Throughout the first few scenes of the film, there is continual reference to the story of Alice in wonderland. ... This is symbolic of the white rabbit in Alice in Wonderland. ... They are unable to see that they, like Alice, are in a dream world. ... At this stage in the film, the audience knows why the characters are able to do these impossible stunts. ... This contrast of costumes helps the audience to distinguish between which worlds the characters are in. ...

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These aspects of Australian life are embodied in characters like Muriel in Muriel`s Wedding' or Mitzi in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'. Australia is charactered as a cast of colourful, freakish characters. ... Ocker films also had their fair share of colourful, freakish characters, but instead of the lending an air of acceptance through humour and quirkiness, these characters, for the most part, reflect the unease of the Australian identity of the time. 2.2 The ocker cycle' of the early 1970's The ocker cycle' of the 1970`s oscilla...

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This also defines the entire style in which the novel is written, including the plots and the characters - especially the protagonist, Yossarian. ... Scheisskopf (meaning "shit head", which is an accurate comic description of the character) concentrates on his parades with ridiculous attention to detail which are irrelevant to the war. ... The dialogue is reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland, with the "Why? ... However, in Catch-22, the situations that the characters are put through are more outrageously bizarre, which in turn lead to the illogical arguments that plague the story throughout. ...

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