We all go through it in one way or another and it can be represented in many ways and forms. Sometimes though, it is not easily recognised, we all know it is happening but there may be no tangible proof of its occurrence. There are major and minor changes the world undergoes as well as its comparatively insignificant individuals, which are ultimately us. Our own experiences and assessments can show us that change can occur in many ways. Sometimes change is repetitive, following a predetermined pattern, but can be seemingly random to the observer. Other times change is completely accidental and unexpected, sometimes being the result of a bizarre chain of events. Also change can be the consequence of interference by human activities. Whatever the case most people are content with the way changes happen, they are taken as being a normal part of life, providing us with new circumstances, new paths to take and generally keeping us from slipping into the proverbial "rut". Without change we wouldn't be here right now, it has allowed us to evolve into the everyday normality as we perceive it today.
Change can be interpreted and viewed in a variety of texts, and presented in various forms and styles, to suit different tastes. In a fictional sense what we are doing is mimicking real life changes and distorting them into a favourable and entertaining piece of work, be it a novel, painting, television program, movie and the like. Change can also be real and factual, a prime example being local or global news, presented as a television program, or in the newspaper. Also real life experiences can be publicised in the form of a biography, or even a song. The only difference in all of these though is the way in which we are able to construe what changes are being undertaken.
A Cage of Butterflies, by Brian Caswell is an example of a representation of change, it deals with many issues of change displaying them in an entertaining, easy to read short novel.
