colonial Australian Identity. This identity being the bushman identity- also known as the noble bushman. Edward ‘Ned’ Kelly (December 1854  11 November 1880) held this infamous repertoire. Kelly is synonymous with the Colonial Australian identity due to many reasons such as;…

Edward Ned Kelly was Australias most famous bushranger; regarded by several as a hero who fought for the rights of the battler. Whether or not Ned Kelly was a hero, however, has been debated throughout Australias history. Some consider him to be a folk hero while others condemn him as a cold-blooded criminal, making it…

Bushranging played an indispensable role in the development of Australias identity. Over time, the term bushranger has evolved, but at all times defined outcasts, yet, attitudes toward bushrangers remain quite equivocal and complex. To understand the beliefs surrounding bushrangers and the perspectives of those considered marginalised and ordinary in nineteenth-century Australia, we must consider a…

Ned Kelly was a notorious bushranger in Colonial Australia. Over the numerous years after his death, some people established different judgments on whether Ned Kelly was a hero, victim, or a hero. Some people say he was a hero who fought for the justice of others while others say he was a villain who committed…