Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Institutions
Rules + Regulations
Demands conformity or provides punishment
ALL aspects of life can be considered institutional E.g. Religion
Individual Experience
Refers to one persons meetings, visions or experiences that help us to discover
more about ourselves and our environment
The Farm
Aims: Reform and rehabilitate (reduce recidivism) thus making the boys fully
functional members of society
Classrooms and punishments reflect these notions
Themes
Self Responsibility
Break the rules face the consequences
Hed be the system before it beats him notion of ability to resist conforming
Reform is possible!
Important Characters + Scenes
Brett
Begins with a complete distrust of the institution
Changing attitude reflect in the defense of Frog, acceptance of Caitlyn and
befriending of Josh
Only semi reformed Rebeccas continuing involvement signified his continuing
links to crime
Josh
Sam doesnt order me to do anything. He is my friend, I do what he says
As a result of finding refuge (and comfort/solice) in the Farm, he is now reliant on
the institution. He works for Sam to raise money, his mates are in the farm.
Sam
Authoritarian figure, yet outside the stereotype
Autocratic Nature: keeps the boys in line, helps boys to gain and reform
Friendly Nature: helps to reform as the boys are less likely to take command from
a totalitarian warden figure
Symbolized as the role model who initiates Bretts reform, but implies the ability
to change is in one self (he is the catalyst for reform)
Rebecca Vs Caitlyn
The two girls are symbols of Brett before and after the farm.
Quote
Slang
Colloquial
Symbolism
Pigs
1st Person
3rd Person
N/A
Harsh Happiness
Rebecca v Caitlyn
Construction work on stable
Importance
Represents atmosphere
Cycle of Crime
The institution will reform, but at a
price
Reflects distain for authority
Realism
Old and new beliefs
Rebuilding of his life
Individuality
Individuality has been lost, he is
part of a system now
1. Scott Monk wrote Raw with the purpose it seems of reflecting the contrasting
opinions on institutions. Firstly that the institution is there to help (Josh) those
inside come through. Secondly it can reform - in the instance of a judicial
institution (Brett, whom even though re-offended by recommitting larceny, was
reformed in terms of his violent nature) and finally to reflect the opinion that
institutions do nothing to reduce and prevent recidivism in offenders (Tyson)
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a. The farm was far from the prison he imagined in that the farm appears
to be a less daunting and restrictive place than a traditional institution no
guards, no bars etc
b. According to Sam the farms purpose is to help boys get their lives back
on track. It is an attempt at early intervention trying to break the cycle of
crime (social crime prevention measure) thus reducing the need for reform
to occur later on in life in the form of a custodial sentence in prison
c. The farm has a broad spectrum of inmates. There are those who follow the
rules, who blatantly disregard and disrespect the rules and those in
between (Josh, Tyson, Brett)
d. The rules are enforced in different ways. One is by punishment of the
individual when Brett skips class, he doesnt get dinner + gets extra
chores. Another being the re-integrative shaming method which sees the
group punished (and thus the individual victimized) for their actions
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