Marele Day and Gregor Jordan were significantly influences by the context in which they created their texts. Both lived and worked in the inner suburbs of Sydney, allowing them to witness first hand crime and corruption in the city. Day, who had a strong interest in crime fiction, composed her novel in 1988 against a backdrop of the developing Australian Feminist Movement. Jordan, who had an intense interest in black comedies and the American gangster genre, created his film to express his powerful views on contemporary society's increasing obsession with materialism. Both demonstrate their concern...