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    Symbolism in Cloudstreet

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    Contribution to Meaning – Symbolism Mark: 18/20 The most direct way in which an author reinforces the themes of a novel is through the use of literary devices. In Cloudstreet by Tim Winton‚ one of the most prominent of these devices is symbolism‚ which plays upon the aesthetic sensibilities harboured by the text’s audience and provides insight and deeper understanding to the themes of the novel. Indeed‚ Cloudstreet itself‚ the river and religious symbolism contribute to meaning and the author’s

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    Symbolism In Cloudstreet

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    Cloudstreet: Religion and Spirituality | A Novel by Tim Winton | “From separate catastrophes‚ two rural families flee to the city and find themselves sharing a great‚ breathing‚ shuddering joint called Cloudstreet‚ where they begin their lives again from scratch. For twenty years they roister and rankle‚ laugh and curse until the roof over their heads becomes a home for their hearts.” (Winton‚ 1991) Tim Winton’s critically acclaimed novel‚ Cloudstreet is a masterful tale of love‚ meaning

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    Sam: Character Profile 1) Compile a detailed background history about each character. · Sam’s father is Merv Pickles · Merv and Sam slept together (in the same bed) · Merv died whilst in a drunken state in bed with Sam · The image of his father‚ dead‚ lying next to him haunts him throughout his life. · Merv was a gambler · Sam inherited his (Merv’s) gambling addiction · Sam’s mother didn’t want Sam to be a jockey · Sam works on the island Albohros · Shovels guao phosphate on the island

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    An inherent tension between stability and change is revealed through characterization in Cloudstreet. ‘It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary‚ decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.’ C. S. Lewis. Lewis’s hypothetical situation raises questions on how a person‚ the bird he is metaphorically referring to‚ must undergo a

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    Reading Tim Winton’s rollicking‚ heartbreaking‚ hopeful saga‚ Cloudstreet‚ you are immersed in Australia: its histories‚ its peoples‚ its changing values‚ and its multiple longings. It is Australia imagined large and sprawling‚ but also in ordinary‚ intimate detail from a particular dot on the map: working class Perth‚ Western Australia‚ from the 1940s to the 1960s. Humorously‚ lyrically and poignantly‚ the novel probes questions of where and how to belong. Always already transient and haunted‚ belonging

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    Cloudstreet

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    for all the theatre which followed. ‘Cloudstreet’ has won countless awards‚ including the National Book Council ward‚ the West Australian Premier’s Award and the Miles Franklin Literary Award for its inspiring and influential narrative. Winton began his writing of ‘Cloudstreet’ while staying in an apartment maintained by the Literature Board of the Australia Council in Paris to give Australian writers an opportunity to live in Europe. The plot of ‘Cloudstreet’ is about the two families‚ the Lambs

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    Cloudstreet Prologue

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    prologue of Tim Winton’s Cloudstreet transcends one family’s tragic loss into the realms of the metaphysical‚ commenting on his views of life and death. Readers can contrast these views to our more modern ideologies. Through the use of poetic language Winton adds a spiritual dimension to the lives of people living in a secular society. Through imagery he also offers a construction of Australian cultural identity. Using techniques like point of view‚ repetition‚ juxtaposition‚ symbolism‚ as well as tapping

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    Masculinity - Cloudstreet

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    masculinity and femininity are naturalised in almost every society‚ but differ based on diverse environments‚ values and changing time periods. In literature‚ these assumptions come to underpin the construction of key characters. * In Tim Winton’s Cloudstreet‚ for example‚ the setting of post- war Australia presents several conjectures regarding gender. * Men‚ especially in an economic boom‚ were expected to help rebuild and drive the economy. * As a result of this‚ in the 1940’s and 60’s

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    engage the reader and to aid in their perception of the text. Setting supplies the context of the novel through both time and place and is also linked to character development. Cloudstreet‚ written by the famous West Australian author Tim Winton‚ is a novel which places a strong emphasis on symbolic setting. Cloudstreet is the name given to a worn-out house of previous splendor‚ in which two contrasting rural families find themselves sharing not only the house‚ but timeless memories as well. Winton’s

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    In Cloudstreet‚ the mysterious figure of the Blackfella appears at key points‚ mostly to Quick. In each occurrence he appears to represent a different meaning or purpose‚ but there is an overall symbolic representation‚ and that is of spirituality. <br> <br>Although he appears to be in physical presence‚ as in where he talks to Quick‚ the Blackfella has an overwhelming spiritual presence. This is not represented just through aboriginal symbolism – there are also many biblical references when the

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