Australia:::Lady Sarah Ashley

‘Australia’ generally is about a woman named Lady Sarah Ashley,who have to take the responsibilities to manage the cattle station after her husband being murdered.I think the most interesting character in this movie is Lady Sarah Ashley.Lady Sarah Ashley starring by Nicole Kidman is potrayed as beautiful, charming and elegance lady that comes from aristocratic background.She is tall and has brown gold curly hair with blue eyes.Lady Sarah Ashley also known as Mrs. Boss has play a big role in this film.The story begins as Sarah Ashley leaving England and travel to Australia as to force her husband to sell his cattle station, Faraways Down.Soon she arrived there,she been told that her husband had been murdered.In this movie,we can see that Lady Sarah Ashley is caring and loving person. She treats Nullah and his mother kindly unlike the other white people. She does not discriminate them.She treats Nullah,the half cast boy like her own child.It is interesting to see that Lady Ashley who is do not have any family relationship with Nullah,in any way trying to protect him.

Even when Nullah had sent to Mission Island,she was sad and vowed that one day she will bring him back.Apart from that, Lady Sarah also a responsible person.Instead selling Faraways Down,she manage and runs it by her owns eventhough she knows nothing about cattle.With the help of Drover and others,she drives 2000 head of cattle across hundreds of miles to Darwin to sell at there.Besides,she is the one who being responsible to look after Nullah after her mother died.She sang a song called ‘Over the Rainbow’ to Nullah to cheer him up eventhough she didn’t know how to sing it. At the ball night, she tries to convince the doctor to stop taking children away from their mothers as she too can feel the pain of mothers who lost their children.She is also a brave woman.We can see this when Fletcher mistreat Nullah.Lady Sarah without further hesitation fired him with his men.Besides, Fletcher is cheating and stealing her husband’s business.She is brave enough to do so although knowing that Fletcher might seek revenge in future.When Fletcher wants to take Nullah away, she protects him as she knows that Fletcher might kill Nullah.As conclusion,I think Lady Sarah Ashley is the most interesting character in this film who from a lady with soft-hearted to a responsible,brave lady.She makes this movie alive and generally ‘Australia’ is a great movie.