Michael Gow’s play, “Away” and the poem, “Diving into the Wreck”” by Adrienne Rich express the idea that discovery is not always immediate or obvious. Rather, the composers invite the responder to enhance the widespread significance of discovery through the use of a variety of dramatic and poetic techniques. Michael Gow’s Away, is a play which explores the idea of self-discovery. Three families, each from different social classes, depart to an iconic Australian beach. In the play, Gow utilises the characters to demonstrate that going away physically, is linked to their mental developments. With the help of the references to Shakespeare’s, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, Gow uses Gwen to show the significant psychological change made by the characters during the holidays to the coast. Tom throughout the play acts as a catalyst for the change in others and is associated with Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.…