... written by Tim Winton, has won many awards; it won the Miles Franklin award, tied for the Banjo award and the Australian Society of Authors voted it their favourite Australian novel. The reason that Cloudstreet is still winning awards today is because the themes and ideas that the novel raises are ... drinking was a way of blocking out her childhood memories. Another theme of Cloudstreet is the sense of diversity within both the local community and the wider Australian community. For there to be a functional community a variety of needs and interests are to be met. In Australia, a multi...

• Word Count: 1377
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... novel, he also intervenes at times and the point of view is switched to his thoughts briefly. Sub-chapters also allow readers to look back in time, such as the history of the Cloudstreet house and shows Aboriginality in a sense that the girls that used to live in the house did not really have a place in society during the stolen generation ... readers are invited to see the links in the novel between the spiritual world and physical world, the importance of the family unit, the importance of place and Aboriginality in Australian History....

• Word Count: 871
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... novel, he also intervenes at times and the point of view is switched to his thoughts briefly. Sub-chapters also allow readers to look back in time, such as the history of the Cloudstreet house and shows Aboriginality in a sense that the girls that used to live in the house did not really have a place in society during the stolen generation ... readers are invited to see the links in the novel between the spiritual world and physical world, the importance of the family unit, the importance of place and Aboriginality in Australian History....

• Word Count: 842
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... novel, he also intervenes at times and the point of view is switched to his thoughts briefly. Sub-chapters also allow readers to look back in time, such as the history of the Cloudstreet house and shows Aboriginality in a sense that the girls that used to live in the house did not really have a place in society during the stolen generation ... readers are invited to see the links in the novel between the spiritual world and physical world, the importance of the family unit, the importance of place and Aboriginality in Australian History....

• Word Count: 842
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School