"We're not in Kansas anymore"
In comparing the article Home and Away to The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, it is seen that the road is used as an escape route somewhere. Not only is the road used for leaving a destination in hopes of an improved outcome, it can also be used for gay identity, homophobia and isolation. In The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the two drag queens and one transsexual live in a somewhat comfortable and accepting city. As they travel, they become vicitmized by almost everyone possible. A woman, an immigrant and men are used to show victimize these characters.
It seems that people are scared of what they do not know. In the rugged outback, people are used to the same people, almost a cookie cutter affect. They are stereotyped to not like change and not understand differences of outsiders. As The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert is watched, one can see that the people can not identify with these drag queens. Because they don't understand their lifestyles, many characters in these isolated neighborhoods harass the queens throughout the film. In the article Home and Away, it discusses how the men are used as spectacles within the society and isolated because of the differences of both men and women, races, and cultures.
I think that the victimizers are trying to frighten away the drag queens., but I don't think the film is trying to frighten away an adventure. I think they are doing this because of the fear of change. Throughout the film we can see the draq queens grow as individuals and become more complex and complicated. Meanwhile, the other characters seem to stay the same, at a equilibrium of their human development. The only other person that grows in this film and benefits from these queens is Bob, who actually follows them. I think that this film is not trying to frighten people, rather I think it is trying to show the vast amount of differences of culture that Australia has to offer.