1. Cloudstreet-Symbolism
Literary devices are the most direct way in which an author reinforces the themes of a novel. ... The conflict between her colonialist ideologies and those of the Aboriginal girls inflicted anguish upon the girls, and eventually this pain suffered by the girls who were removed from their families and were coerced to take up Christian beliefs alien to them was severe enough for one of the girls to poison herself in the library. ... In the Pickles, this can be seen in how the Pickles family feels the "Hairy hand of God" acting in their life. ... Besides this, the fact that they are referred to a...
- Word Count: 1957
- Approx Pages: 8